PA trip, Blog stuff and donations.

So far the blog is doing really well, along with the donations!

so far we have at least a quarter of what we need and are well on our way to having enough money to help lucy and pay for her medical bills and aftercare.

As for me,

I'll be heading up to PA on the 5th to meet Becky and Lucy to go to the vet's office with them the morning of the 6th and also with some fazed pals for some drinks.

Beers are on me for all in attendance regardless if you donated or not.

Even though it's kind of a stressful journey, I will be happy to see becky and lucy
and geodave and to meet a few fazers i've always wanted to meet and a few ones i've
never really talked to but would definitely like to party down with.

we'll post pics next week of lucy and maybe some random internet creeps :)

Hey everyone!

It's been pretty crazy around here since my last post so I wasn't able to post an entry sooner.

Lucy has been doing well. She's acting like the same healthy dog I know and love, which has been great. We have most of the travel arrangements organized and we are looking forward to visiting beautiful Pennsylvania. Lucy especially, since she loves long car rides.

Our good friend Dave, who Lucy adores, will be driving us down to Downington, PA. I am so thankful he is helping out on that end (thanks Dave!), as our other options were kind of complicated and expensive. Having the travel stuff simplified takes a lot of stress off the whole situation.

I took a few pictures of her leg tonight and seeing them in picture form makes me feel really upset with myself. I wish I had taken care of this sooner. But anyways, I'll post them as URLs so they aren't ruining the cuteness on this page:

-The patch where the vet shaved to do the fine needle aspirates.
-The fatty mass hanging from the skin around the hock.
-Width of mass on her thigh area.

And to end off on a cute note...
Lucy listening and watching a thunderstorm earlier today:

Hi everyone!

Today has been a lazy day for Lucy and I. We've been watching Turner and Hooch together. She does that cute head tilt whenever Hooch barks.

So since this is the first post of the blog I should introduce myself. My name is Becky and I am currently living in the Niagara Region in Ontario, Canada. My boyfriend, Jordan, lives near Greensboro in North Carolina. Lucy and I were living in NC with Jordan for about 5 months, but Lucy and I had to move back to Canada about two months ago because of those silly immigration rules.

Since Lucy and I have been back we have been trying to get back into the groove of our normal life - settling into a home, looking for a job, playing with other dogs, chasing bunnies and squirrels - the usual stuff! But since we have been back it has been difficult for the both of us. It's been tough for me trying to find work in this awful economic situation. But it has been especially tough for Lucy because of her health.

About a month ago I took Lucy in to the Vet to get a lump/mass on her leg checked out. We had blood work, an xray and a fine needle aspirate done. And from all of the results, it looks as though Lucy has cancer. Our vet says that it looks like an infiltrative lipoma mass. Hearing the vet tell me that made my heart break into a million pieces. It by far was the worst news I could ever hear, especially considering the financial situation I am stuck in right now.

Lucy has been by my side for over four years now and she has given me so much in that short period of time. From the day I saw her, I fell in love with her and my life has never been the same since then. She means everything to me.

Right now we have been making arrangements through a friend, Harry, in West Chester Pennsylvania, to see his Veterinarian, Dr. Humphries. He might be able to help Lucy and I with the necessary surgeries at a lower cost. We have an appointment to visit Dr. Humphries at the West Chester Veterinary Medical Center on June 6th to see what he can do for us.

Even if Dr. Humphries can help us with lowering the costs of the surgery needed, we still might need to raise funds for Lucy. I will be setting up a paypal donation button on the blog that will go towards Lucy's medical bills. Any size donation would be greatly appreciated.

Jordan and I will be updating the blog frequently so please check back soon!