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<div>My name is **Jorge N. Giraldo**, founder and owner of **Mr. Tango Shoes**. We began our company in **1994 (32 years ago)**.
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<div>**Mr. Tango Shoes is a U.S.-based American corporation** dedicated to manufacturing specialized dance shoes, particularly for tango dancers. Although our production facility operates in **Manizales, Colombia**, approximately **90% of our products are made for and sold to the U.S. market**.
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<div>Recently, a strong earthquake in Colombia severely damaged and destroyed our Mr. Tango Shoes factory in **Manizales**. Because of this disaster, we have been forced to stop our normal production, and the employees and families who depend on our company are now facing a very difficult situation.
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<div>I am personally organizing this fundraiser on behalf of **Mr. Tango Shoes, our employees, and their families**. My goal is to provide immediate support while we work to repair and rebuild the factory and resume production.
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<div>* Purchase of leather, soles, heels, and other materials needed to restart production.
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<div>For **32 years**, Mr. Tango Shoes has served the dance community, especially dancers throughout the United States. Our greatest hope is to rebuild the factory, protect the jobs of the people who depend on our company, and continue producing the shoes our customers have trusted for decades.
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Earthquake Destroyed Mr. Tango Shoes — Help Us Rebuild

<div>My name is Hannah Snider. I am making this fundraiser for <strong>Kimberly Snider</strong>, my stepmama of more than 10 years. In April 2024, Kimber was diagnosed with <strong>Stage 4 ovarian cancer with peritoneal carcinomatosis</strong>. Since then, she has endured major surgery, including a hysterectomy and partial peritonectomy, and is now on her third sequence of chemotherapy and immunotherapy. Right now, Kimber is stable with intensive treatment, but the future remains uncertain.
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<div>Through all of this, Kimber has continued to be devoted to her family. Kimber is one of the strongest women I know. Her energy spreads like a wildfire when she enters a room. She can create something special out of thin air. She is beautiful from the inside and out, totally hilarious, deeply moved by art and nature, and above all, a wonderful mother to her children (and kitties).
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<div>This fundraiser will help offset some medical expenses, but most importantly, it will help Kimber and my dad, Jeff, make precious memories together during this difficult season. The hope is to help them travel to Boston for her son’s college graduation at Brandeis University, enjoy a special swimming with otters experience, and possibly take a short trip to Greece next year if Kimber’s health allows.
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<div>Any support means the world to this family and will help ease the financial stress and logistics so Kimberly can experience joy, love, and meaningful moments with the people she cares about most.
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Support Kimberlys Joyful Memories

<div>My wife, Rachel, was wrongly accused of murdering her mother in July of 2023, and formally charged in February of 2025. The full story is both horrifying and tragic, and should hit close to home for anyone who has ever cared for a dying loved one.
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<div><strong>As Rachel's husband, I want to add something she would never say herself: Rachel is extraordinarily good at fighting for other people and extraordinarily bad at asking for help for herself.</strong>
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<div><strong>Since her charges were dismissed, she's poured all her energy into telling this story, advocating for caregiver protections, supporting other families facing similar situations, and working toward Marsha's Law. What she talks about far less is what this ordeal cost her.</strong>
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<div>The legal battle that saved her life destroyed our finances. We lost our savings, retirement accounts, and financial security. She lost a career she spent years building, and despite being cleared of all charges, she continues to be unable to find work because of what happened.
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<div><strong>If you choose to support this fundraiser, you're not just helping Rachel pursue justice or advocate for change. You're helping her rebuild a life that was shattered. You're helping her pay down crushing debt, regain stability, and create the space to continue this work without sacrificing her own future in the process.</strong>
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<div>Rachel believes deeply that what happened to her could happen to someone else. I believe that too. But I also believe she deserves the chance to heal, recover, and build a life beyond this tragedy.
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<div><strong>For those who have supported her, encouraged her, shared her story, or contributed financially: thank you. It means more than you know.</strong>
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<div>Rachel’s mother suffered from Alzheimer's and multiple myeloma. She was in hospice living in a memory care facility in Evans, Georgia. In July 2023, Rachel gets a call from the facility informing her that her mother was actively dying and that she had days or maybe just hours left to live. We had to move heaven and earth to get to Georgia since a storm had grounded almost all flights out of NYC.
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<div>On July 10th, 2023, Rachel arrived at her mother’s bedside. On July 12, after days without food or fluids and no responsiveness except to groan in pain or gasp for air, Rachel's mother dies.
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<div>Within hours of her mother dying, Rachel was accused of murder. Although these accusations had no substance, Rachel became ensnared in the criminal legal system. A search warrant was issued, an investigation had begun.
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<div>In February 2025, Rachel was indicted on 2 counts of murder in Columbia county, Georgia, and the ground beneath us fell away. The nightmare of being accused had now become a waking, all-consuming fight for our lives.
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<div>At this point her pro-bono attorney got us in touch with the best criminal defense attorney in the country, and on a late night call with him driving down the Atlanta highway he agreed to represent Rachel, becoming her champion, and in his words “We are now one.”
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<div>The most harrowing part of this story was the 48 hours surrounding Rachel’s bond hearing. Through her new attorney we had arranged for her to be turned in to the Columbia County police on the same day as her hearing to show good faith in cooperation and minimize the time she had to spend incarcerated.
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<div>We were not hopeful. This judge was known to promote a “tough on crime” attitude and no one knew of anyone in Columbia county that had been granted bond for murder charges. The details of these 2 days could fill a book, but miraculously she was granted $200k bond.
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<div>I say “miraculously” but in truth it was due to so much love and support for Rachel in the form of all those who showed up in the courtroom that day and the tireless work of her legal team that made it happen.
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<div>The one detail I will share from that experience is a feeling I hope none of you ever have to experience: standing in a courtroom watching the person you love most on a TV, locked in jail for an undetermined amount of time that could possibly be measured in years, at the mercy of someone you have no influence over.
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<div>She was free from jail, but definitely not free. The criminal legal system doesn’t grant visitor’s passes. Even without evidence of wrongdoing, justice departments don’t like to admit mistakes and dismissals are rare. That’s why most people accept plea deals, even if they’re innocent.
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<div>Luckily, Rachel had many things in place to fight for her freedom. She was meticulous in her record of events. She is medically knowledgeable and highly intelligent. She has a wide base of support and commands a lot of trust in the community. She had an impressive resume. She had a connection that enabled her to find the best attorney in the country. She had (barely) enough savings to afford him. If any one of these things were not true, this story would have ended up very differently.
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<div>After sending the medical examiner abundant evidence of her innocence and the missing context surrounding her mother’s death, he revised her cause of death. And with that the case died. Without a murder there could be no murderer. Rachel’s case had been dismissed and now begins the rest of her new life.
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<div>There is no going back to “normal” after something like this. There are many details of this story that will be revealed in time as more news outlets cover the story and investigate how this happened to a woman who was called down to witness the death of her mom. Because everyone dies and almost everyone wants to be surrounded by loved ones when that end comes.
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<div>The reality in which we live does not correspond with the concept of justice as we understand it. It takes surprisingly little to ruin another person’s life if you can get the right people to cooperate.
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<div>There is one thing that might make some of this suffering worth something. And it’s in this part of the story, of Rachel’s new life, that we all have the opportunity to make this world a little bit safer and less cruel.
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<div>Thank you for helping Rachel to get back on her feet so she can do the thing that matters most to her: preventing this from happening to others.
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<div><strong>In February of 2025, I was charged with two counts of murder in the state of Georgia: Felony murder and malice murder, both of which carry the possibility of the death penalty.</strong>
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<div>Luckily, I had collected ample evidence showing that I had acted in good faith, much of which didn't seem to have been available to the medical examiner or district attorney at the time of my arrest. This evidence included eyewitness testimonies to her death and the days leading up to it, videos and photos of her condition, proof of her prescribed morphine, phone and text records, as well as hospice records that showed she had been declared "actively dying" and that I was called down from NYC to be with her.
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<div><strong>With this new information, the medical examiner updated her cause of death and it was no longer rules a homicide. The DA then dropped all charges in August and I was released from bond.</strong>
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<div>Though I was cleared, the experience shattered my life. I lost my career, life savings (and my husband's), my family, and my reputation while grieving my mom's death and fighting for my own life.
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<div><strong>Now, I'm doing everything in my power to make sure that what happened to me and my mom NEVER happens to another family ever again.</strong>
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<div>Every year, MILLIONS of American families are prescribed and instructed to use comfort kits with their dying loved ones. These comfort kits typically contain controlled substances like sublingual morphine, lorazepam, and other medications meant to ease distress at end of life.
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<div>In fact, depending on the hospice company, there is often little to no documentation showing that family members -- who are not trained medical professionals -- are authorized to give their loved ones these medications at all. <strong>As a result, law enforcement, medical examiners, and district attorneys who are unfamiliar with hospice practices may think that family members who give their loved one morphine are committing a crime,</strong> as appears to have been assumed with me.
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<div><strong>This is why I'm proposing Marsha's Law.</strong>
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<div>The funds you donate will enable me to begin to pay down my debt so that I can focus on securing:
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<div>Though I've been shattered emotionally, financially, and professionally, I feel obligated to use my privilege to do all I can to prevent this from happening to another person. Most of all, it's how my mom raised me, and I owe it to her and her memory to live up to the principles she instilled in me.
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<div>Thank you for helping me channel the most traumatic and agonizing chapter in my life into a force for lasting change.
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<div>— Rachel Waters
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Support justice for Rachel, her mom, & hospice caregivers

