0Dgreen
10-12-2018, 08:38 PM
Hello Simply Folks,
I have been absent from here for a little while due to some health complications from a bad concussion and have had a hard time looking at a computer screen.
Today has been honestly one of the best days of my life, and I thought I would share it with you all. I will warn you, this story will start with sadness, but by the end, it should leave a smile on your face.
We are dog owners, I have shared photos of my 3 boys on here in the past. Our 3 year old Vizsla "Gunner" has been having trouble with his teeth over the past few months, and developed a bump around some teeth on his upper jaw. Both us and vet believed it was an abcess tooth/teeth, and he went in to have the "bad" teeth removed (2 to be exact). However, a few weeks went by, and the bump didn't go away, and Gunner started getting picky about eating again. So, we took him back to the vet, and they put him under for another surgery to discover that the bump was a mass...this mass was later biopsied and he was diagnosed with a rare form of fibrosarcoma cancer. We were then referred to Veterinary Specialists of North Texas to take the next steps...after lots of tests and lots of $$$$, it was determined that our Gunner would need a partial mandibulectomy to remove a section of his jaw and hopefully ALL of this damn tumor. They are pretty uncertain if they can get it all, which means he will need to go through radiation and chemo following his surgery. Our first thoughts were obviously heartbreak and worry for our boy, but also, how in the hell are we going to pay for this. I'm a blue collar guy who gets by with what I make, but, I am by no means a rich man...and let me tell you, those quotes they gave to me for all of these procedures and treatments are much more expensive than I could ever imagine.
My Fiance works at a dog daycare, and one of her clients who has had 2 dogs go through bone cancer treatments of which my Fiance took care of, this kind woman started a GoFundMe page to give our Gunner a chance. This GoFundMe was posted this Monday 10-8 and as of this morning we had about $500 in donations from friends and family. Here comes the amazing part...a Twitter page called WeRateDogs (@dog_rates) has 7.5 MILLION followers. These amazing people got a hold of our fundraiser, and needless to say, our donations went from $500 to over $15,000 in about 4 hours!!! I could never imagine feeling this much hope and joy in such a dark time in my life, complete strangers completely changed by life in a matter of hours. I have been crying tears of joy and happiness all day...I was once a pessimistic man, my outlook on life has completely changed.:):):):):):):)
The cancer specialists have given Gunner pretty good odds to live the rest of his life so long as his surgery this Thursday goes well and the treatments that follow. We are going to fight this so long as it doesn't impact his quality of life negatively. If your interested in seeing future updates on his fight with cancer, the lovely woman who started this campaign will continue to update the Fundraiser page throughout the process.
Cheers!
Mike and Kim
https://twitter.com/dog_rates/status/1050816834549755904
I have been absent from here for a little while due to some health complications from a bad concussion and have had a hard time looking at a computer screen.
Today has been honestly one of the best days of my life, and I thought I would share it with you all. I will warn you, this story will start with sadness, but by the end, it should leave a smile on your face.
We are dog owners, I have shared photos of my 3 boys on here in the past. Our 3 year old Vizsla "Gunner" has been having trouble with his teeth over the past few months, and developed a bump around some teeth on his upper jaw. Both us and vet believed it was an abcess tooth/teeth, and he went in to have the "bad" teeth removed (2 to be exact). However, a few weeks went by, and the bump didn't go away, and Gunner started getting picky about eating again. So, we took him back to the vet, and they put him under for another surgery to discover that the bump was a mass...this mass was later biopsied and he was diagnosed with a rare form of fibrosarcoma cancer. We were then referred to Veterinary Specialists of North Texas to take the next steps...after lots of tests and lots of $$$$, it was determined that our Gunner would need a partial mandibulectomy to remove a section of his jaw and hopefully ALL of this damn tumor. They are pretty uncertain if they can get it all, which means he will need to go through radiation and chemo following his surgery. Our first thoughts were obviously heartbreak and worry for our boy, but also, how in the hell are we going to pay for this. I'm a blue collar guy who gets by with what I make, but, I am by no means a rich man...and let me tell you, those quotes they gave to me for all of these procedures and treatments are much more expensive than I could ever imagine.
My Fiance works at a dog daycare, and one of her clients who has had 2 dogs go through bone cancer treatments of which my Fiance took care of, this kind woman started a GoFundMe page to give our Gunner a chance. This GoFundMe was posted this Monday 10-8 and as of this morning we had about $500 in donations from friends and family. Here comes the amazing part...a Twitter page called WeRateDogs (@dog_rates) has 7.5 MILLION followers. These amazing people got a hold of our fundraiser, and needless to say, our donations went from $500 to over $15,000 in about 4 hours!!! I could never imagine feeling this much hope and joy in such a dark time in my life, complete strangers completely changed by life in a matter of hours. I have been crying tears of joy and happiness all day...I was once a pessimistic man, my outlook on life has completely changed.:):):):):):):)
The cancer specialists have given Gunner pretty good odds to live the rest of his life so long as his surgery this Thursday goes well and the treatments that follow. We are going to fight this so long as it doesn't impact his quality of life negatively. If your interested in seeing future updates on his fight with cancer, the lovely woman who started this campaign will continue to update the Fundraiser page throughout the process.
Cheers!
Mike and Kim
https://twitter.com/dog_rates/status/1050816834549755904