PLEASE READ – 2026 UPDATE:

This page has been active for over a year. The nearly $1,700 raised previously has already gone toward some of Chopper’s past surgeries and bills (over $11,000 total). We are now facing a new issue and a possible $5,000–$6,000 surgery.

Hi everyone. This is my baby, Chopper. He is my whole world...and I truly mean that.

I got him in 2016 during what felt like one of the best seasons of my life. I had just earned two diplomas in the medical field and landed a director position at a medical facility. But in 2017, everything changed. I was diagnosed with a lifelong health condition. I went through chemo, IVIG, and steroid treatments. I eventually lost my job and was declared disabled.

Through all of it, Chopper was my constant. He carried me through the darkest parts of my health battles and the hardest seasons of my personal life. I truly don’t know where I would be without him. I never got to have children because of my health and Chopper became my child, my purpose, and my reason to keep going.

Last year, Chopper was diagnosed with cancer. He has had three major surgeries.. two in his anal area and one to remove three large tumors from his stomach. The total for those surgeries, ultra sound check upset every few months, his meds and everything has reached AT LEAST $11,000.

Now, I learned his internal tumor in his anus has now grown outside and surgery to remove it is estimated to cost between $5,000 and $6,000.

At this point, I am faced with an incredibly difficult decision. His internal tumors have been growing very slowly, and part of me wonders if removing this one could give him more time. But I also have to consider his comfort and quality of life. I do not yet know what the right choice will be.

What I do know is that I don’t want finances to be the reason I can’t give him every possible chance. Financial support would allow me the ability to make the best decision for him..not just the decision I can afford.

I am still managing my own medical expenses and living with the limitations of being disabled. Asking for help is not easy for me. But Chopper has given me his whole heart without hesitation. I am trying to fight for him the way he has always been there for me.

If you feel led to donate or even just share this page, it would mean more than I can express. And if all you can offer is a prayer for my boy, that means just as much.

Thank you for taking the time to read our story and for caring about him.