STOP CANCER FUREVER PLEDGE

I do because my dog rescued me from anxiety.

I just lost my second golden to hemangiosarcoma. I am devastated and want another golden before I am too old but I cannot go through this pain again.

I pledge to stop cancer furever because I have lost all my Goldens too soon to cancer. Sully lived the longest and succumbed to T cell lymphoma at 13. My 4 other furballs did not make it to 10 years. I have seen hemangiosarcoma, hemophagic malignant histiocytosus, fibrosarcoma, and lymphoma.
As a veterinarian, it is truly heartbreaking that the nicest dogs are genetically prone to early death. I will do everything in my power to help cancer research in dogs.

Our 11 year old Lab heeler mix, our “redheaded girl”, was diagnosed with osteosarcoma in December, 2017. After an amputation of her left hind leg, where the cancer originated, and two different types of chemotherapy, she did remarkably well…until we heard her cough one night. An X-ray showed the cancer had metastasized to her lungs, which had previously been clear. Then we noticed a swelling of a lymph node on her front left limb. In spite of additional chemotherapy treatment, our beloved rescue was beginning to fail, despite our efforts to get her to eat whatever might appeal to her.
On May 25, 2018, a mobile veterinarian from Caring Pathways, came to our home and helped us to help our girl cross the Rainbow Bridge. Her adoring sister, a German shepherd rescue, was with us as we said “until we meet again”. 💔🐾