Coco the Behaved Cat Serves as My Therapeutic Companion

By Oggie Medina

Actually the cat Coco, named after actor Coco Martin, is not at first my pet. Initially, I do not like cats and I am allergic to cats. But when I came to Fairfield, California, USA in January 2025, I realized how people there value pets, like cats. I noticed this fondnes for cats when my mom and I had our regular walk in the morning in a village in Fairfield.

So when I started to stay in late August 2025 on Boston Street in Cubao, Quezon City in the house of my aunt, retired teacher Pilar B. de Mesa, who took care of Coco when he was still a kitten, together with his mother Mingming and his sister Maria, I learned to like cat or kitten.

It was first astray cat Mingming that my aunt took care of when she was still a kitten (my aunt had also two dogs who stayed indoors).

I learned to like Coco as my therapeutic companion that keeps my day bright and inspiring.

Thanks to my kind neighbors on Boston Street who also like Coco.