My mum was a young widow and I clung to her and tried to protect her whilst she cared for me. As the years went on mums health declined further, I hated to leave her side. I hid behind my mum, for a few reasons. I became over protective. My mum got a car through Motability. I was able to drive her around to appointments, etc. When I lost my mum almost 12 years ago, the car had to go and I had to try to adapt to living by myself, managing all the bills by myself which was a shocker, a lot different to just handing over my monthly keep. My mum was my life and now I had no one at home to talk to, care for, and who loved me, I have never felt so alone and lost in my entire life. When I got my first rescue cat, I benefited greatly emotionally. Having a pet has helped me cope better in life, you might say a form of therapy. To feel love again in my home has given me a new lease. In all I have rescued and kept 3 cats of my own. But this year I have been catching a few stray cats in my cat trap and getting them neutered and trying to rehome them which has certainly been exhausting and stressful. I would have them all if I could but it’s not that simple is it. I am currently fostering one to try to find a home for him. The picture of ginger cat is my current foster cat. I would Like to make it easier to transport injured stray cats to and from vets to be checked, neutered, vaccinated and to their new home. I would also like to assist those that are house bound and in wheelchairs to get out of their homes for a social event, shops, meet up for a chin wag and laugh and maybe a country drive for a pub lunch, so they don’t feel so alone or forgotten about. My aim is to raise funds towards a second hand car which would greatly enable me to assist more in various aspects of charity and goodwill work that I would love to expand on. I don’t want anyone to experience loneliness, isolation, low self-esteem, nor to feel unloved whether it be animals or people.