Help for Justin Ready

Justin and Erin Ready are nothing short of a power couple. My dad and stepmom are two of the strongest people I will ever know, having weathered the toughest storms while maintaining the love and dedication they have for each other and everyone in their lives. The two own and operate Adventures in Dog Walking, a leading dog walking, training, and pet-sitting company in the Bay Area. Justin and Erin have always been very involved in their community and do everything they can to leave a positive footprint everywhere they step. They now need help from our community, friends, and family in the tragedies that have been striking our family since 2019.

Justin Ready has many titles – father, husband, business owner, herbalist, friend, to name a few – but no one expected cancer patient to become a new way to describe him. My dad’s first cancer diagnosis came right after he turned 40 years old in May of 2019. He went through an intense chemotherapy regimen for three months to fight the cancer. Chemotherapy is extremely rough on the body, and my dad was no exception. Fighting cancer meant fighting through the ills that came with chemo, too, and my dad was the biggest fighter. He finished treatment and was deemed to be in remission by December 2019.

Mere months after my dad finished chemotherapy, the COVID-19 pandemic hit, and the whole world was shut down. As you can imagine, this shutdown had immediate and long-term financial effects on my dad and stepmom’s business. While still recovering from the financial strains of medical expenses incurred from the cancer treatment, COVID-19 continued to decimate their business and livelihood. Since the pandemic hit, both Justin and Erin have been in the field working with their dog groups every single day, trying to make it through yet another storm of life.

All the while, my stepmom, Erin Ready, was suffering in her own body. She too has many titles – stepmom, wife, business owner, multi-talented musical artist, and friend, to name a few. No one expected a cancer patient to become a new description of Erin, either, let alone after her husband recovered from his cancer. For years she had battled with undiagnosed symptoms and complaints fell on deaf ears. Through her fight for medical care and a diagnosis, Erin found out she had thyroid cancer. She underwent a partial thyroidectomy surgery to have the cancer removed in December of 2022 and is now cancer-free. Her great results also came with another stack of medical bills.

Erin’s surgery happened just about three years after my dad was declared in remission. Our family thought this past winter was the end of the medical trauma, but this time of rejoicing was short-lived. My dad is now back in the hospital after having to have emergency exploratory surgery on his abdomen where a carcinoma mass was just removed this past week. His surgery recovery will take up to 4-6 weeks with preventative chemotherapy being suggested to follow. As you can imagine the financial hardships also follow. All we know is that he needs help. Our family needs help.

Our family has been plagued enough by nonstop cancer diagnoses and endless treatment plans. On top of everything else, Justin and Erin do not deserve to be plagued by financial debt from trying to take care of themselves while owning and operating their small business. We now turn to our family, friends, and community members and kindly ask for any donations that you can give. Thank you for your consideration.