People who know me know that I definitely do not receive help easily. So this is very challenging for me to ask, but I am at a desperate point for my soul dog. Everyone and anyone who knows me know that I am obsessed with Golden retrievers. That never started until I got chance. After having chance for less than a year, I realized how absolutely obsessed I was with the breed. I loved him so much that I wanted to be around thousands of others that were just like him. Of course, I couldn’t actually have thousands of golden retrievers so I then created the DFW golden retriever meet up group. Basically so I can love on other goldens and let my boy have the time of his life. Almost 4,000 members later, We are here today and have had so much fun. We’ve had members travel to Colorado together, there has been relationships formed, friendships made, tears and happiness, Halloween costume contests, Santa photos.. I mean, you name it! It even helped keep a lot of people’s spirits up during the Covid shut down with virtual meet ups. I never ever dreamed that this group would be this big and successful. All for and because of my special boy chance.Chance has been my bucket list Dog for the past going on nine years. Traveling with me all around the US. Just him and I. He has been the best hiking and adventure, friend that I’ve ever met. Never afraid of altitude, windy steep climbs, long swims, and long kayak trips. He has healed me in so many ways over the years through many trials. He has filled the void for the children that I wished for for many years. When I thought about what breed I should get for my next dog, nine years ago, I took into consideration of my future children. Everyone knows a golden retriever has a loving and gentle heart of gold. What I didn’t realize was that it was going to take me six years of infertility to make that dream come true. To watch him play fetch in his yard with his human siblings. Now we are here with a beautiful little boy who is growing fast, but apparently not fast enough. Now we are here with chance and his life on hold. Just before Thanksgiving he had been limping and the vet assumed it was just arthritis. I thought otherwise, so I went back and asked for them to perform an x-ray to see if he injured his front left leg. Never thinking that she would come in the room distraught because she found bone cancer. She proceeded to tell me he has 6 to 8 months and that they would need to amputate the entire leg because it is in two places. We’re so lost with this news. Chance has definitely lived a fun and fulfilling life, and I have definitely gained all of the memories that I could hope for with him but if you have ever met him, you know that he is still a puppy at heart. He is so happy all of the time and has never met a stranger. A lot of people like to say he is over friendly. But the memories that I originally intended to have with him have not been made and that is for him to make them with my son. He’s not ready to leave earth and I am not ready for him to neither. I am so desperate to find the help to get him chemo. The vet has suggested even after amputation, he will still have only 6-8 months. His pain will just be lessened. Unfortunately, we had to spend all of our savings and more on IVF treatments for many years to finally have our son. I don’t like asking for help, but everyone has suggested that I do. Anything will help honestly. Even just your thoughts and prayers for my boy.