Staff Baffled By Grandma’s Condition, Then Her Cat Visits Her Room

Something Wasn’t Right

She looked fine, but something obviously wasn’t right. The doctor and staff couldn’t give them answers, but someone else would. Joanna held her mother’s hand while her kids stood around the bed.

But then she heard the jingle of a collar. She turned to see none other than Monet, the family cat. He was happy to be reunited with his true owner, Joanna’s mother. He jumped on the bed and locked eyes with Joanna’s mother. But what the kids’ grandmother would tell say next would stun all of them.

Sick Mother

Joanna Du Bois was worried sick over her mother, Anna Du Bois. She had been in a nursing home for years and worried about her health. Her mother was getting late into her 90s until she told her a secret.

She told Joanna that she didn’t want to go to the doctor. She told her daughter that at her age, when it was her time, then it would simply be her time. She didn’t want to complicate things.

A Doctor’s Opinion

Joanna respected her mother’s decision but didn’t even understand it. She thought that her kids would always keep her going, even if she were in her nineties. But maybe she still had some wisdom to learn.

But the matter of fact was that her mother wasn’t getting any better. She had gotten quite worse in the span of only a few months. She needed to get a doctor’s opinion.

Grandmother’s Cat

Joanna knew that her mother did have one thing going for her. It was her cat, Monet. Unfortunately, the nursing home didn’t allow pets, so Joanna had looked after Money for the last three years.

At least her kids loved having Monet around. They loved having “grandma’s cat” around. They could never pronounce “Monet,” so they reverted to calling him that.

Monet

Monet was a special cat, and Anna had always said that. She told Joanna that he had unique intuition that other animals didn’t have. Joanna always humored her but didn’t believe in superstitions herself.

He was named Monet, after the famous French painter. The Du Bois had their roots in France. Anna was born just after the great painter died and was always obsessed with him. Her obsession didn’t leave her after she moved to New Orleans.

Special Powers

Anna was adamant that Monet was no ordinary cat. She had adopted him seven years before she moved into the nursing home. She found him in a dumpster covered in paint. She thought it was a sign.

Even though everyone else scoffed when she brought it up, Anna told her family how Monet had warned her about her husband, Joanna’s father’s death.

Joanna’s Father

Joanna’s father, Trent, had died four years ago. They took him to a small local hospital when after he had collapsed. After the doctors and nurses treated him, they said he would be fine provided he stayed in their care for another week.

That’s when things take a strange turn. Anna swears that one night when she visited him along with Monet, there was something different. Even though his prognosis was good, Monet jumped up on the hospital bed and locked eyes with Trent. Afterward, he told her in secret that it forewarned his death, that it was his time, and he accepted it.

A Week Later

A week later, just as Trent had said it would happen, he had passed on. And they had an early warning from Monet. Joanna understood why Anna accepted it as truth. It was a way to cope with her husband’s death.

It was a way to believe that it truly was his time and that there was nothing to be done. But Joanna didn’t believe in supernatural things like that until just a month later.

Completely Normal

Now that Anna’s condition was getting worse, Joanna had asked the nursing home to call in the doctor to take a look at her. They happily obliged and called in the doctor. She conducted the physical examination in private and came out shaking her head.

“Physically, she’s completely normal,” the doctor said. “She may be 90, but she’s moderately fit and doesn’t have any cardiovascular or respiratory problems. I don’t know what else to say.”

A Strange Visit

All of the staff didn’t understand either. It just seemed that she didn’t have as much life as she used to, and every day, it got worse. They didn’t visit her as often as they would have liked. They mostly caught up on the phone every week, but now they had to see how she was, and this time, she’d bring Anna’s grandkids too.

But she had no idea who else was going to come to visit. Joanna had headed home to fetch the kids and bring them back to see their grandmother. The kids excitedly got into their mother’s SUV, and they went off to the nursing home. But when they arrived there, there was an unexpected stowaway.

Unexpected Visitor

She looked fine, but something obviously wasn’t right. The doctor and staff couldn’t give them answers, but someone else would. Joanna held her mother’s hand while her kids stood around the bed.

But then she heard the jingle of a collar. She turned to see none other than Monet, the family cat. He was happy to be reunited with his true owner, Joanna’s mother. He jumped on the bed and locked eyes with Joanna’s mother. But what the kids’ grandmother would tell say next would stun all of them.

Stowaway

Monet locked eyes with Anna. He must have stowed away in the SUV and followed them to the room. Now Joanna believed what her mother had told her about his special intuition. He wanted to be with his real owner.

He somehow knew where they were heading and hopped inside the car just as they left. But after he curled up next to Anna, she would tell her daughter something that would change everything.

Time To Go

Anna Du Bois smiled with tears in her eyes. She was so happy to see her cat. She hadn’t seen Monet in months, and it was apparent he wanted to stay with her. But there was more to their interaction than just catching up.

Anna looked at her daughter and clearly wanted to say something, “I spoke to Monet, and well, he thinks it’s my time to join your father.” Joanna couldn’t believe what she was saying. She couldn’t accept what she was saying.

Acceptance

Joanna knew in her heart that she couldn’t accept it so easily. But honestly, it was a bit reassuring to have her mother less afraid of her own death than her daughter was. If she could accept it, why couldn’t she?

Joanna knew that even if she didn’t believe in Monet’s premonitions, she had to support her mother’s wishes. If she thought it was time to go, then it was time to go.

Celebrate, Do Not Grieve

Anna’s last words to her daughter were that she shouldn’t grieve her passing but rather celebrate the fond memories and moments that only a mother and daughter could have. Just a few days later, as Monet had predicted, Anna passed away peacefully in her sleep.

And she had something that brought her comfort in her last moments, her feline companion that had watched over her husband when he passed years prior. Joanna kept her promise and tried to celebrate her mother’s long and happy life instead of looking at the bad.