Rainier (formerly known as Clancey) and his companion were adopted April 19, 2018, from the local  County Shelter where they had lived as comfortably as the staff who loved them could make possible. He was a stray, found and brought to the shelter in very poor physical condition, anemic from severe flea infestation, severe dehydration from dysentery and tested Positive for FeLV (Feline Leukemia Virus). 



I was told that the two had lived at the shelter for 3 years. Both FeLV Pos, both beating the odds I felt they were 'meant' to be with me... I, a survivor of Acute Myeloid Leukemia, and living alone in a house I purchased in 2016. I have severe health conditions and don't 'make friends' with people due to the myriad of physical difficulties, I lack sustaining consistent continuity with people.



Rainier rescued me. That sentiment has been used in a commercial context and may sound cliche to anyone that has not bonded with an animal... I know in my heart that anyone here completely understands what I am saying. He gave so much to my life in the year he was with me.



My darling little life, beloved and dearest friend, your quirky sense of humor, and demand of my love has developed and healed within me what I thought was lost long ago. I will not say I won't forget you, I will not say I will always remember you. The bond we share is not bound to your physical presence and now you are with me in what I see, where I go, and how I feel about life, forever. I will reunite with you and the loved ones that I have said farewell to, also too soon. In my arms, as you lay taking your last breaths, I prayed that you be comforted by Saint Francis of Assisi and that Jesus please take away your suffering and receive you into his arms. . .  



I love the way you would immediately form an attachment to something that you appreciated and liked. I understood your fragility and timid nature toward people and the unknown. I am ever so grateful for the most recent month with you when soon after the 1 year anniversary of adopting you, you adopted my lap and would allow me to cuddle you. I will miss you terribly each evening when you would run upstairs to have your fresh water before laying down to sleep next to my head, sometimes you would give my arm a nudge to let me know you want to lay inside of it. . . 



We love you Rainier

Mama and Max