<div><strong>This is Charles from Texas' story…</strong>
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<div>"I want to share the story of my dear friend, Charles Deal. He has spent his life serving others with humility, faith, and love. He grew up in Waxahachie, Texas, earned respect through hard work, and later served in the National Guard during the Berlin Crisis. Service has always been at the center of who he is.
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<div>Charles has touched many lives through his kindness. He found joy in his community, especially at local football games, and he lives his faith each day at Pathway Baptist Church. He is always there for others, offering support, care, and prayer, yet never asking for anything in return.
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<div>In 2022, Charles retired to care for his younger brother who was battling cancer. His brother promised him he could stay in his home for the rest of his life. Sadly, his brother passed away just one month later, and that promise was never made official. Now, at 90 years old, Charles is struggling to keep the home he was meant to have.
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<div>He's coming towards the end of his savings and taken on financial strain just to cover basic expenses like taxes, insurance, and repairs. His mobility is limited, and working is no longer realistic, yet he still considers it because he refuses to give up. He does not have family to lean on, but he does have people who care deeply about him.
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<div>I met Charles at work, and he quickly became someone I admire and respect. He was dependable, kind, and always put others first. Even in retirement, he only asks for prayer. When I saw the story of Ed Bambas, it reminded me of Charles and how easily someone who has given so much can be overlooked. I knew I had to act. Any support will help Charles stay in his home and live his remaining years with peace and dignity."
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<div>-Peter Charoonbara
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<div><strong>Kindness Creator Samuel Weidenhofer is on a mission to ensure one veteran or veteran’s family in every US state never has to work again.</strong>
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<div><strong>With over 15 million people behind him, this is more than a fundraiser. It’s a national movement to honour those who have served.</strong>
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<div><strong>Every share helps change a life.</strong>
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Help Charles Stay in His Home [Texas]

<div>My dad, <strong>Travis Montgomery</strong>, had a life-changing stroke on Friday, March 13th.

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<div>He has gone from completely independent, working,  hanging with friends, and being the main caretaker of his elderly mother to instantly unable to walk, talk, work, or communicate effectively and needing 24/7 care and rehabilitation.

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<div>My dad has been self-employed for 30+ years and unfortunately does not have insurance. <strong>The rehabilitation necessary to come home, physical, occupational, and speech therapy, and the 24/7 necessary care after coming home, and other cost of living bills for this new season of our lives are already growing.</strong>

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<div>My dad is a strong-willed, stubborn, but determined man who sometimes refuses to ask for help while endlessly helping others.

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<div>My family would truly appreciate any donations, contributions, or advice for this journey. 

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Support Travis's Journey to Recovery

<div>On January 24, 2026, Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a Minneapolis resident and American citizen was executed on the streets of Minneapolis by ICE agents.

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<div>This fundraiser is intended to support the loved ones he leaves behind with immediate and ongoing needs. Because details are still unfolding, and to ensure the money goes to the right person, funds will not be distributed until we can verify next-of-kin and identify the appropriate family representative to manage anything raised.

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<div>If, for any reason, the funds cannot be transferred to Alex’s family, we will direct the total amount to the Immigrant Defense Project, a nonprofit that provides litigation, advocacy, and community-defense resources to help immigrants defend their rights and fight deportation.

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Alex Pretti is an American Hero

<div>I'm asking for help for <strong>Lisa "Dayzee" Mangham's services</strong> and to help pay some bills due to her unexpected death. Neither of us has been able to work the last few months due to her illness. I basically was her nurse for the past month, and then she was readmitted to Baylor for 2 weeks before she passed away.

