Tangentialdrone - “someone Will Remember Us”, I Say…

one of the best ways i’ve found to combat that inherent depressive pessimism without veering into toxic positivity territory is simply the phrase “i’m open to the possibility”

this particularly works with anything negative i’ve forecasted. “i woke up feeling like shit today, so my day is gonna suck” isn’t a particularly helpful thought, but “it’s a great day to be alive!!!!!” feels hollow and insincere when i have a pounding headache & am running on three hours of sleep

instead i’ll tell myself, “i really don’t feel good right now, but i’m open to the possibility that coffee and breakfast might perk me up a bit.” or “i’m in a lot of pain today, but i’m open to the possibility that my workday might still have fun parts despite that”

sometimes, when your impulse is to slam the door on anything good, but you’re not exactly up to going out & hunting it down yourself, leaving the door open just a crack makes all the difference

People will be like I love Greek mythology but I hate everything that involves incest, infidelity, violence, slavery, misogyny, undeserved suffering, questionable relationships, ethically dubious heroes and gods,and morality that is foreign to me.

help me give this old lady the care she needs?

tl;dr: we need $270 by 9/10 and another $270 by 9/13 for miss b's follow up bloodwork following a stage 3 kidney disease diagnosis+another antibiotics course. more details+proof of testing cost will be under the cut, but i have my main three apps (leave a cat emoji in payment note!!) plus a new ko-fi goal for those who like the visual on progress, though i will update in this post's replies w progress. thanks so much in advance for the help.

Miss B's bloodwork came back showing signs of kidney disease and anemia (which is what indicates stage 3). given that as far as we can tell shes not having any other issues (her other things are all normal), having her on regular IV fluids and switching her over to a kidney health specialty diet will do a lot more to help maintain her comfort+condition over time, as kidney disease is incurable. she also was started on another 5 day course of antibiotics bc her white blood cell count is high. her urinalysis showed a pretty severe UTI, which is what caused the high WBC. after confirming this 9/6, our vet has recommended we bring her in for two sets of labs instead of just one (one done on 9/10, another after the antibiotics are finished on 9/13) to make sure that the antibiotics are actually working/incorporate additional treatment if not and then to see where shes at after all her treatments. this would double the amount we need to $540. below is a screenshot of the receipt from yesterday's visit for the bloodwork she had done, which is what she needs done next week. thanks so much!