My Easter is both joyous and heartbreaking

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I stayed up last night to watch the Easter Vigil Mass out of Boston and it was so beautiful. It reminded me of so many wonderful Easters in past years when I would attend Mass with my mother and my nephew and my husband, and even those years when I was singing with the choir. They did this particular Mass in both English and Spanish and while some of the music was in Spanish and I didn't understand, it was so upbeat and lovely that I really enjoyed it. Meanwhile, the health of my cat continues to spiral down. While she did eat and drink a little bit yesterday, she hasn't used the litter box at all and today she's not eating or drinking at all. She just wants to sleep. I tried giving her medication but got clawed badly in the process. My niece offered to come by with some food and to help me give the medication. My poor cat hated the whole process and then went and hid under the loveseat. I do have to say, however, that it was wonderful having my niece here today. While it is Easter and even though I hadn't cooked anything (she's not feeling well so she didn't want to eat anything anyway), we caught up on a lot of things. She also has a cat who has been ailing, and so we commiserated on that front. I loved having the company. It really calmed me down for a little while and I'm so grateful that she could drive over here. So the day has been full of blessings and sorrow. I canceled my ride to the YMCA tomorrow so I can be here when the vet calls. I do have a mammogram scheduled for Tuesday afternoon, and it's going to be difficult to leave for that. But I have to do it. I hope you've all had a wonderful day, whether you celebrate Easter or not. We have gorgeous weather here and while my niece was here, we were able to watch two families outside flying kites! It brought back a lot of nice memories for my niece of days when my sister would take her to the beach to fly kites. I was very glad for that. Claudia