Loss and Chronic Pain

Earlier this week, on August 2, 2022, my cat Frodo was euthanized. Similar to our other cat Snowflake – who died on May 8, 2020 – he had blood work done which showed he was starting to have kidney failure. He had lived a good long life, and we didn’t want things to get worse

Some Things I Wrote This Week

It’s not uncommon for me to draw from things I and others write on social media to include in my blog or to spur some more thoughts on. So, today, I’ll share some things I’ve shared on social media over the past week.   tw/cw/cn – pet death [about Snowflake, my 14-year-old cat who was

Seven Pounds of Love: Saying Goodbye to Snowflake

TW/CW/CN – death, grief   https://danieljonce.com/blog/imaginary-future I read this article last week, after the anniversary of Rachel Held Evans’ death. Little did I know that just a few days later, I would need these words more than ever. “What an odd thing to write about on this, the first anniversary of Rachel’s death. What an

International Cat Day

Since 2002, International Cat Day has taken place annually on August 8. I’m normally not one to look into the history of more obscure holidays like this one, but after a close friend’s cat passed away earlier this week, I decided to look up the founding date and some charities that help cats and other

What It’s Like As A Chronically Ill Person When Your Pet Gets A Chronic Illness

In August of 2019, I will have been a cat owner for 13 years. In September, I will have been chronically ill for 9 years. Over the past year or so, I’ve unfortunately witnessed one of my cats develop a chronic illness. Through many vet appointments and various treatments, it’s still undetermined what specifically he