My name is JD, and this is my girl, Harlow. She’s only 3 years old, and right now, her kidneys are failing. Her latest test results were devastating, and without immediate hospitalization, she has only days left

My partner and Harlow’s co-parent, Nick, has been my rock through all of this, and we’re doing everything we can for Harlow, but we can’t do it alone. I’m currently unemployed until I start a new job on Monday, and the cost of her emergency care is far beyond what I can cover right now.

I’ve always put my own needs second, focused on survival and on trying to make my dreams a reality. As a trans immigrant woman, I’ve fought to build a life, create safe spaces, and support others around me. I even paused my own medical transition because I can’t afford it.

Through it all, I’ve never once asked my community for financial help for myself.

Today, I’m asking. Not for me, but for Harlow.

She’s still fighting. She’s still eating. She still curls up next to me, she was SO excited to go on her walk this morning, and I can see in her eyes that she’s not ready to leave.

The other option on the table is euthanasia. but I can’t live with myself without giving her a fighting chance first. I’ve lost so much in my life and I’m not ready to lose my girl. She saved my life when I needed her the most, so I owe it to her to try.

I appreciate you sharing Harlow’s story, every single dollar will help us giving her one last chance to fight and stay with us.

-JD Lopez Duven (Divina)