On Mikomi’s passing

My sweet Mikomi passed away on October 12, 2021. A tragic accident took her from me. She always had a bad hip that prevented her from jumping very high. We are not sure exactly what happened, but my mom woke to a loud crash. She found my sweet baby face down in her trash bin and a pile of blankets had fallen. She must’ve been trying to make a bed on them but didn’t make the jump causing her to fall. She seemed okay, maybe just sore. Unfortunately she must’ve had some internal injury because a few days later she was gone. The day before I should have known something was wrong when mom hadn’t seen her all day and I found her hiding in the closet. I scooped her up and cuddled her most of the evening into the night. I put her to bed on her pillow where she was when I got up the next morning. I still regret going to work that day. I gave her a pet, told her she was a good kitty and walked out the door. Not even an hour later my mom called saying my sweet Mikomi came to her crying. She cried until her grandma had her in her arms. My sweet baby crossed the rainbow bridge cradled in grandma’s arms to the sound of mama’s voice. As soon as she heard my voice she was gone, mom said. She carried her to the living room and cuddled her until I arrived. Since we rent our home I called my pastor and his wife to see if she could be put to rest at their place. Of course they said yes. When I arrived he had everything ready. She was buried in her pink crate with her stuffy and a crocheted blankie. A while later he told me there was something he wanted me to see and invited me out. As I approached her resting place I was greeted by a beautiful memorial marker. He had ordered her a stone plaque and had set it himself in cement making a beautiful memorial to my sweet girl. I still miss her everyday. Her sister cried every night for months. Now that we have a new baby boy in our house my Daisy is much happier and plays every day. There will always be space in my heart where my sweet Mikomi left many paw prints. My sweet baby, wait for mommy on that rainbow bridge in the sky.