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Support for Lisa Dayzee Mangham's Final Farewell

<div>This journey has been deeply saddening and heartbreaking since FEB 9th, My daughters hospitalization has turned our world upside down, Adriana complained about an headache days prior and travel to two hospitals but was given medication with no tests ran or proper examination, then Sunday morning she was found unresponsive suddenly Adriana was declared brain dead FEB 19th but due to expecting her unborn child she with be kept on life support due to heart beat law in Georgia but sadden to know we had no say so regarding her lifeless body and unborn child. Adriana was only 2 months when placed on support and were given no choice to wait for months to find out the baby will suffer disease which will lead to major disabilities. Adriana has 7year old son and family behind left who’s broken and we’re asking for prayers and support during this time. Anything helps!

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Help Adriana's Family During This Heartbreaking Journey

<div>In the early hours of December 17th, Marcos’ mobile home caught fire. Unfortunately, everything in their house burned or is ruined due to smoke damage. Along with everything being lost, and in an attempt in helping rescue his family, he also lost one of his twin children. I am asking for donations for this family as they now do not have any of the bare necessities, as well as any of the essentials needed for caring for a his 1 year old. As well as cover hospital costs and funeral expenses. I pray that we can rally together as a community and provide some hope and support for Marcos and his family at this time. Please share! 
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<div>En las primeras horas del 17 de diciembre, la casa móvil de Marcos se incendió. Desafortunadamente, todo en su casa se quemó o se arruinó debido a los daños causados por el humo. Junto con todo lo que se perdió, y en un intento de ayudar a rescatar a su familia, también perdió a uno de sus hijos gemelos. Estoy pidiendo donaciones para esta familia, ya que ahora no tienen ninguna de las necesidades básicas, así como ninguno de los elementos esenciales necesarios para cuidar a su hija de 1 año. Además de cubrir los gastos del hospital y los gastos funerarios. Rezo para que podamos reunirnos como comunidad y proporcionar algo de esperanza y apoyo a Marcos y su familia en este momento. Por favor, comparte!
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Marcos Martinez and family

<div>We are  here to honor the memory of Remo Deprophetis, a genuine soul with a heart of gold. Following Remo's untimely passing, we aim to empower his Wife Josephine and their three beloved daughters. Remo was a dedicated realtor for 13 years, always prioritizing his clients interests. His kindness and willingness to help set him apart. However, his true joy lay in his family-his wife, and their three daughters. He dedicated himself to his home and garden, with love and a ready shoulder for his family. We are creating this fund to support their daughters in realizing their dreams and ease the burden on Josephine as she becomes the family's sole provider. We aim to raise a fund to provide the girls with the resources they need to help with future educational needs. Remo's passing has left a emotional and financial gap. Your donations will make it easier for the girls to access the resources they will need in the future. Please help us reach our goal by sharing this fundraiser with your network and on social media.
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<div>Your contributions will ensure that Remo's legacy shines through his daughters as they pursue their dreams. Thank you for supporting the Deprophetis family during this challenging time, and for ensuring that Remo's loving spirit lives on.
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Remo Deprophetis

<div>As most of you know, Marci's mom Ann had a stroke a month or so ago which has left her partially incapacitated on her left side. Marci's mom had been living with her in a 3 bedroom duplex up until this occurred. 
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<div>Unfortunately, now it is impossible for that to continue so the decision has been made to move Ann to El Paso to live in an assisted living home. This Unfortunately leaves Marci in a home with too much space and too much rent for her to handle on her own.  
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<div>Marci really wants to stay in Dallas but will need some help moving to a new place in such a short notice regardless of whether she stays or ends up also moving to El Paso so that's why I'm reaching out to ask for help for a friend in her time of need. Marci is always ready to give to those in need, 2 legged as well as 4 legged and I'm hoping you'll find it in your heart to help her in anyway you can. No amount is too small. ❤️
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Help Marci Move

<div>Hi, my names LuC'ius Allure. I am currently raising funds to buy quality housing on wheels for the unhoused in our community &amp; to buy skateboards for kids who cant afford them. Grateful for your support in making a positive impact in our world. ♡LA
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Home Eaze On Wheels Fund

<div><strong>**UPDATE:</strong> This fundraiser was initially established to support a toy drive for Damar’s community, sponsored by the Chasing M’s Foundation. However, it has received renewed support in light of Damar’s current battle and we can’t thank all of you enough. Your generosity and compassion mean the world to us.
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<div>As representatives of Damar, the team at Jaster Athletes posted the fundraiser updates and will work with the Hamlin family, The Chasing M's Foundation, and the GoFundMe team to ensure the safe delivery of funds.
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<div>Damar created The Chasing M’s Foundation to use as a vehicle to bring lasting impact to his community. The foundation supports toy drives, back-to-school drives, kids camps, and more. We're hopeful about Damar's future involvement in disbursing the incredibly generous contributions.
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<div>This is the only current fund that is being used by the Hamlin Family. We appreciate your understanding as we give them the time and space they need to focus on Damar's health first.
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<div>Again, thank you for your thoughts, prayers and support during this time. <strong>UPDATE**</strong>
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<div>As I embark on my journey to the NFL, I will never forget where I come from and I am committed to using my platform to positively impact the community that raised me. I created The Chasing M's Foundation as a vehicle that will allow me to deliver that impact, and the first program is the 2020 Community Toy Drive.
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<div>This campaign gives you the opportunity to contribute to our first initiative and positively impact children who have been hardest hit by the pandemic. 100% of the funds raised will go toward the purchase of toys for kids in need.
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<div>Thank you so much for supporting me on and off the field. I am grateful to have the opportunity to work with you to help make the holiday season a little brighter for the kids in our community.
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The Chasing M's Foundation Community Toy Drive

