OCTOBER

What did Dr. Roberts say about Pud’s diuretic? Rita texts or calls every day to talk about my new pet. I smile, still not quite believing that I not only have a rabbit, but that I already gave him a nickname. Pudding Sheffield, my butterscotch-colored lionhead rabbit, has changed my entire life.

He was so impressed, I type back. We actually phased it out entirely. Just the heart pills twice a day now. At the very beginning, he was dehydrated and feeling ...