Welcome Julius! ‘How wonderful!! somehow I think Ornji is smiling down,enjoying that his kingdom now shared with Julius’
Jul08

Welcome Julius! ‘How wonderful!! somehow I think Ornji is smiling down,enjoying that his kingdom now shared with Julius’

HOMELESS FOR YEARS, JULIUS CAT FINALLY GETS  A REAL HOME ‘How wonderful!! Burt, somehow I think Ornji is smiling down and enjoying that his kingdom can now be shared with Julius.’ – AS, Next Door  as we welcome Julius   We appreciate all the comments (see below, using only initials) and support we have been getting with our new adoptee, Orange Julius. Julius has been a fixture in the Saranap village of Walnut...

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One Last Hurrah for Ornji- Cat As He Goes Out The Way He Came In – All Class
Feb25

One Last Hurrah for Ornji- Cat As He Goes Out The Way He Came In – All Class

    ORNJI CAT  HAD IT ALL TOGETHER – He had his agenda for  each day, Knew What He Wanted and Did It – DESPITE HIS ILLNESS   This is about the hardest thing I’ve ever had to write. But we want to share our wonderful Ornji-Cat with those who knew him and others. 10 WAYS ORNJI IMPROVED MY LIFE [table id=3 /] Ornji was ( and still is in our hearts) the sweetest , smartest cat who made life a joy knowing so well...

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Doctor: ‘Ornji’s Not Supposed To Still Be Here’ -Ornji Far Outliving Doctor’s Expectations
Feb23

Doctor: ‘Ornji’s Not Supposed To Still Be Here’ -Ornji Far Outliving Doctor’s Expectations

      Dark Cloud Lifts Again as Ornji ‘Gets’ More Days – Nine Lives? It’s like another dark curtain has lifted…  Ornji is still here(!) as of Feb. 23 and following our medical visit this day  just got good word from  Dr. A , who seemed very happy to report that Ornji’s red blood cell count and other numbers were  ‘up’ (!) with one minor exception, which we will remedy with...

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Final Chapter?  Prepared to Say Good-bye to Ornji – Then Miracle(?) Happens
Jan15

Final Chapter? Prepared to Say Good-bye to Ornji – Then Miracle(?) Happens

1-23-17 Sunday morn – ORNJI doing as well as he has in a long time, even without his chemo last week, which he wasn’t able to handle. Still, he’s doing surprisingly well considering his diagnosis. (We take one day at a time – and today was a truly remarkable one.) Ornji went outside in his ‘extension’, despite the cool weather – there was some nice sunshine. He was in and out, next to me on my...

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Ornji Cat Makes It To Another Year – Happy Days Continue for Ornji and Me

Truly Happy New Year to and from Ornji Cat It’s definitely a Happy New Year for Ornji and his people as ORNJI HAS MADE IT TO THE NEW YEAR , 2017.  Not to obsess over TIME but it IS the thing we all  seek most as we get older and sick- especially in Ornji’s case as he has non-operable liver cancer.     ANOTHER FIRST FOR ORNJI Always looking for new and exciting things to make the days EXTRA happy-as if they aren’t already...

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How to Have Happy Days with an HIV-Postive, Formerly Oudoor Cat with Inoperable Cancer
Dec27

How to Have Happy Days with an HIV-Postive, Formerly Oudoor Cat with Inoperable Cancer

  ORNJI (and Me) Continuing Christmas Story Savoring Moments,Days -Cancer, Videos When we first got word that Ornji’s liver cancer had spread  and that there was no cure I was pretty down in the dumps- but not for too long. It was a blow to learn this only six months after we thought a near miracle-cure operation ‘got’ everything to now hear that this type of cancer spread was inoperable and incurable. The only...

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