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<div>You were too special for this world Woody. I knew it all along. It's so hard to know you're gone but it's also relieving to know you're out of pain and in a place where you can be forever young. I will never forget you my dear boy, and am so grateful to have called you my dog, my best friend, you were my world. Your soul was too good for this Earth, your candle burned so very bright for us. What hurt me the most was that you were my miracle dog and I never got a chance to say good bye.. Your passing turned my world upside down and left me shrouded in darkness. The darkness of grief is deep, for a time I could not find my way, but what is grief, if not love persevering? In the darkness, I drift into a dream where I can hear a long familiar howl rising over the dark forest, I follow the call into the unknown void, and there in the distance I find a beautiful white wolf with piercing blue eyes healthy, glowing, and running free.. What was only two years, I wanted to turn into forever. I fell in love with your funny little ways my rambunctious doggy; how you were so proud to be my dog, how you would lick my calves every morning, how you would talk back to me, how you would throw a tantrum whenever I'd have to leave the house, and the way you loved your walks, sniffing all there was to sniff. Pulling ahead on the leash, eager to experience all the things ... Oh Woody boy, you brought so much joy and love into my life and now there is only silence and pain.
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<div>I miss my boy so much and I love him so much, I don't know how to continue my life without you Woody. You trusted me with your life and I do feel as though I failed you. Tonight, I’m laying here, without you next to me, missing your snoring and thinking to myself- I've never experienced so much love from any animal. Our bond was so unique, so special. You were the sweetest boy. You will always be in my heart. The day you were placed in my arms, the first time ever I saw your face, I felt an indescribable joy. Bringing you home was a dream come true, I just knew you were meant to be my dog. I close my eyes sometimes and wish that when I open them you'll be there running into my arms again like you did since you were a puppy. I did everything I possibly could and fought to the very end to try and save your beautiful soul though you were intrinsically transient and fleeting, or in simpler words- you were on borrowed time.
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<div>I hoped and prayed that you would pull through the last surgery, I even said a heartfelt prayer out loud with you in the car on the way to vets that morning. I didn't know that would be the last time I would see you. If I had, I would have stayed there with you.. On the drive home from dropping you off for surgery, all of our good times together flashed before my eyes. I remembered the first trip home with you, my little bundle of joy curled up on my lap. I surely wasn’t thinking about ever having to say goodbye, I was thinking about all the love I already had for you, and we’d only just met. Such a sweet memory of the fateful day that the universe brought us together. It felt like we were destined to be together. As soon as I arrived to see the pups I could tell that you weren't like the others. Maybe I could already sense that you were unwell and would need extra care and maybe that's why I chose you. You were the little runt of the litter, marching to your own drum, and that's what really stole my heart. A spark of intelligence and mischief in your eyes, looking right at me, calling out to me. You were also the only one of the litter with a pure white coat of fur. That was the special l day I found you, my beautiful snowdog (Alaskan Malamute/Siberian Husky) from Socorro. As I write these words nearly half a decade after I met you, it feels like only yesterday that I brought you home on that beautiful winter day. The sun was out and a few puffy white clouds moved slowly across the blue skies. Time slowed down and I zeroed in on you and only you buddy. There was magic in the air that day. It was the beginning of our uphill journey together.
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<div>I prayed for a miracle while you were in surgery, I prayed that this would be the surgery that would make you better and hoped that finally, you'd be able to run and play. Unfortunately, we felt it.. Your spirit leaving this world was profoundly felt by the family. My other dog who loves you and misses you so very much even howled for you that night. Then the next day I got a call saying you had passed, I felt that my heart got stabbed and I wanted to follow you into the darkness. Knowing that I wasn't with you when you took your final breathe still haunts me. It was so sudden.. Nothing could have prepared our family for what would happen the next morning. I was crushed beyond what I thought was possible. I loved you more than anything in this world. I knew I would see you pass at some point, but I thought I had several years before having to go through this. I wish you had passed surrounded by those who loved you.. and not in a cold operating room.
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<div>Oh Woody, you will always be remembered in our hearts. Your passing taught me that nothing in life that we love should be taken for granted, ever, as we simply don’t know when we will lose it. I still remember the night before you left me, you said good bye.. You came close and wanted me to pet you one last time and boy I saw you taking it in and savoring our last moment together just like the first time I ever petted you as a puppy, remember? There you were at 8-weeks-old, looking up at me by the kitchen table that night. Trying to get my attention so badly, speaking to me with your eyes, you were waiting for me to understand that you really needed me and God sent you to me for a reason. At that moment, my heart opened fully and I was able to see that you were on borrowed time and I felt so, so, very sorry for you. It broke my heart but I knew all I could do was embrace you and make the most of the time we would have together. There you were closing your eyes to savor the moment, grumbling and grunting in approval of my touch, craving for more. You were so happy to finally be fully embraced and loved by me, you just couldn’t contain your excitement. Oh how I wish we could have even one more moment together. There will never be another dog quite like you, our once-in-a-lifetime boy.
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<div>It's okay that you left me Woody. I will be strong and try to see the light.. for you. You gave us enough happiness and you gave us all you could.. My baby.. My soul weeps with grief, truth to be told I will grieve your loss forever, for the world is a darker place without you. Though a part of me has departed with you, I find comfort in knowing that you are in no more suffering. Goodnight, sweet boy. Daddy loves you 3000..
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<div>Woody will never be replaced.. We don't know his diagnosis or what caused this, possibly he had an underlying medical issue that was not known to us. What we know is that Woody fought till the very end and though he suffered he also had an incredible journey with EJ and his impact on EJ's life was unfathomable. But in the end, nothing prepares you for the moment that your best friend is gone.. If we have souls, they're made of the love we share. Undimmed by time, unbound by death.. Love you and will see you on the other side Woody.
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Run Free Woody

