Oh yes, they sure are.  Lucy-cat gives me so much comfort when she lies on my lap and purrs. :-)

Kat

"Barber, Kenneth L." <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> we shopped for a house with my disability in mind and also the wellfare of
our dog. animals are good for people.

-----Original Message-----
From: Salkin Kathleen [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 5:31 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: DR task de jour


Betty, I understand.  When I was looking at flats a couple of years ago, I
automatically turned down those that didn't allow pets.  There was one good
building that had washer & dryer connections, trash chutes, etc but no pets.
I ended up where I am now ( and nearly cracked my head on the sidewalk, if
you'll recall) but it's worth it to have my cat with me.

Kat
----- Original Message -----
From: "Betty B"
To:
Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 5:21 PM
Subject: Re: DR task de jour


> In a message dated 3/7/2002 9:01:46 AM Eastern Standard Time,
[log in to unmask]
> writes:
>
>
> > My dear Betty, I am so sorry to hear you had to give bundy up... What
> > specifically made you think you can't care for the bird?
> >
> > mag
> >
>
> It's not Bundy, really, it's the house.  I have no business trying to take
> care a house on two floors and a bird Bundy's size as well.  The house is
not
> right for me anyway, as much as I love it for sentimental reasons.  The
> walking, the stairs, the inaccessible egress, etc, etc.  This house is
taking
> my body apart in ways that make me understand the things some of you talk
> about sometimes with secondary physical problems related to cp.
>
> Anyway, during the course of this day I have realized that life without
Bundy
> is not an option.  The grief of loss has visited this home too many times
and
> it's not welcome here now.  I can't let this family be dismantled, so I've
> made a decision.
>
> I'm waiting for a realtor to call me back.  I'm selling this place and
> finding a small, one floor place outside of the city (where ever the heck
> that is now).  I've talked to the lady who makes decisions about letting
> owners get back animals that they have released into the custory of the
> animal welfare league, and she is going to try to help me through this so
I
> can keep Bundy.  She does understand the circumstances, and knows what I
am
> willing to do to keep him.
>
> I have just made all these plans to stay in Alexandria, but I can't live
> without Bundy in my life.  The beauty is that I can still do things that I
> want to do here; I don't have to stop that just because I move farther
away.
> I don't want to change my doctors or anything, or my church either (got em
> all "broke in" right, you know).
>
> If a person doesn't have an animal I can imagine that this would all seem
> very silly or even outrageous.  I can understand if it does.
>
> Betty