
Support Otto's Battle Against Monocytic Leukemia
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As some of you may know, Otto and I purchased our first house this past week. In the same week, Otto became very ill, which resulted in several emergency vet and oncology appointments. Otto has since been diagnosed with stage 5 leukemia, both in his bone marrow and more recently affecting his lymph nodes; they are unable to differentiate between whether the cell lines are lymphoid or myeloid without further (unnecessary) testing (because treatment plan would be the same regardless).
At this time, Otto has been started on prednisone and received one dose of Elspar (chemo treatment); his response to the Elspar over the next week will help us determine next steps in his treatment plan - to include doxorubicin and/or cytosar (additional chemo treatment). The vet has shared that if he does respond to these chemo therapies, that he may need to continue on some type of therapy indefinitely.
Otto has the greatest support system (that our vet has named “Team Otto”), which is why we’re creating an Otto Medical Fund/Go Fund Me to help get him the treatments he’ll need in the immediate future to enjoy his new home and backyard with mom.
If you’ve met Otto, you know he’s the most loving, happy boy there is - he’s been by my side since 10 weeks old, through both undergrad and graduate school (he’s a proud UVM Alum), he’s been deemed our “IHPP mascot,” and has been my emotional support dog, lifeline, and best friend since the day one.
Please help us share Otto’s story and Medical Fund, and if you’re able, leave a donation - even the smallest bit helps. ❤️ And if you're more comfortable leaving a donation for Otto elsewhere, our Venmo is: @Bethany-Swanson (last 4 of phone number - 0009).
Thank you all so much for supporting Otto.
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Bethany Swanson
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Westbrook, ME