On January 8th, our "happy soul" pup was not himself. A Labrador who wouldn't even eat a Cheeto puff. We had to take him to urgent care for an exam and ultrasound. He had a blockage that was too far down to puke but wasn't passing. He ate part of a toy he has had for months without issues the previous day. We did not notice because we both went down with the flu that day (and are still sick).

I have not been able to work beyond odd jobs this past year because of my own health and taking care of my grandma post-stroke. My partner was fired last month for trying to unionize. We set the goal to 4k because that's what GoFundMe suggested. But the bill was 3.7k, not including our follow-up appointment to remove his staples.