Most of you who will see this know who I am, so a self-introduction seems redundant. Those of you who do know me know that one of the few things I care about in this world is my dog, Niko. So... here I am breaking a rule I've set upon myself for years.

We need your help. Niko was diagnosed with Lyme Disease and needs treatment and is already showing . Last year, I lost my job and currently have no income. I used the last of my income taxes so that I could take him to the vet for a checkup or treatment, and this is the only curable diagnosis he was given today. He also has cataracts, but that's a GoFundMe for another day.

I was able to pay for the first shot of treatment and used the very last to pay for his medicine to treat it, but he still needs more boosters and vet visits.

So here I am, tears in my eyes, begging essentially to help me save my boy. Please help me cure my child. He is the only thing that I have that drives away the darkness, and I can't do anything for him. In my eyes, I have failed as a parent.

To keep the treatment scheduled correctly, I have a month to raise the money. Anything that can be offered will help, even if I can only get $50 from this, it will help. Even if only $5, it will help.

Please. I hate asking for assistance from anyone but for him I would sever my own arm. Please help him for that I cannot.