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Henry Henry
The Three-Legged Cat
photos by Hale Davis
When Henry was rescued, his left front leg dangled uselessly from his shoulder. Only an emergency amputation could save his life. Since, Henry was an outdoor mountain cat, he "belonged" to no one; this should have been the end of his story. Instead, he moved to La Jolla, California and became an inspiration to many.
Henry’s World tells of an intrepid tripod cat who wins the hearts of two self-avowed "dog people". Inspired by Henry’s resilience and zest for life, they shared his adventures via email with a few friends. In eight months Henry’s email folder swelled to 2000 letters from around the world, now over 10,000 letters. Henry’s new "e-mail" paw pals teach him much and many confide in him their own setbacks and tales of survival.
Henry’s world is a story not just about a cat but about all of us - about trust, community, courage, and resiliency. It is about prejudice and overcoming it, coming to love what we thought we hated, enemies becoming friends and challenges becoming learning experiences. Henry’s stories seek to tell you, through the eyes of an innocent creature, what our world looks like to an outsider. He is able to see the absurdity in things we take for granted. Henry’s World is about how we survive our wounds, about transforming tragedy into possibility. Foremost, it is about life as a new adventure.
Recently, Henry and his mom Cathy have been working with national organizations to help wounded warriors and their families. Henry World has developed the Just Me Project which works towards beginning a dialogue with kids and families on how to recover from tragedy not just physically, but emotionally and spiritually as well. Henry is helping to get his book to the littlest soldiers, the kids. You can read more about this endeavor at Henry’s World
www.henrysworld.org
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http://www.darynkagan.com/animals/stories/an_061206_henrythe3leggedcat.html