Help Junior fight lymphoma
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This is Junior. He is 12. He is my funny man. My jokester. He laughs a lot with his tail which is always going non-stop. He likes to get into things like candy, bananas. He loves his game which I call the "blankie game" where he gets under the blanket and rolls on his back and kicks at the blanket with his legs. He so loves food and loves his breakfast in the morning, dancing around the house, taking a tennis ball and throwing it then go run after it. It may even be a soft toy.
At his annual exam 3/16/16, the vet found swollen lymph nodes under the left side of his jawbone and took specimen sample which came back as "probable Lymphoma". Obviously I was extremely devastated that my boy could be that sick. And what I have learned online that if not treated promptly he would have only 4-6 weeks of life. I took him in for a biopsy that would tell us for sure if it is indeed lymphoma or maybe perhaps it was an infection. The biopsy came back and confirmed that it was lymphoma.
The one thing that is in his favor is the fact that the swollen nodes seem localized so we decided to lets remove the affected nodes and then do treatment on Junior. I chose to go this route as he has a lot of life in him. I felt as long as he is still active and no other swelling anywhere else he deserves a chance to fight this cancer.
The reason I have set this fund up is to see how much help I might be able to get to help pay for his surgery and impending treatments which will include five different drugs to help put him in remission. I have just started getting back on my feet after being unemployed for several months last year and getting all my bills caught up. My rent will be increasing in August and I also just recently started paying on my school loan and so for Junior to be diagnosed with lymphoma was a big blow not just emotionally but financially as well. I am hoping that there is great kindness in this world that can help me with the cost of Juniors surgery and treatments which I believe will last 4-5 months. Any help will be greatly appreciated to help give Junior a chance at putting this lymphoma into remission.
After going through an intense month of test and biopsies, we like to say to those who have animals especially dogs to please check your dog's nodes once a week or daily in between check ups so that if caught early your dog can be treated promptly with hopes of going into remission which I hope happens to Junior.
Thank you all very much!
At his annual exam 3/16/16, the vet found swollen lymph nodes under the left side of his jawbone and took specimen sample which came back as "probable Lymphoma". Obviously I was extremely devastated that my boy could be that sick. And what I have learned online that if not treated promptly he would have only 4-6 weeks of life. I took him in for a biopsy that would tell us for sure if it is indeed lymphoma or maybe perhaps it was an infection. The biopsy came back and confirmed that it was lymphoma.
The one thing that is in his favor is the fact that the swollen nodes seem localized so we decided to lets remove the affected nodes and then do treatment on Junior. I chose to go this route as he has a lot of life in him. I felt as long as he is still active and no other swelling anywhere else he deserves a chance to fight this cancer.
The reason I have set this fund up is to see how much help I might be able to get to help pay for his surgery and impending treatments which will include five different drugs to help put him in remission. I have just started getting back on my feet after being unemployed for several months last year and getting all my bills caught up. My rent will be increasing in August and I also just recently started paying on my school loan and so for Junior to be diagnosed with lymphoma was a big blow not just emotionally but financially as well. I am hoping that there is great kindness in this world that can help me with the cost of Juniors surgery and treatments which I believe will last 4-5 months. Any help will be greatly appreciated to help give Junior a chance at putting this lymphoma into remission.
After going through an intense month of test and biopsies, we like to say to those who have animals especially dogs to please check your dog's nodes once a week or daily in between check ups so that if caught early your dog can be treated promptly with hopes of going into remission which I hope happens to Junior.
Thank you all very much!
Organizer
Kristi Johnson
Organizer
Lawrence, KS