My kitty has cancer

Well, I'm sad to report that my 14-year old cat, Asia, has cancer. It all started a few weeks ago when she started to smell bad. I thought maybe she wasn't cleaning herself properly because she's old, and I was distracted with caring for my baby. She steadily smelled worse and worse, until you could smell her from about 5 feet away. Reluctantly, I called the vet(reluctant because I knew it would cost at least $200 just to bring her in). In the two days between making the appointment and bringing Asia in, she stopped smelling bad. Just like that. Still, I thought the vet should see her. I was thinking maybe she had a tooth infection that was resolving on its own.
Well, one week, two visits, and nearly $800 later, I have confirmation that it is not just an infection. And there is not really anything I can do besides keep her comfortable. So, she'll be getting Fentanyl patches(too bad I can't steal those from work!), and as long as she seems to be coping, we'll keep her at home.
I know that some of you will think this is horrible, but I'm a bit releived that it's not a tooth infection. Yes, that would have been treatable, but it would have cost another $500-900 to treat, and we simply don't have the money. I'm already facing the possibility that I will have to return to work early, which also makes me sad because I love being home with my baby. If we had to come up with the money to treat Asia, I would probably have to return to work even earlier.
On the other hand, I am sad that I'm facing the loss of my Asia, who has been with me for over 11 years, through 6 years of university, 9 houses, and 2 provinces. She was my baby long before Ian, and I will miss her greatly when she's gone.

I'm back and other matters

Okay, so I haven't posted all summer and it's September(already?) and I'm officially a bad girl. It's been a busy summer; my sister came to visit and she didn't post anything either...
So Baby Ian's almost four months old now and is a totally normal baby. He's still a bit small for his age, but to me he's huge(and heavy!). And so far I've been lucky because all the comments I've received in public have been positive; for example, "What a cutie!", "What beautiful blue eyes!", etc. I've even had a elderly couple approach while I was breastfeeding in a mall. But today, while in line at the Tim's, this woman walked by and muttered just loudly enough for me to hear, "No hat, no nuthin". I was too stunned to say anything before she left, but I think I gave her a dirty look. She was probably forty, but she looked older, and definitely not attractive, in my oh-so-biased opinion. And it was cloudy and spitting outside, but it was certainly not very cold. And Ian did have a warm fuzzy blanket on his lap.
So on the drive home, I'm fuming, just a bit. And feeling a bit guilty. Should I have put a hat on Ian? And how dare she judge me, the old cow! I know I shouldn't let her ignorant comment get to me, but it does. Just a bit. So I thought I'd share it, and get it out of my system.