Jennifer N Thompson

**Please note: The surgery went well but is still not completely paid for. I am still trying to raise funds for chemo so that I did not put Annie through all this for nothing. The chemo will ensure that the cancer is out of her. Also - any extra funds I raise will be donated to Danbury Animal Welfare Society - the shelter that rescued Annie. Thank you! (www.daws.org)

Our story: Annie came into my life in 2007. When I rescued this one-eyed girl, never did I think there would come a day when I wouldn’t be able to save her. She has survived being used as a bait dog for dog fighting, she has survived life in a shelter, dodged the fate of being euthanized and now she’s faced with surviving cancer. We (a now inseparable pair) were just diagnosed with a bone cancer that has infected Annie’s lower right jaw. Every day she is having more difficulty eating. She has two fast growing tumors. She can easily survive this and thrive for many more years, but needs a lot of help now – including surgery to remove the bone and post-surgery chemo to make sure the cancer hasn’t spread. Annie – I mean, dogs in general, but Annie especially – is incredibly resilient when faced with a diagnosis like this one. The sooner we can get the bone removed and the cancer out of her, the better. And once she’s had time to heal a bit from that, and get back to normal – or as normal as Annie gets! – she can start the post-surgery chemo treatments to prevent the cancer from growing in her other bones. She’s only got a month before she starts to get really uncomfortable. Right now she has no idea she is sick but soon she won’t be able to eat, she’ll start to lose weight and not to mention she will have to endure the pain of the tumors destroying the bone in her jaw. If we can get Annie the surgery and chemo she needs, she has a 70% chance for a full recovery! That’s HUGE. The surgery can happen within the next week, if not sooner. But I don’t have the means to help her on my own. She needs your help. WE need your help. We can’t let a little cancer bring her down. I’ve spent years volunteering at shelters helping dogs like Annie get adopted, trying to “pay it forward” and get these pups into loving homes. Based on the money we have already spent and the estimates I have gotten for surgery and chemo, I have come up with a total dollar amount for my fundraising goals. Without these funds, Annie can’t get her treatments, and unfortunately I don’t have the means alone. Please, if you can make a donation, any amount will help.