<p>We are all still in disbelief of the incident that occurred on Saturday, August 7th, 2021, and what Chicago Police Officer Carlos Yanez, Jr., P.O. Joshua Blas, and his late partner P.O. Ella French endured. The physical harm done in addition to the psychological trauma everyone is experiencing should never have happened.
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<p>During this incident, Carlos suffered from multiple gunshot wounds to the eye, brain, and shoulder all causing potentially lifelong disability. In turn, we suspect home modifications, accommodations, and transportation needs to increase accessibility and quality of life. He had so much of his face and eye socket fractured during this incident, but thankfully that has been surgically repaired. We remain hopeful for a miraculous recovery but have to prepare for what’s to come. We will always pray for the stability of the blood vessels of his brain. Most importantly, we remain with our hearts full of gratitude that he is in fact alive.
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<p>Officer Carlos Yanez, Jr goes by many names. Carlos, Chuck, Junior, Nino, Yanez, Chico, Cheekaladinos. Anyone that knows Carlos, will say what an amazing human being he is. He is just so genuine. We all know him as a strong, hard-working and good-hearted soul. He was ALWAYS on the GO and ALWAYS willing to help family, friends and strangers alike. Carlos is a loving husband to Brenda and adoring Father to his almost 3 year old son CJ. As an officer he cared deeply for the district he served. He loved to do physical work, exercise, play with his son on his time off and he loved to dance. Once he hit the dance floor the party officially started. To see him with paralysis of 3 limbs and loss of an eye is unnatural and heart-breaking. We are hoping with extensive therapy, hard work, and prayers he will see a successful recovery to get back to what he loves.
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<p>For many years Carlos always talked about how he wanted to live in Englewood. He always spoke of the children. Their innocence and how he wished he could bring some of them home. He said they deserved an environment free from so much gun violence, physical/sexual abuse, and neglect. He witnessed things he could never understand. But it never hardened him. He continued to take pride in getting guns off the streets and treating everyone he interacted with respect. He felt in his heart he was reducing gun violence and that is why he weathered the challenges of being a Chicago Police Officer in such a challenging district.
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<p>This is such a huge blow to our entire family but to no one more than his wife, Brenda and his son, CJ. Carlos and Brenda are an amazing team and both carry very heavy loads for their family. CJ was born with Craniosynostosis. He has had multiple cranial surgeries and needs ongoing therapies. During Carlos’ time of recovery so much more will be on Brenda’s shoulders financially, physically, and emotionally. We created this GoFundMe page because we want to support Officer Carlos’ family from all angles. Many have reached out asking how they can lighten the load and the support has been overwhelmingly heartfelt and appreciated. Which is why we are setting up official modalities for donations.
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<p>Our hearts continue to be with Officer French’s and Officer Blas’ family and everyone impacted during these difficult times. We thank the dispatcher, Keith J. Thornton for his heroic and calm response and EVERYONE who assisted with the events that occurred that night.<br /><br />This GoFundMe account is organized by Nicole Yanez (Sister) and Evelyn Gamboa (Sister-in-Law). 
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Lisa is so thankful for your caring and support after losing her limbs.  It has been over 3 months since the horrific crash on I-75. <br /> <br />
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#333333;background-color:#ffffff;">She lost </span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#333333;background-color:#ffffff;">her left arm in the crash and her left leg had to be amputated in the hospital. Your prayers of healing have been remarkable as Lisa stood up for the very first time on her right leg this past week with the help from her therapist.  </span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#333333;background-color:#ffffff;">We continue to ask for your prayers of hope for Lisa's future. We want to take the financial burden out of the question for Lisa </span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;background-color:#ffffff;">and help this wonderful family. </span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#333333;background-color:#ffffff;">Whatever you can give to support will help immensely. Every dollar will go to supply their needs medically at home.  Please also continue to pray and ask God to supply every single one of their needs right now.</span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;background-color:#ffffff;">  Thank you.</span>  
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<p>In July, my son, Morgan and his wife Caiya were blessed with a beautiful little girl, Eila Brown. Eila was born with congenital heart defects that required her first open heart surgery at 6 days old. The surgery was needed to reduce blood flow and keep her alive for further development and to prepare for the next series of operations.<br /><br />FAST FORWARD 5 MONTHS:  Two weeks ago Eila made it through a transplant and is healing! This will be a long process and they must permanently relocate to Denver for her medical care.<br /><br />They are uprooted from their home, jobs, and family but remain thankful,  grateful, and hopeful. Their strength is renewed each day because of the love and support of their families and the prayers that are coming from Wyoming, California, Louisiana, Florida and beyond. <br /><br />Many of you have reached out and want to also help financially so I created this GoFundMe Account. With your help they will be able to focus on helping Eila heal. <br /><br />Thank you in advance for any help you can provide and for your love and prayers!<br /><br />THE FULL STORY BELOW:<br />I watched this family embrace every challenge with unwavering faith and Eila was able to go home with medical support. Her parents became experts in replacing feeding tubes, knowing when to give her oxygen, and uploading videos of her breathing to a medical web portal daily.  Then after a month  Eila’s little heart began to decline and she was airlifted to her birth hospital in Utah. <br /><br />The medical staff spoke the words that parents pray they never hear, "There is nothing else we can do for Eila." Morgan and Caiya began to urgently call other medical facilities for second opinions and a miracle happened. A hospital in Denver accepted Eila's difficult case and believed she could be a candidate for a heart transplant.  <br /><br />Without hesitation, Morgan began the 5.5 hour drive to Denver as Eila and Caiya were transported by jet. <br /><br />After 2 weeks at the hospital in Denver, Eila's heart stopped beating, she had to be resuscitated and she had a stroke. Still, they pushed forward.  At one month, the words they prayed they would hear, "We found a donor match for your daughter and we will begin a heart transplant tomorrow."
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<p>Two weeks ago Eila made it through a transplant and is healing! This will be a long process and they must permanently relocate to Denver for her medical care.<br /><br />They are uprooted from their home, jobs, and family but remain thankful,  grateful, and hopeful. Their strength is renewed each day because of the love and support of their families and the prayers that are coming from Wyoming, California, Louisiana, Florida and beyond. <br /><br />Many of you have reached out and want to also help financially so I created this GoFundMe Account. With your help they will be able to focus on helping Eila heal. <br /><br />Thank you in advance for any help you can provide and for your love and prayers!
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Eila’s New Heart

Hi everyone, thanks for visiting my page. My name is Carla and I am bounty hunter in Kansas. I just finished working with a film crew and the victims of a romantic con artist t<span style="font-size:1.0625rem;">o find him and spread the word on this scumbag. As we wait for the screening in May, I just got the news that I have stage four metastasized lung cancer. </span><br /><br />I am currently undergoing radiation and immunotherapy. The medical bills and immunotherapy is turning out to be ridiculously expensive and isn't fully covered by insurance.  My family and myself would appreciate your prayers,  and any assistance you find it in your heart to give.  I am also taking orders on Facebook for "Team Carla, Fuck Cancer" T-shirts with the proceeds going towards my medical bills.<br /><br />Thank you so much for anything you can donate. Time to kick some cancer ass.<br /><br /><img src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/45016488_1582584455905205_r.jpeg" width="100%" media_type="3" alt="45016488_1582584455905205_r.jpeg" /><br /><br /><img src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/45016488_1581109006451365_r.jpeg" alt="45016488_1581109006451365_r.jpeg" width="100%" media_type="3" /><br /><br /><img src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/45016488_1581096112408501_r.jpeg" alt="45016488_1581096112408501_r.jpeg" width="100%" media_type="3" /><br /><br /><br /><img src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/45016488_1581109266874043_r.jpeg" alt="45016488_1581109266874043_r.jpeg" width="100%" media_type="3" />

Team Carla Cancer Fund

Created by family of Jacob 
For a bright light in a dark world 
R.I.P Jacob Housholder

For the life of Jacob Housholder aka “Bruno Mars”

My sister Sharon and her 2 daughters lost their apartment and all that they owned in a fire on May 14th.   We are raising funds for Daily living, clothing, new housing, and personal items.   Currently due to COVID-19 Sharon has been on unemployment for the last 2 months. Money is tight and this is unfortunate situation is going to make rebuilding even more difficult .  On behalf o Sharon and her girls, Thank you for your Kindness and support.

