What Should I Do? Options

[Furry's mum]

Since losing my best beloved Furry on July 23rd I have been to the local cat adoption center to give cuddles to some of the older lonely cats there. Everyone wants to adopt kittens so they seem to get new homes quite quickly. But twice I have sat for 30 minutes with a 12 year old pure white boy, who is just so loving & affectionate.
Furry was only 12 when she died so it feels like a continuation of love for her to give him a home. Trouble is he's got a serious thyroid problem - on medication at the moment, but probably going to have to have his thyroid gland removed.
I just don't know if I could cope with the pain of adopting him only to find he had a very short time to live. Do any of you know how long cats could live without the thyroid, & is it a very serious illness? He seems very alert & well in himself, but it would break my heart if he came home to us for only a few weeks.
Going to the center gives me some comfort, but when I get home again the emptiness is so awful, no-one can ever replace my Furry Furskin.

[Ken Albin]

Though I wish I had longer to be with our older cats adopted, think of all the days of love you could give them in the years they have left. These may be the first days like that they have ever experienced. It is a very special gift to be able to offer that.

Good luck with your search. Talk to the people there about the 'single cat' issue. At our adoptions we put that note on several cats because of their nervousness in new situatons. With the right type of personality another cat may not cause a problem for some of these cats.