Joan came to our lives as a hospice patient frenetic about the welfare of her black cat, Isis. So much did Joan love Isis that she was paying rent on her apartment - no longer needed - so Isis would have a place to stay. Her sole dying wish was that Isis would have a loving home.

An amazing young woman named Dorian found Isis a loving home. In return, Dorian and a growing number of her cat-loving friends (and acquaintences and strangers!) received a bounty of love and community we never could have expected. Those of us who participated in the #IsisAndJoan movement in any respect were touched, and we grew to think of Joan as our family.

Joan passed this morning peacefully, with her newfound family, knowing in certainty her beloved Isis was in adoring hands. 

The story of Joan and Isis is here: http://www.vetstreet.com/our-pet-experts/joans-last-wish-how-strangers-saved-christmas-for-a-dying-woman-and-her-cat.  

Thank you, Joan, for all that you gave us. We will never forget you.