Jade is like my daughter. Although I do not have human kids, I consider her my child. If she hurts, I hurt. She loves to jump onto me and be rubbed endlessly. She either wants to sunbathe outside or be curled up next to me sleeping. If I am doing homework or watching tv, she sits laying over my lap or next to me with her paws crossed like a lady. When I come home, she is so excited and all the stress from the day goes away because I know she loves me unconditionally.

 

When I found out that Jade was diagnosed with cancer, my heart broke. She has always been so happy and healthy. Since I found out about her diagnosis, I cannot help but search her eyes to see if she is in pain. I have always needed Jade, but now she needs me. I heard about Dogslife on the internet after many weeks of endlessly looking up her diagnosis, treatment, funding options, and basically anything I could find related to her illness. I spent weeks on end searching relentlessly for every and any avenue to help find a solution. I even read through Veterinary School websites in search of clinical testing for dogs with her same diagnosis. I honestly do not recall how I came across the article about Dogslife, but I immediately applied for a grant.

 

This Dogslife grant means so much to me and even more to Jade because without the grant she would not have the opportunity to have this surgery.