My beloved cat Hamlet passed away November 18, 2015, exactly one year ago today. He was almost 16 years old. He fought a valiant battle and was in remission from small cell lymphoma when his kidneys failed.
I loved him so much. My other cat Lucy R.I.P. (2000-2015) passed away last year in February, and I miss them both so much.
Hi everyone! I took a summer hiatus from blogging and I have missed it terribly, especially interacting with my friends I have made through blogging. I have missed reading your posts and leaving comments and the whole wonderful world of the blogosphere.
The best news I have to share is my cat Hamlet is in remission! He has small cell lymphoma and also had a carcinoma removed from his paw. Boy what he has been through this year! I love him so much and I’m so happy he’s doing so well.
Since this is a pop culture blog, I must chime in on some of the new Fall TV which premiered recently. Of the new shows I’ve seen, my favorite is “The Grinder” starring Rob Lowe. Rob’s character recently ended a series where he played a lawyer and comes home to Idaho to visit his family and decides he wants to be a real lawyer in his family’s firm. It’s really funny and Fred Savage is great as Rob’s brother.
One show with incredible buzz which is sitting in my DVR is “Scream Queens.” I really am meaning to watch it but haven’t yet. Another which I haven’t gotten to yet is “The Muppets.” “Supergirl” hasn’t premiered yet but looks promising. I did watch “Grandfathered” and it’s cute and I hope it does well.
I was suprised how much I enjoyed the pilot of “Blood and Oil” starring Don Johnson and Chace Crawford (Nate from “Gossip Girl”) and it’s kind of a guilty pleasure.
Are there any new shows you are watching that I should check out? Thanks for reading!
Hello dear followers of Jillypopmusic! I have dearly missed posting regularly and missed reading my favorite blogs and all the commenting and lovely encounters in the bloggosphere with you.
As you know Lucy passed on 2/28 and well it’s a funny thing. I begin writing this post, walk away from the laptop for just a moment. Suddenly the soundtrack to “Chicago: The Musical” begins playing on the laptop media player. I have no explanation for this. Except that I believe that when loved ones depart, they hang around and are able to do friendly things like start an album you like. I’m not going to go too much into it, but it actually makes me feel like Lucy is still here and walked across the keyboard of my laptop and started the music.
Hamlet is doing well. Four days ago he started chemo meds (Chlorambucil) in addition to his regime of prednisolone and B12 begun recently. I found a private small yahoo group for owners of cats with small cell lymphoma, and it’s nice to have some support and additional sources of information.
The last I posted was a picture of Paul and me and really ever since then the relationship has deteriorated and seems to get worse daily. Paul is jealous of everything I do and anyone I spend time with. He has expectations that I can’t meet romantically. He picked a fight as I wrote my Wall challenge post. To complicate matters, Paul helps me give Hamlet his meds. I repeatedly tell him I’m not in the proper frame of mind for a romance and can we be friends. Well he’s one of these guys that doesn’t want a platonic relationship. He wants everything that he needs in one person. I don’t think that’s fair to me. The fact is I have a life, friends, meetups, classes, and I can’t just be his full-time attentive girlfriend. There is a reason I have been single for years. I feel like it’s not going to work out at all, which is sad for us.
I began a computer Front End Web Development class the day Lucy passed. It is so hard and a real challenge. It moves very fast and I need to devote a lot of outside class time to review what we’ve learned.
What’s truly been the most therapeutic during this difficult time has been my Fitbit. It tracks my daily steps and you join challenges where you compete against up to ten others. As a competitive person, it’s very motivating and also makes walking fun. You get trophies, badges, and lots of encouragement during the challenges. I came in 3rd place in my first workweek challenge during which I walked over 62K steps from Monday to Friday last week. Not bad for a person who prefers watching Downton Abbey on the couch. Luckily my friend Connie forced me to go out several times instead of bingeing on ice cream and my 95% full DVR.
Thank you for reading my blog. Now I need to catch up on my favorite blogs and bloggers!
There are thousands of cute cat videos online. Today’s motivational post and video are dedicated to my beloved cat Lucy, who passed February 28, 2015. I took this video of Hamlet, Lucy’s best friend, grooming her quite recently. Lucy had pancreatic cancer and I was given just moments to make a decision to put her to sleep. I didn’t know she was sick and she and I hugged goodbye. I kissed her sweet head and it was over quickly. I cry every day I miss her so much.
Within the same week, Hamlet, my feisty and sweet 15 year old, was diagnosed with small cell gastrointenstinal lymphoma. Hamlet began to get sick on Christmas Eve 2014. He saw 2 vets and is under the care of an oncologist. He has a very good prognosis and began chemotherapy pills last night. In addition, he takes chicken flavored prednisolone. He is a fighter and we’re praying he will enter remission.
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