I have a niece who has been afraid of cats all her life, I'm not sure why. Anyway when I was in the hospital having just been told I had cancer back in 2005, my sister went to my house while I was in the hospital to take care of my Misty (rainbow angel). My niece, her daughter saw how upset her mom was because of my diagnosis that she went to my house with her mom. She put her fear of cats aside and altho she never befriended Misty, she did come to lose her fear. For me, this was all in the name of love and I knew my Misty was being well cared for. My niece actually cried when I told her Misty was no longer with us, her emotions told me a lot. There is nothing like family.