Fundraising  for Sharon Kapala Tousignant Famliy

In November 2019 we learnt that Odin had been suffering from Cancer. As a family we have been putting every bit of time and energy into the treatment and recovery. Due to the severity on odins condition we had to seek out specialist treatment which requires driving hundreds of mile backs and fourth to Dublin every weeks since we have found out. <br /><br />Originally we wanted to keep this private until we knew he was on a stable road to recovery, but due to the current circumstances with everything going on  with the Covid 19 virus, the past week has led to the vast majority of our upcoming tours over summer being cancelled. Tours that we were relying on to secure the rest of Odin’s treatment.<br /><br />Currently the medic bills alone have reached over £8000, this is before the chemotherapy has begun. This is why we are asking your help to raises the funds to meet the current bill and continues the treatment of this chemo therapy.<br /><br />Odin along with his brother Thor have brought joy, excitement and made the highlight of peoples trip to Ireland for the past 4 years. Not only that but before he became a globally recognised dog he was our family member. We had him since he was a pup at 7 weeks old and he and his brother have brought our family together and changed our lives forever. <br /><br />This is why we started a GoFund me page Any donations large or small would mean everything to us and to Odin and would give us a better chance to help beat this illness. We are grateful to have been able to show the world Odin and Thor over the last few years and hope that we can continue.

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<p><br />if there’s ever a person who deserves help it’s Kelly, countless rescue hours and countless dogs saved. She’s a real advocate for dogs and fights for them every single day. I hope sincerely y’all can help me out in helping her out. 
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Ghost & Kelly

As of today Sept 8th we are shutting this one down and starting a new one for Barry to pay the bills.<br />The new link is <br /><a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/barry-kooda" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.gofundme.com/f/barry-kooda</a><br /><br />We are starting this GoFundMe to honor of our dear friend and fighter, Laura Brown Huebner (Kooda), and her amazing husband, Barry Kooda. For those of you who are not aware, Laura was diagnosed with cervical cancer on November 1st, 2017. Since then, the cancer has spread to her lymph nodes, and doctors have agreed that chemo with not be able to eradicate it at this stage. Barry has been keeping a journal of their ups and downs over the last year, which tracks the progress of treatment, as well as their battle with insurance and information. She has been told she has a fistula that is connecting her uterus, bladder, and colon and has undergone a colostomy to keep her kidneys from becoming blocked, which would result in sepsis. She is currently at home, with Barry as her primary caregiver.<br /><br /> <br /><br />In his words, “My mind is mush, filled with thoughts about what lies ahead for us. She is back to taking FECO (Full Extract Cannabis Oil) and we’re praying for a miracle, but know that it’s a long shot. We had always figured that we would somehow die together, at the same time, and that neither would have to live through the grief of losing the other. I don’t know if I could live without her after 41 years or if I’d want to if I could. I can’t stop thinking of the things we’ll probably never do again…..Camping, kayaking, relocating to Costa Rica. Our plan was to move to there and live with the nature and local people. Traveling. Living. Loving. Even just taking the dogs to Joppa or the trestle trail seem improbable now. I worry that, should it come to it, Laura will force herself to continue living in pain and discomfort just for my sake. I don’t know if I can live without her but I don’t want her to suffer to be here for me.<br /><br /> <br /><br />I was saying something to her about the futility of life, talking about how infinitesimally small we were compared to the Universe and she interjected “Two particles of space dust in the vast Universe somehow found each other and will do so again.”, changing the whole direction of my little speech from darkness to light. I want to believe that she’s right. That we will always find each other, but who knows? If this is all there is, I want more, but if we could be together in happier circumstances, I would love that. I just have a hard time believing. All I know for sure is that I love her with all my heart and want to be with her always.<br /><br />If she passes first, Laura would want me to take care of the animals. That would be one of her greatest concerns. I would have to endure the gut wrenching grief and stay with them. I would have to sell the house since I don’t make enough on social security to keep up the payments and feed us all, but this house would mean nothing to me with her gone. So many thoughts of “what if” fill my mind with worry and despair. I go back and forth between grieving for a loss that hasn’t yet occurred and hoping for a miracle. I’m in a constant state of fight or flight.<br /><br />We got the bill for the three days Laura was at Parkland, and it was over $40k, which was pretty demoralizing. No telling what the 8-day stay at Baylor and colostomy surgery will end up being. I try not to think about it now and will deal with it when it arrives, It is just too overwhelming...”

Kooda Campaign

At 2:15 am on February 4, 2018 a drunk driver t-boned my mom's car at an intersection, while she was driving Uber. The intoxicated man was arrested at the scene and walked away unharmed, meanwhile, my mom and the four passengers she was transporting are all in the hospital with internal injuries and broken bones. Doctors say that my mom has a long recovery ahead of her, she is dealing with a dislocated elbow and slight fracture to her olecranon, a small bleed in her brain, and multiple skin tears and bruises. <br /><br />My mom will be out of work for quite a while due to the fact that her car is totaled and she drives for a living and, unfortunately, I don't make enough money to support us both on my own. The funds from this Fundraiser will go towards our bills and expenses at home, as well as some of her medical bills from the hospital stay. <br /><br />Anything helps and we appreciate everyones prayers and well wishes. Thank you guys so very much in advance.<br />-Gaia Harrison

Mama B's Recovery Fund

<strong>On April 5th, 2016 my husband was officially diagnosed with CLL, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia.</strong> <br /><a href="http://www.cancer.gov/types/leukemia/patient/cll-treatment-pdq" target="_blank">What is CLL</a> <br />He is currently in the early stages.  We were devestated to learn from the oncologist that there is no cure for this form of leukemia. In fact, we were advised to <strong>"go home, live like you dont have cancer and when your more advanced and your symptoms are begining to severely negatively effect your life, we will begin chemotherapy treatments."</strong> We were further told that any treatment they do for him will only slow the disease and that eventually...the disease will build a resistance to all conventional treatment.  He offered no further options. <br />This was clearly not a proactive enough stance for us, so we reached out to the world for guidance.<br /><strong>There have been many many patients with CLL that have survived many years after diagnosis, without treatment and most of them have this in common... </strong><br /><strong>Alternative therapies, nutrition, herbalism, naturopathy, frequent blood monitoring and THE most progressive conventional treatment available. In conjunction these actions have been successful at keeping many peoples CLL in check for as many as 15 years. </strong><br />Our plan is to seek out the best in alternative therapies and find an oncologist that is progressive and kind give us the kind of hope that I know is out there. <br />We are fortunate in that this disease is slow to progress, however, what that means is that we may be facing many years of medical costs, from alternative therapies to optimal nutrition, from transportation costs to insurance deducatables and missed work.<br />I am sharing our plan with you because I would like to ask a favor of you...<br /><strong>This all poses a very serious financial impact to us.  We just can't do this without your help.  Please join us in our journey of hope for our future and for the future of all those that suffer from CLL. We plan to share our story online as a resource for others in our position. </strong><br />Those that know Steve would agree that he has brought inspiriation, love laughter, and wisdom to the hearts of many.  With your help, he could live to enjoy many many more years of vitality on this planet. <br />Please give what you can, anything will help and if you can not give then share our story with those that may be able to. Love, Light and Bright Blessings all. <br /><br />With Gratitude,<br />Megan Flanagan Henslee

