If you read through the emotional word-vomit I posted a couple of weeks ago, you'll know: I accidentally adopted another stray cat. Oops. the cat was deemed healthy, was neutered, and was named Mr. Mac A. Doodle (Mac). he developed two masses under the skin on his leg that did not seem typical for an injury or for post-vaccination bumps. my wonderful vet was concerned they might be a rare form of cancer that develops at injection sites. such cancer could arise quickly most likely if feline leukemia virus was present. sometimes FeLV tests can show a false-negative. we decided to try antibiotics just in case, but the lumps got a bit larger before returning to their Continue Reading
The Heart Wants What It Wants
Emily Dickinson once wrote in a letter to a friend that “the heart wants what it wants.” What a blessing and a bitter pill. I’m writing this unplanned post tonight in the hopes I can append it with a happy ending later. There will be no pretty, Pinterest-friendly image. I’m not thinking of titles and headings or tags and categories. Maybe I’ll add those things later, but not now. I may just delete the whole thing tomorrow. This post is one of those I've just got to get the thoughts out into the ether kind of posts. It's my heart, raw with the contradictions that often come with love: the joy it brings, the sadness it causes, the fear it brings to the pit of your stomach. That these Continue Reading