Inspirational Story About A Homeless Man and a Cat
Helga
The world is far too short of good news stories. It’s for this reason that I imagine the story of a busking street musician who befriended a cat has been so popular.
Englishman James Bowen had an unsettled upbringing. While in school he was sniffing glue and eventually was diagnosed with ADHD, schizophrenia & manic depression. After living in Australia for a while, he returned to England in 1997. He was 18 years old and when living with his half-sister didn’t work out, he began a life of either living on the street or in shelters. James’ life revolved around his heroin addiction and busking on the streets of London. In early 2007, James tried to drag himself up by enrolling in a Methadone programme. He was living in sheltered accommodation & one day returned home to find a ginger tom cat in his building. Figuring it belonged to one of the other residents, he didn’t pay too much attention. The next day, the cat was still there. James asked around and found no answers as to the animal’s ownership. On closer inspection, he discovered a wound on the cat’s leg and decided to take it to the vet and get it treated. And so James adopted the cat, who he named Bob.
Since then, Bob has led James into a public life. Together they have become celebrities. It began when Bob started following James everywhere. He joined James busking on the street and James’ income rapidly increased.
He began to attract more and more attention. Tourists would visit his spot just to see the cat, who was happy to dress up and sit still…
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