It's a whole lot of work and a whole lot of stress, but it is rewarding most of the time. Over the years, it has gotten increasingly hard on me and this work is taking its toll on my health, hence the plan to move the sanctuary to a building that's specifically designed to help me take care of the cats and myself.

Over the years, it has been really rewarding watching the ferals make progress in terms of being comfortable here; watching babies grow up into healthy kittens; watching cats that were kept in cages in previous shelters run back and forth for no other reason other than they can run now. These are the kinds of things that make this worthwhile.

However, my life now has been reduced to taking care of the cats and working three jobs to try to stay afloat and it's really not working any more. The plan to move will allow me to spend less time cleaning and reduce our expenses so that I can cut back on my work hours and hopefully find time to do the things I enjoy again.