JOHN-J ANDERSON

I will keep this update short, we took Angel to her vets appointment on Monday for Xray's on her colon. We ideally wanted to find out what we are dealing with in terms of a potential megacolon, which would explain some of her digestion issues. It turns out she is actually looking remotely healthy in the gut, just some dehydration problems leading to constipation most likely. Unfortunately, after more blood works and urine samples, Angel has been diagnoses with stage 4 kidney disease and will now be on end of life care. They have given us all the medications and fluids to make her as physically comfortable as we can, but the vet has given her a year at most.  Naturally we are devastated, but now isn't the time for us to grieve, all that matters now is making sure our girl is comfortable and happy. Her new favourite vet (who she absolutely loves) was very upbeat about Angels health otherwise, saying that for a stage 4 senior cat, she looks bright and happy. I put that dow...

They say that each person, and non-person, has two deaths in their lives. The first will be the day your physical body dies and your heart stops beating. People will mourn, you will be missed as your piece of others lives is plucked from the puzzle. But the second death, this is the one that matters most. Because people will cry, they will put flowers at your grave or send cards to your family. But you aren't really gone just yet. The second death, this is the day you pass onto something outside of history. What happens is as follows but doesn't stick to a set pattern. Someone will be the last person to leave flowers at your headstone, they won't be there to mow the grass that takes over. You might have some business that carries your name on into legend, but that will someday close or be absorbed, thus your name will make way for others. Loved ones will pass away or lose memory and forget your ways. People will tell stories of you but they might misremember det...