How a widow found signs from her late husband in an adopted cat

GRANDVILLE, Michigan — Empty sounds different when you're alone. Cheryl Schellenberg heard it every day in her Grandville home.

"It's the hardest at night, too quiet," Cheryl said.

Until the universe started talking back. Through a tabby cat named Ivan the Terrific.

"This is where the cat comes in," Cheryl laughed.

You'll learn all about the tabby cat Cheryl just added to her home. But this story starts with a loss.

"He was my heart for 45 years," she said. "He had passed away during the night."

The quiet was unbearable.

"You're busy during the day, but at night, when you see that empty chair, you're watching TV by yourself," Cheryl explained, "After 45 years, it's hard."

Before he died, she'd made him a promise.

"I always told my husband—I said, 'Honey, something happens to you,