Four-year-old Abby didn’t understand death the way adults do.
She didn’t know how to find the right words or how to say a formal goodbye. So she did the only thing she knew how to do.
She sang.
Bailey, the family cat, had been part of Abby’s life for as long as she could remember. For 14 years, he had been a quiet, steady presence in the home — curling up beside her, watching over her, growing older as she grew up.
When illness began to take his strength, the family knew his time was near.
Abby climbed beside him one last time. She wrapped her small arms gently around his fragile body and began softly singing “You Are My Sunshine,” the song he had heard so many times before.
There were no cameras, no audience, no dramatic words.
Just a child, her beloved cat, and a familiar melody filling the room.
As Abby sang, Bailey passed peacefully.
For many families, pets are more than animals. They are companions, protectors, and part of the story of growing up. For Abby, Bailey was simply her friend.
And in the end, she gave him what she could — her voice, her presence, and her love.