Bikkit home after 3 years needs heart surgery

Bikkit (Biscuit) was my Mom's 11 year old cat who passed away in Birmingham on 11th October 2017.  We brought him home to March, Cambridgeshire but after 6 weeks he escaped through an impossibly small hole.  Despite searching and even a newspaper article we had to give up hope.

Cambs Times Link 

Nearly 3 years later...
Yesterday we had a call from Amical Vets to say that he had been handed in!  All those months have taken their toll and he had to go into emergency heart surgery at Trio Vets today.  Broad estimate of cost is over £1,500.

I know he is 14 years old and getting on in years but after being lost for 3 years, we just want some more time with Bikkit, our last living link to my Mom.   From as soon as I picked him up until Trio admitted him today he has been purring his heart out every waking moment.

Ironically...
I foster cats & feral kittens for Cat Welfare Wisbech to turn them into soppy, happy, playful companions.  I have always said I did it in memory of Bikkit but now he is alive.  After about 50 fosters only 2 were too wild still to be homed but they went into a very comfortable life as working cats for a nearby stables.

Despite raising money for local cat charities through recycling for about 9 years, we have never asked for funds ourselves.