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Sadly, on Sept 11 this year, I lost my beloved service dog Toby, who is pictured with me. He was only 8 years old and was a rescue dog. I loved him with all my heart, but unfortunately, we both shared medical issues and he was taken from me much too soon. I am now asking for your help. I've had 25 serious surgeries and there are more to come. I've had 13 heart surgeries, heart attacks and am pacemaker dependent.  I've had a malignant brain tumor removed, as well as my Hippocampus and Amygdala, but I still have frequent seizures (this is mainly due to unmanageable migraines I've had all my life that cause frequent vomiting of all 27 meds I take daily; including my seizure meds). Toby was able to alert family members if I said "seizure" or "911" and also get my seizure meds. Now I'm the only person downstairs and I must compliment the builder of our house; I can scream as loud as possible and no one can hear me upstairs, but this is unfortunate in my situation. I've found a German Shepherd with a health guarantee from a family breeder, but unfortunately she isn't in my state and quality comes with a price. I live on a very small amount of Social Security (less than $800 per month) so I've had to humble myself and ask for help. Please don't think I won't be able to care for this dog; I can do that. Toby was on 3 seizure meds per month, and I paid for those. It's just this initial cost of a guaranteed healthy, reputable dog to assist me. Thank you so much for your help. It means everything to me!

** I forgot to mention I do have a date that my new service dog will be ready - the first week of February 2021. I need to complete payment by the final week of January 2021. Thank you again!! **Toby ❤ He was with me day & night...



This is my 13th heart surgery. Two of my sons and my cousin with me.
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  • Jane Docken
    • $100
    • 4 yrs
  • Matt Burch
    • $200
    • 4 yrs
  • Bridget Voelker
    • $40
    • 4 yrs
  • Anonymous
    • $10
    • 4 yrs
  • Anonymous
    • $100
    • 4 yrs
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Kristy Quibell Tharp
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Avondale, AZ

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