Oh, Lise. Nice to see you. I am so glad about J. And so sorry about the cats. We are still keeping the Beeper going with two subcutaneous fluid sessions a week, which she despises. But Nina is almost 16 and Beeper is almost 17, so I know your situation.
Don't forget to take a vacation out here sometime. The PNW TEers would love to show you guys around.
"My predominant feeling is one of gratitude. I have loved and been loved;I have been given much and I have given something in return...Above all, I have been a sentient being, a thinking animal, on this beautiful planet, and that in itself has been an enormous privilege and an adventure." O. Sacks