On September 8, 2022, the day before my 35th birthday, I lost my cat of 16 years. His name was Nemo and he was simultaneously the meanest and most loving cat I’ve ever met. His death in and of itself was not unexpected as he had cancer. However, the ending to his story was not the ending I wanted for him, or myself. He passed at 2:30 AM at the emergency vet due to my inability to let him go when I should have…