As I’m writing this I’m still in disbelief that it’s actually real. Our sweet, goofy, annoying, MOST loyal boy got a diagnosis that no one ever wants to receive. I recently took our almost 7 year old rotty boy, Axell, into our primary vet for some lumps I noticed on his lymph nodes. They then did some cytology testing & it came back confirmed Lymphoma. A cancer, that’s not only one of the most common in dogs, but also has no cure (but remission is possible).

Immediately I felt like I was in a fever dream. Working in the vet med field for 4 years, I’ve seen it happen to many, but never thought it would be happening to my own family. For those who know Axell, know how truly special of a dog he is. We constantly joke that he’s not even a dog, he’s really a human. He’ll sit at the table with you, help you finish your burger (or 10, if you know you know), & may even tell a joke or two. But in all seriousness he’s our glue. He’s truly unlike any dog I’ve ever encountered. Hence why, we’ve decided to turn here because we truly would do anything for him, like he’d do for us.

We’ve gone to two oncologists who have told us chemotherapy is his best option. To put it bluntly, chemotherapy is really fucking expensive. On the high end of the estimate we were told 12,000 & low end is 9,500.

We would go to hell & back for this guy, however, us being a single person income family & expecting a second baby on the way soon, we simply cannot afford to shoulder that kind of money right now. Even though life is SMACKING us in the face right now, we refuse to give up.

I know everyone’s financial situations are different, so even simply sharing would seriously be doing the most for us. I truly can’t put into words how grateful me & my family are for everyone’s support through this challenging time.

As I’m writing this, Axell is literally doing LAPS in the backyard trying to catch a squirrel. This dude WANTS to live & is so damn resilient. He’s literally giving me all the strength through this. ALL while battling this fucking horrible disease. Cancer fucking sucks.

If you’ve made it this far, truly from the bottom of my heart, thank you. You have NO clue how much kind words, donations, & shares mean to us.