I owe my life and my 10 months clean to a dog I didn't want, that was a gift I didn't need, and I would now, never make it in life without.

I’m raising funds for my service dog because I cannot afford housing for us during my dog’s recovery after being neutered. The shelter where we stay is helping cover the neutering itself, but it cannot pay for lodging for the aftercare period, and that is the part I need help with.

My dog has people advocating for him, the Board Chair of the Corvallis Daytime Drop-in Center, the Manager of the Room at the Inn, women's shelter, and also my Samaritan healthcare services head RN, Jen...

Right now, we stay in a shelter that has no day room access, which means we have to be outside from 9:00 to 5:00 every day. With bad weather already here and winter approaching, that makes this situation even harder. I need my dog to be neutered so I can complete the registration process, but I also need a safe place for us to stay while my dog recovers.

I also want to share that I have almost 11 months sober thanks to my dog being gifted to me when he was 4 and a half weeks old last June. My dog has meant so much to me, and getting through this recovery period safely is deeply important to both of us. I have hundreds of hours of training invested in my dog, not to mention our emotional bond, and he senses when I am about to have a seizure or incontinence episode. He is also in active training to become my mobility assistant and has just about mastered opening handicap doors. He has shown promise as an agility dog also, and keeps me healthy and active.

We have also received support from the Corvallis daytime drop-in center, but we have now maxed out our lifetime benefit amount there.

Support from this fundraiser would help pay for temporary ( hotel room ) housing for me and my service dog during aftercare so we are not out on the streets during the day while my dog is recovering. Any donation or share would mean so much and would help us get through this safely. Thank you for supporting us.