Sierra is my little old lady who's health is meeting some challenges. A month ago I came home from work to find her unable to walk or stand. I whisked her to the animal hospital with my loving and supportive partner and then spent the next few days hand feeding her and carrying her to her cat box. She couldn't get to the food bowl or cat box herself. I was forced to think about her quality of life and what that means if she did not recover. We have been in and out of the animal hospital at least four times now trying to get her health back on track. She was diagnosed with Hyperthyroidism, Hypertenstion, and possibly Kidney disease. She's also dealing with constipation and had to get an enema. As I'm writing this gofundme I am currently sitting in the hospital with her. Both the Southview and Como park hospitals have helped a lot during this time. Sierra is tough as nails and has recovered much more than I expected. Although she is stable her health issues are ongoing and she now needs several medications that are pricey. It's been difficult to see her like this, and I would love to see Sierra be herself again. I want to be able to play with her the way we used to, and I miss her zoomies at 3am.

Sierra lived in a home for about 8 years before being brought to the humane society. I ran into Sierra twice before adopting her. The first time I was visiting the humane society with my aunt just for fun. The 2nd time I found her at another shelter months later. I recognized her right away and adopter her. She was a "forget me not" at the shelter and had been moved a few times. I knew she was the one for me. We now live together in my studio as partners in crime.

I've had Sierra for 8 years. I originally adopted Sierra because I needed an Emotional Support Animal for my PTSD. Sierra hates when I cry and will come running over to me and purr as hard as she can. She also likes when I sing to her, and her favorite band is Paramore. Sierra and I have been through a lot together, and I refuse to abandon her in her senior years. She is a lover and is always happy to give headbutts. She literally loves everyone...except kids lol.

So why do I need financial help?

I am chronically ill and recovering from Thyroid cancer. I have GI issues that leave me in discomfort/pain anytime I eat. I deal with symptoms of endometriosis, hive breakouts on my legs and sometimes my face, symptoms of focal aware seizures, and chronic headaches. On top of that I am a survivor of horrible abuse which gave me PTSD. I have good days and then I have very bad days. I am expending all of my spoons trying to manage my health and often forced to miss work. I am exhausted and very stressed. I am also dealing with my own medical debt from trying to get answers. I don't want Sierra's care to suffer because of this. I'm not sure how much longer Sierra's got, but I want to make sure she has a comfortable exit. I want her final years to be filled with love. Anything literally even a dollar will help me and I will be very grateful. For those of you that donated to my previous campaign, thank you again. I was facing down a large medical bill from a hospital visit, and your donations helped shrink it down.

I love my little old lady and we are determined to get through this. Thank you, everyone