Almost one week ago, I stopped at a local restaurant and ordered food and came down 22 hours later with a whopping case of food poisoning. I never wish to be that ill again. They are trying to court me back with offers of free food but no thank you. They can’t seem to cook chicken correctly so I don’t want to take the chance.
I have been fighting this thing since then and only today do I feel that maybe I have achieved being a human again. Thanks to volunteers, we still have our food donation spot every week. I was so afraid of losing that wonderful opportunity for I have heard if you do a no-show they can just take the opportunity away from you should they wish to do so.
I also managed to adopt out three kittens- again with the help of volunteers- so Lennon, Jango and Sterling all have new homes. We said a fond and sad farewell to Sawyer who was put to sleep after being diagnosed with cancer. He was our porch sitter and protector since arriving here with the Seniors in Need. He was 17 years old and he will be sorely missed. We found out that Bones, Sawyer’s brother (same age) is going blind, and it was decided at our meeting to keep on the same track with him, even though he is an outside kitty. He doesn’t wish to come inside and mingle with the others, he knows the lay of the yard and as long as we don’t start changing things on him, he is of good weight, he is still eating, he is still upright and active and other than losing sight- he doesn’t appear to be suffering. We got Kahuna, Lennon, Jango and Sterling neutered also in that time frame. That is not a trip I want to make again when so much is going wrong internally on my part- but we got it done!
Dickens has been adopted out! You might remember her as the kitty who walks on her front elbows. But she lasted all of 5 minutes when she went online with her story and she went to a beautiful man who loves special needs kitties!
Well, I am still weak and shaky so it’s back to the couch for me. It is easy to be a couch potato when you have no energy and 5 kittens who wants to lie on you or next to you to purr you back to health!
Thanks in a very large part to SO many of you- our vet debt now stands at $1,359.88 so thank you all of you- you have my heart for all you did.
I was wondering where you had been for the past few days. It sounds like a terrible ordeal. I wouldn’t go back to the restaurant again, either. But you still accomplished a great deal during the interval, you and your wonderful volunteers. Well done, as always – even while feeling utterly horrible!
oh MY GOSH, I hope you are feeling better and it has no lasting effects on you. Glad you have people there to help you so you can take care of yourself and get some much needed purr therapy. YAY Dickens on your new forever home.