Hilda, I feel the same way about cats and birds. That's one reason ours are indoors only cats. Although the male did manage to kill a wren that landed on our deck a few years ago. I have the bird feeder in the front of the house where the cats have no access but can watch them from the kitchen.
Silkie, congrats on being almost done with chemo. Hopefully, you'll get a break before starting radiotherapy. There's a dietary supplement called fucoxanthin that may mitigate some of the secondary damage radiation therapy causes.
Fucoxanthin alters the apelin-13/APJ pathway in certain organs of γ-irradiated mice
I've taken it for years as it also has a protective effect for cancer generally and it's an anti-inflammatory agent. It's a compound found in certain types of seaweed.
DH has treated himself to a new Weber charcoal grill, which was setup yesterday and is awaiting it's first use tonight. The old one was showing signs of corrosion, which is understandable considering that it's at least 25 years old. We'll put it out at the end of the driveway and someone will likely take it.
Some may remember the box tunnel in my kitchen from last summer. The cats are still using it. And more flowers are opening in the front garden, including some blossoms on the other cactus.