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Our sweet little Snyezhka, who survived breast cancer and overcame diabetes, only to be diagnosed with lung cancer -- two tumors in her left lung. So far, so good. One chemo compound was not effective, but the cancer did not grow. Snyezhka is on another compound; it is holding the cancer at bay although not putting it into remission. Prone to upper respiratory infections (URI), she is on and off clavamox regularly. It is usually effective. I was not surprised, then, when she started sneezing last week, but instead of a few day's build up, by evening of the first day, she was having difficulty breathing. We took her to the vet -- and the vet put her on oxygen immediately and then once again during the appointment. Clavamox came to the rescue, and she seemed better. However, just in case, I wanted her oncologist to know. We took her in, and the oncologist suspected -- and found -- pneumonia. I wonder what would have happened had we not had the second look. Word to me (and the wise):

  This is a series of Caturday posts on the topic of taking in  feral cats .  General information (from pervious posts): For a few decades, we have rescued feral cats. In fact, with only one exception, our "domestic" cats have been ferals that we brought inside to join other ferals, already domesticated, as part of a bonded cat family. Right now, we have five cats (alas,  Murjan , the single non-feral cat we had, died from cancer last fall), all of whom get along pretty fabulously. Of course, all of that is easier said than done, and the bonding took time -- lots of it. Here are some of the things we did to create our cat family, some of which is not at all typical of what others have done, but it has worked for us. We don't trap the feral cats at all; we win them over and invite them in. We do this by feeding them a distance from the house and walking away, then moving the dish closer and closer to the house and walking less and less far away, until they are eating at ou

  Just for fun for Caturday, I am sharing this pictured of our little Snyezhka. I arrived home from some errands, looking forward to relaxing with a cold drink in my usual spot, to find my spot occupied by Snyezhka, our Lynx Siamese cat who recently went into remission from Stage 4 breast cancer as well as from diabetes and is now being annoyed by a URI. I did not have the heart to wake her. Enjoy the picture, and for more pictures and stories about Snyezhka, click HERE . For more Caturday posts, click HERE -- and come back on future Saturdays for more fun with cats. Sign up for the MSI Press LLC newsletter Follow MSI Press on  Twitter ,  Face Book , and  Instagram .

  Well, golly, here is one we missed, but some things never go out of date. Like your heart. Like living from it. Like improved relationships. Like greater wisdom. Nanette Hucknall covers it all in her award-winning book, How to Live from Your Heart, including the difference between mind and heart .  She also talks about the influence that breast cancer some decades ago had on her life: "It changed her whole life," she says.  You can listen to her interview with the Urban Update program HERE . For more posts about Nanette and her books, click HERE . Sign up for the MSI Press LLC newsletter Follow MSI Press on  Twitter ,  Face Book , and  Instagram .   Interested in publishing with MSI Press LLC? Check out information on  how to submit a proposal . Interested in receiving a free copy of this or any MSI Press LLC book  in exchange for  reviewing  a current or forthcoming MSI Press LLC book? Contact editor@msipress.com. Want an  author-signed copy  of this book? Purchase the boo