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Help Rick Save His Beloved Maltipoo

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My name is Rick Sheafer, please bare with me because I've never done this before. I'm 74 years old, windowed and live only on social security.
I adopted this little maltipoo 5 years ago after my little Jimmy dies of cancer. Losing Jimmy almost drove me to suicide, but fortunately this little guy came into my life at the right moment. He's stolen my heart just like Jimmy did. He's all I have and the one thing that keeps me going.
Two weeks ago he was chasing a Squirrel and tripped. In the process pinching a nerve in his spine causing great pain. It's effected his legs and causes him to fall down a lot, it hurts him to open his mouth to eat.
The vet has given me medication for pain, anti-inflammatory which helps with his pain but doesn't solve the problem and he can't stay on the medication indefinitely. They're also using Lazer therapy on him.
They've suggested that at some point he'll need surgery or I'll probably have to put him down. The thought terrified me. I had to put Jimmy down and almost committed suicide my pain and guilt were so bad.
Surgery will cost between 6 and 10 thousand dollars and living on social security I can't afford it. I've had to charge almost 1000.00 on my credit card just in the past two weeks alone and I have to spend 60 dollars a week on the Lazer Surgery.
I spent over 7000 on Jimmy and he still died and it threw me into bankruptcy.
Please if you can help me save my little buddy, my sleeping companion I'd be forever grateful.
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  • Minh Phuong Nguyen
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  • Bernard Knight
    • $25
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  • Emma Ray
    • $35
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  • Joseph Amador
    • $20
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Sanford, FL

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