Steve's CLL Healing Fund

Dear friends and family - we're reaching out to ask for your support for our beloved friends Becky, Mike and MJ Graves. These last few months have been nothing less than a parent's worst nightmare. Mike &amp; Becky's only child MJ was just diagnosed with bone cancer. This comes shortly after Becky was let go from her job of 19+years, leaving them to solely rely on Cobra Insurance Coverage that ends in 16 months time and runs $2200 a month. <br /><br />No parent should ever have to worry about the cost of their child's medical expenses. We would like Becky and Mike to be able to concentrate 100% on MJ and his needs by easing some of the financial burden. <br /><br />Many people have asked how they can help. The best way to help at this time is by making a donation. Any amount will be greatly appreciated. We would also like to ask you to share this page with your family and friends...church groups, etc. <br /><br />Becky &amp; Mike are the kind of people who will go out of their way to help friends and strangers alike. Let's join together and be there for Becky, Mike and MJ. <br /><br /><img class="not-resizeable" src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/27553630_1517969482.1498_funddescription.jpg" alt="" width="100%" />￼<br />MJ's Last Few Months (shared by his mom Becky) <br /><br />In mid/late October 2017 MJ was experiencing pain in his thigh that got progressively worse throughout each day and then started fresh the next morning. Eventually it reached the point that even when lying down, he was in excruciating pain - literally screaming. That night even though we felt silly we took him to a standalone ER for thigh pain. I told her that he had a fever before we came if that was relevant and she said he did not have a fever, that body temp goes up at night. They moved his hip around, did an X-ray, and reported that they couldn't see any issues causing the pain. They offered a CT scan and blood work but said the CT scan would be a lot of radiation and if it were something that would be caught on a CT scan there would be other symptoms. So we agreed not to do the CT scan but I requested blood work. The doctor said that if we weren't doing to CT Scan there was no reason to do blood work. So we were released and told to follow up with our pediatrician, which we did the next day. <br /><br />Our pediatrician checked MJ over and since she didn't find anything concerning she ruled the problem to be small muscle tears. She told him to take it easy. The pain did pass in a few days, for about a week, but then returned. We called the pediatrician who referred us to an orthopedic doctor. The ortho moved him around, took an X-ray, and said it happened because he needed to stretch before physical activities, and diagnosed him with tendinitis of the knee (yes knee?). After a week or two of no improvement and in fact worse pain, and after multiple calls to the ortho asking if they were sure, they referred us to physical therapy. <br /><br />We owe so much to the physical therapist. It was fairly obvious to me that she knew something more serious was wrong throughout her examination. When she finished her evaluation she tactfully told us that there was something more going on and that we needed to go back to our doctors for more scans and blood work. So the next day she called the ortho for us and we called the pediatrician. <br /><br />We went to three appointments that day. Pediatrician, blood work (ordered by pediatrician), and the ortho. The ortho took another X-ray, charged me for my visit (yes I'm bitter) and told me he wasn't qualified to help us because he saw nothing wrong and 'sees kids who have sports injuries'. So he referred us to a better ortho - the best pediatric ortho in Dallas. <br /><br />The new ortho got us in the next day (Friday). He ordered an MRI which we had Saturday and he reviewed it over the weekend. He called Sunday night and told us MJ had infection in his pelvic bone and that he would need to operate within the week. He operated the first time on 12/20 (Wednesday). They took cultures but nothing (no bacteria) ever grew in the lab. <br /><br />MJ slowly improved following surgery, but 10 days later (12/30) he had a night of terrible pain that woke him from sleep and couldn't be managed. We were out of town so went to an ER under our Ortho's instruction and had blood work and an ultrasound. Blood work hadn't improved so they changed our oral antibiotic but ultrasound looked normal. MJ started using his crutches 100% of the time and after not using the leg for a week or so it felt a little better but if he moved to much it resulted in hours of crying. Still nothing growing in the lab. <br /><br />After returning home we had a follow up appointment and did blood work to check infection markers - they were WORSE not better. So the doctor ordered another MRI which we did the next afternoon. The doctor called about 2 hours after the MRI to tell us the infection in the pelvic bone was worse/bigger than when he operated. We had to go back into the operating room for the same procedure THAT NIGHT. It was much more aggressive/invasive and he was in a lot of pain. They took more cultures but again, nothing grew in the lab. They put in a PICC line so he could get IV antibiotics at the hospital and then eventually at home for 6 weeks. <br /><br />Unfortunately a couple days later he was back in terrible pain in his thigh that caused moaning and screaming for long periods of time. Another MRI showed that he had infection/an abscess in his right thigh. Enter his 3rd surgery in a month on 1/20. More fluid taken for culture, but again nothing grew in the lab. Walking was limited to 25-50 steps and every time he got out of bed it resulted in an hour or more of terrible pain. He got mildly better and we were released on Wednesday 1/24 to home health. <br /><br />Home was hard too. He might be fine for hours but if he had to crutch-it to the bathroom it would result in hours of writhing in pain and often fever. Tuesday 1/30 returned disappointing blood work and Wednesday 1/31 we had another MRI. The next day we had a follow up appointment at his office. When he came in MJ was on the table crying in pain. He asked us to come back into the hospital to operate in the pelvic bone again. <br /><br />MJs 4th surgery was 2/1. They took a ton of bone and fluid and tissue so that they could rule things out and hopefully finally identify the root cause. MJ continued to have terrible pain. We all thought it was from the surgery but it got worse not better. His pain in his thigh was/is unbearable. They went through all the most powerful pain medications and nothing worked for more than a few minutes. He can't walk and can barely stand. <br /><br />And now I come to (believe it or not) the worst part of MJs tale. The surgeon came to us last night (2/5) and asked if we wanted him to speak in front of MJ or in private. I already knew the news would be unbearable. He started with the fact that there was more/new infection in the right thigh and some also in the left visible from yet another MRI that morning. He would probably have to operate again. But he hadn't gotten to the worst part. The pathology lab had returned results. Yes they saw inflammation in the bone (indicating infection), but also "Small round blue cell tumor" cells. <br /><br />We don't get know for sure which 'flavor' of cancer (yes, I just said that MJ has cancer). Our amazing orthopedic surgeon thinks it is one from a short list: Lymphoma of bone, Ewing's sarcoma, or PNET. He said it's aggressive, and its life threatening. And we can assume that if he had these cells in his pelvic bone that they are in all of his bones. <br /><br />We are moving to a Dallas hospital with an oncology department in the morning, and plan to get a second opinion regarding the plan to heal him either in Houston or New York. It's our understanding that for this rare form of cancer those are the most qualified hospitals. And tonight we tell our 12 year old that he has cancer.

