Today is exactly one week since I lost Sian, and since that unrelated 'family' member kicked me to the curb

[Siwsan]

9. The family issue is a long, ridiculous story

Suffice it to say that this individual is someone who has a very skewed perspective on things, feels she is an authority on EVERYTHING and that my priorities are out of line. I blocked her from seeing my social media posts so I think she just got frustrated and lashed out.

As for Sian, that's a rough one. We are having a horrible flea season. I'm talking Biblical Plague level horrible. I didn't realize that every time I went out and came back inside, I was bringing in a lot of fleas on the legs of my jeans. When I finally saw what was happening, I did everything I could - bought flea traps, sprayed, spread diatomaceous earth EVERYWHERE. I had been combing and treating Sian for fleas, but it turns out the medication I was using was useless and the combing wasn't keeping up She was black so I couldn't see what was happening. She was the lone survivor of her litter and was pretty small for her age. I think the fleas, no matter how hard I tried to get rid of them, just found a weakness in her system. She seemed fine, last Wednesday, and was gone by Friday afternoon. I try to not blame myself, but that's difficult because I unintentionally brought the fleas inside.