April 12, 2010 (redux)

To answer a few of the questions I've been lobbed via Twitter and email - it turned out that Amelie was suffering from hepatic lipidosis, complicated by an inoperable, fast-growing tumor at her gall bladder duct. There was nothing anyone could do for her, except what her owner did: Love her to bits and pieces, spoil her silly, and let her go.

By way of honoring Amelie's memory, Ellen plans to eventually donate a sum of money equal to what was donated to her (during the internet drive) to the ...