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Before Bella, there was Angel, our often intense, intelligent, shy, and dominant calico. Traci brought Angel home unexpectedly in the…

Cancer took Bella from us six months ago. Bella developed a lesion in the summer of 2020; we had it…

Bella left us five months ago today. Though we can’t be entirely sure, we believe that Bella was born on…

We lost Bella four months ago today. I think Traci is ready for a new cat, but while I know…

A decade ago, I began a lengthy reflection on a deeply moving event that affected me when I was an…

Sunday marks three months since we lost Bella. I’m trying to recover by focusing on the many happy memories we…

If February was the month of tragic lasts, March was the month of unpleasant firsts: The first month to start…

We found the lump under Bella’s jaw on October 27, the day before she was scheduled to visit the vet…

It has been a week since we carried Bella, swaddled in blankets, to Traci’s car for the final time. Each…