TO READERS:
SINCE SIMONE AND I ARE CURRENTLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS CAT'S TALE, I INTEND TO PROVIDE A SEMI-CHRONOLOGICAL NARRATIVE IN THIS BLOG. I'LL START AT THE TIME OF SIMONE'S DIAGNOSIS, WHICH WAS JULY 2009, THEN MOVE FORWARD. HOWEVER, THERE MAY BE SOME JUMPS BACKWARD TO LOOK AT SOME EARLY HISTORY AND SOME JUMPS FORWARD TO DISCUSS PRESENT SITUATIONS AND EVENTS. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS BLOG MOVES FORWARD IN TIME FROM JULY 2009 TO THE PRESENT. ONCE I GET THROUGH THE NEAR HISTORY, THEN I'LL START A NEW BLOG WITH THE CURRENT EVENTS OF SIMONE'S LIFE AND TREATMENT. MOST OF THE ACCOUNTS I READ ON THE WEB ABOUT CATS WITH CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE ARE MEMOIRS. THE SECOND BLOG WILL BE UNIQUE IN THAT IT WILL FOLLOW SIMONE'S LIFE WITH CRF IN REAL TIME.
POSTSCRIPT: SIMONE'S HEALTH DRAMATICALLY TURNED IN LATE NOVEMBER 2010, AND SHE ENTERED A SLOW DECLINE TOWARDS HER DEATH ON FEBRUARY 15, 2011. THIS BLOG WAS CONCLUDED ON MARCH 13, 2011.
POSTSCRIPT: SIMONE'S HEALTH DRAMATICALLY TURNED IN LATE NOVEMBER 2010, AND SHE ENTERED A SLOW DECLINE TOWARDS HER DEATH ON FEBRUARY 15, 2011. THIS BLOG WAS CONCLUDED ON MARCH 13, 2011.
