Judy's cat is dying

Judy's cat is dying of cancer. At age 76 she doesn't think she can survive the loss of Precious. After all, she almost died of heartache after her husband, Ted, died 9 years ago. Somehow she survived then, on a diet of donuts, coffee, and a steady chain of Kool cigarettes. But after 9 years her self abuse finally caught up to her. On November 3rd she began to feel unwell. She called her next door neighbor, who happened to be a cardiologist, who came right over and was immediately suspicious of a heart attack. Soon after the EMT's arrived her heart went into a series of arrhythmias (electrical short circuits) that reduced her blood pressure to dangerously low levels. She received shocks 3 times in the ambulance and another 9 time in the ER and intensive care. Somehow she survived, though she lost a large chunk of heart muscle in the process --- a massive heart attack. But today it is not her own survival that concerns her, it is her cat, the only being in her life that gives her companionship and someone to share an otherwise lonely place in this world. Could she have an antidepressant to help her get through this? That's not problem. I know she will not go to a counselor, but she will take an antidepressant, and perhaps stay in a little closer touch with me. Pets are so important to the emotional and even physical health of widows who live an otherwise isolated life.