Hi Readers

So something has happened recently to me that I wanted to share with you all to help you understand what is happening with my current projects.

As of Tuesday this week, the 15^th of February, my dear cat, Shelley, had to be put to sleep. It was a very sudden thing – she fell horribly ill within a few hours, and at 1 am my mother and I rushed her to the animal hospital when we discovered she couldn’t even walk anymore without collapsing. The veterinarian informed us that she was poisoned from a snake bite, most likely, or some other substance. I was given the choice to putting her through further tests that she was unlikely to survive, or let her go peacefully with the decision to put her to sleep.

I myself made this decision to let her go, and it was the hardest thing I have ever done in my life. She was my life and my baby in every sense. I raised her as a kitten and had her for almost ten years.

At the moment I am still in shock. As it all happened so unexpectedly, it still hasn’t had a chance to sink in and I am struggling to find my feet again. Suffering from depression, Autism and anxiety has not made this any easier either, but losing my fur baby has also put things into perspective.

I need to make some changes.

So… I am coming back to the computer to continue these projects. I don’t blame you if you have walked away because of the lack of updates, but I hereby promise to get these novels done for myself and for you, my dear readers.

I cannot give decisive date of when the next updates will come, but I am once again actively writing a little at a time.

Shelley’s passing was tragic, but it has made me see how precious each day is and how much I need to embrace my love of writing and share my words with whoever out there wants to read them.

Thank you everyone who is still around to read what I have to offer. I love you all and appreciate every one of you.

XXX

Rachael Phillips (love you Shelley Bear)