I got a fairly sad email from Craig Chester this afternoon. Apparently, his cat, Erazmus had an accident, was misdiagnosed by some veterinarians, didn’t improve, finally got the proper diagnosis, underwent a long, painful recovery process, and then died suddenly in the middle of the night. If the first clinic had examined him properly, the outcome would likely have been far different.
Now, most of you who know me know that I’m more of a dog person. But even so, I’m very fond of Lola, our aloof bete noir, and I’d be very distraught if something were to happen to her. Well, Craig is a total cat person, and he’s very, very upset, and pretty angry, too.
The point of the story is that the extensive treatment ran up some bills–over $6,000–and being the struggling actor, Craig and his partner could use some help. I understand it’s got far less immediate effect on you than, say, the Blogger servers that maintain your websites, but still…. I dunno, I’m kind of a bleeding heart when it comes to these things. So, basically, if you’re feeling philanthropic and wanna show some support for one of America’s pioneering queer actors, drop on over to Paypal and spread some love. FYI, Craig’s email address is chestyboi@aol.com.
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