Sasha's Chemo and Immunotherapy

OUR STORY:  Hi, I'm Catherine Lavy. I'm 19 years old, and live in the greater Seattle area. In late April I adopted a three year old German Shepherd/Belgian Malinois mix from the Seattle Animal Shelter with my boyfriend and my family.  We fell in love with her the minute we saw her, and knew from our first meeting that she would be the perfect fit for our family. According to her file, she had been a strictly outdoor dog, and we knew that we wanted to be the family to give her the best life she could possibly have. We filled out the paperwork, took her home, and renamed her Sasha.  I have struggled with anxiety and depression my entire life. My other dog had passed away from old age a few months before, and one of my goals with getting Sasha would be to have her as an emotional support animal. Although she isn't certified yet, she has more than achieved the title as my emotional support animal. She knows exactly what to do to make everything okay, no matter what is going on. She helps me sleep better, cope with feelings of distress, get a healthy dose of exercise, and maintain a positive attitude.  Sasha LOVES LOVES LOVES to give kisses, ride in the car, go to the park, and play with the ball. She loves her ball so much that she will sleep next to it to make sure it's safe and doesn't get taken away from her. But, the only thing she loves more than her ball is her people. Every person she meets can feel the positivity radiate off of her. She has deeply bonded with every member of my family, and is an all around amazing dog.  CANCER: We had no idea Sasha had cancer until we took her in to see her vet for a completely unrelated reason, and they ended up finding the lymph nodes in her throat to be extremely swollen. She had not been showing any strange symptoms, other than some trouble breathing properly. The vet did some tests on a sample from her lymph nodes that proved our worst fear: Sasha has cancer. Specifically, Lymphoma. We are taking the next steps in figuring out treatment for Sasha. She has become a significant member of our family, and we are not willing to give up on her. She is a strong, joyful, pure dog that we believe has the capability of pushing through. But, treatment is expensive. My parents have already been dealing with heavy financial burdens (due to bouts of unemployment over the course of the last 6 years), which leaves me as the primary financial provider for Sasha's treatment. I work at McDonald's while I attend college, and I'm worried that I won't be able to give Sasha the help she needs on my own.  OUR PLAN/GOALS: -$1500 by August 25th: The cost for diagnostics testing and evaluation alone may cost more than this goal as it is. -$8000 by September 15th: The cost for chemotherapy as it relates to Sasha will fall around $6000-7000, in addition to the aforementioned testing and evaluation. The key is for us to act fast. Canine Lymphoma can become deadly if treatment doesn't begin fast enough. Dogs with Lymphoma may have anywhere between a week and just over a month to live after the date of their diagnosis (if left untreated). We would be heartbroken if Sasha is unable to receive the treatment that would end up saving her life.