Speaking to the Mirror, the student said that she’d lost her job because she was sneaking food out of the restaurant kitchen to feed a hungry cat and her eight kittens.
The owner of the establishment asked her to stop taking the food, leading to her eventual firing when she refused to do so.
“I am feeling positive after the loss of my last job,” Kaylee told the Mirror.
“Being fired never feels good, but I could walk away, knowing that I did what I believed in my heart was right.
“I could not in good conscience leave every night, knowing that there was a kitty right there waiting to be fed so I gave it my meal that I would get for my shift – and ordered it especially for the kitty.”
Describing that it was “hard on her” to then be stripped of the ability to provide for herself as a result, she said: “I would not have been able to walk away from that knowing that I didn’t do what I was convinced in my heart to do.
“So as a result, I am positive every day of my life because I am peaceful, knowing that I live without regretting my choice.”
Outside of losing her job, Kaylee has revealed that she now wears prosthetic eyeballs, saying she wanted to “appear more normal to the outside world.”
“Of course there are times when I get really upset about my situation, particularly on nights when I can’t fall asleep,” said Muthart. “But truthfully, I’m happier now than I was before all this happened. I’d rather be blind than dependent on drugs.”