MJ's Fight Against Ewing’s Sarcoma

D'Artagnan, named for the noble character in Alexander Dumas’ “The Three Musketeers” is a 3 1/2-year-old German Shepherd who is a loving and vital part of our family. <br /><br />In April 2017, when was first brought to the vet, D'Artagnan was so sick that rat poison was initially suspected.  After testing it was determined that he had acute prostatitis, a serious infection of his prostate, which would have soon been fatal if left untreated. X-rays were taken as part of his diagnosis, and it was observed that he also has moderate hip dysplasia.  Although he was very responsibly bred, he just inherited that very unfortunate gene. <br /><br />D'Artagnan needs to be neutered, which will result in a size reduction of his prostate and allow his infection to completely resolve.  He was placed on two very strong antibiotics and an anti-inflammatory/pain medication.<br /><br />So, here’s our quandary… D'Artagnan can lead a near-normal life for many more years with treatment. He needs to be neutered then have on-going treatment of anti-inflammatory/pain medication plus nutraceutical support in the form a glucosamine supplement and possibly hyaluronic acid injections. <br /><br />We have two children with medical needs. Victoria, who turned 15 today, has type-1 diabetes, and her brother Daniel (16) is coping with autism and Tourette’s Syndrome. These issues create considerable financial and personal stress on our family well above and beyond the normal raising of teenagers. <br /><br />We’ve already spent $1,500 on treatment for D'Artagnan’s acute condition, but we will not be able to save him without the help of friends. We are attempting to raise enough money to cover his rehabilitation plus one year of medication. Beyond that, we expect to be able to manage his on-going care. If you can help with a donation, our family will be extremely grateful.

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<p dir="ltr">Finn said: I am so blessed to have so many people who have sent me bentleys, vibes, prayers, wishes, healing light, etc. I can feel the love from everyone! Thanks and I love you all back! Mom is taking over the rest of this message even though she&#8217;s resisted up until now. The doctors have confirmed that I have an Intrahepatic shunt and that my best option for a normal life is to have surgery. All I know is that I don&#8217;t want to leave my Mom any sooner than I have to because I love her so much and I promised to Tristan to look after her when he left for the Bridge. 
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<p dir="ltr">Kris here. I know that Finn has touched many lives on Facebook and Instagram. I am amazed and grateful for the love that has been expressed for my little man. 
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<p dir="ltr">I&#8217;ve been asked multiple times to set up a Go Fund Me for him but I kept hoping that we would be able to pay for his medical care on our own. I&#8217;ve finally realized that this is not going to be possible since Finn&#8217;s surgery is going to be rather astronomical as it will be done at Texas A&amp;M Veterinary School. He went for his surgical evaluation on 1/17/17 and the CT scan confirmed the liver shunt. The bad news is that it&#8217;s an inside (intrahepatic) shunt. The good news is that there is only one shunt. 
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<p dir="ltr">Finn is my heart dog and the best dog that I&#8217;ve ever shared my heart and life with. It&#8217;s funny but he chose me. I was set on his brother but Finn attached himself to me right away. He was bright eyed and smiling like he always is in the photos that we share. He would go off to play with his siblings but kept an eye on me and would follow if I moved around the yard. He won me over and I knew from the first time that I held him in my arms that he was the dog for me. I think maybe he knew that we needed each other. You see, my old red cattle boy wasn&#8217;t doing well and I knew he would be leaving me soon. It was only three weeks later that he crossed over. To this day I think that Tristan handed over his job of my care to Finn. And he needed someone who would fight for his life. 
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<p dir="ltr">I look at photos of Finn as a baby and I have to cry. I feel like I&#8217;m letting him down. I promised to love him, care for him, protect him, spoil him and not let anything bad happen to him. I feel like I&#8217;ve let him down because I wasn&#8217;t able to stop this horrible condition from causing his illness. I want to able to keep my promise to him but as much as I hate to admit it, I need your help. 
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<p dir="ltr">Finn is such a special boy. He is sweet, loving and friendly. He adores his little sister, Ember and she hero worships him. I don&#8217;t know what she&#8217;d do without her big brother. 
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<p dir="ltr">Finn has never met a stranger and he&#8217;s always ready to flash his huge smile at everyone. He&#8217;s very driven but even when he&#8217;s focused on a game of fetch, he&#8217;ll happily allow others dogs to join in and share his ball. This boy is the dog I would have if I could have custom ordered him. Minus the shunt, of course. 
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<p dir="ltr">I want to give my sweet boy the best chance he has to live a long, healthy, active and happy life with us. I can&#8217;t imagine my life without him. If you can help in any way, we will be so grateful. Thank you all for caring. 
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<p dir="ltr">Finn said: This wasn&#8217;t easy for Mom to ask for help and I know if she didn&#8217;t love me so much, she would never have started this page. Thanks everyone and Woof! 
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Finn the Cattledog's Shunt Surgery

Cassidy was diagnosed at 27 years old with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. She has a husband, a 2 year old little boy, and a brand new baby boy who are her pride and joy! As Cassidy fights her battle with AML, her baby boy will be spending a number of weeks in the NICU until he is healthy enough to leave the hospital.  <br /><br />It is my hope that we can help support them through the holiday season and with medical bills from her and the baby. The White family appreciates ahead of time all the love, prayers, and support from all of you during this time!!

Cassidy White

On September 2nd, 2014 I was unexpectadly diagnosed with a blood cancer called Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia. Though a huge shock for myself and my family, my prognosis and outlook is very good due to the creation of a handful of miracle drugs in the past decade. I have created this funding page to help me afford my hospital bills from my initial treatment. The medication I need to take to keep the cancer at bay is likely going to be lifelong, but I don't plan on letting this disease define who I am as a person. The past month and a half I have had lots of support from friends and family and these days I'm starting to feel a lot better physically. I have a long road ahead, but I'm very positive about my future. If you're wondering how you can help, here's how. Any donation would be of great help in these tough times. Thank you to anyone who wishes to contribute. <br /><br />- Jeff Foran

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