
Cancer treatments for Rocky the corgi
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I can't do it without your help! Rocky is my 7-year-old Pembroke Welsh Corgi who just can’t catch a break. I fell in love with Rocky as soon as I saw him. He was meant to be a part of my life. He's my nap time buddy, and always knows how to make me feel better. But then when he was 2 he was diagnosed with Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency, or EPI. He lost the ability to digest food. Thankfully, with a combination of daily and weekly medications to aid his digestion and vitamin absorption he was back to his old self in no time. This treatment s ongoing, and not cheap, but he is my best friend and I could not imagine life without him, so I never had a second thought about it. I thought we were through the worst of it, but on April 1st of this year Rocky had to have emergency surgery for intussusception (telescoping intestine) caused by a mass on his intestine. The mass was later identified as Large T cell lymphoma (cancer). Rocky was recommended to see an oncologist to try and buy some time as he is just too young to give up on. As Rocky’s mom, I am willing to do whatever I can to give him a fighting chance. The oncologist is Dr. Hershey from Integrative Vet Oncology Phoenix Arizona. She gave him a morbid time frame of 4 to 6 weeks to live. But with chemotherapy a very great chance of a long remission. The Dr. Is 2.5 to 3 hour drive almost weekly for the next 25 weeks. But as Rocky and I enjoy car rides. That will be some silverlining. I have just recently went through a divorce that forced me to file for bankruptcy so there is no way for me to put his medical bills on a credit card of get Care Credit. Instead, I’m taking on another job and even a 3rd part-time job to try and afford his treatment. Unfortunately I'm doing this alone. Rocky is still playful and thinks he is a puppy! He loves going on drives and hikes with me. And if he is willing to fight this, I will fight this right beside him for as long as I can afford to. Chemotherapy is expensive and I’m trying to come up with as much as I can but this will cost more than $6500. Any additional help would mean the world to me since that means, I may not have to get a 3rd job, and could spend more time with Rocky. Please consider donating to Rocky’s fund and thank you so much for taking the time to read this. Even if you are unable to donate at this time, please share in hopes that somebody who can help will see this. Thank you!! For allowing me, more time with my best friend.
Organizer
Michelle Bishop
Organizer
Sahuarita, AZ