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HelpDraega

HelpDraega

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Michelle Lawson Smart

Fundraising forMichelle Lawson Smart
Michelle Lawson Smart

Michelle Lawson Smart

Arizona

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The last few years have been rough on everyone. We are no different. In December 2021 I was diagnosed with breast cancer. Luckily my treatment went well but of course, lots and lots of medical bills!

in May 2022, my sweet Angus had a stroke due to valley fever. Medical bills again, even though we had insurance.

August 2022, my heart dog, Draega, was diagnosed with oral melanoma. Surgery and treatments, some were covered, some weren’t. Again bills piling up. 

Sadly, our Angus was taken from us at 1 year and nine months old. We tried so hard to save him but we were not successful 💔

Draega has fought so hard for the last 15 months, she tore her cruciate and meniscus after X-rays at the oncologist. Then, a respiratory infection, and now she’s not wanting to eat very well at all. X-rays, an abdominal ultrasound and a quick visit with dentistry aren’t showing anything. The next step is a CT. We are maxed out on care credit from all of this, but she needs help. I can’t let her down.

Any help would be so very much appreciated. I know times are hard. If you can’t donate, if you could please keep our girl in your thoughts, we would be so thankful 🙏🏻💜

Fundraiser Updates (2)

June 17, 2024
Michelle Lawson Smart
Michelle Lawson Smart

WELL! Update….oral melanoma appears stable. Draega had her dental work to repair some damage from the radiation in April. ($1900 + $800 for melanoma vaccine)

Two weeks ago, her left eye became red and cloudy. Within 48 hours we were at the eye doctor, another 24 hours and we were in surgery to remove the eye. ($2300)

Yesterday, she walked outside and before she came back in appears that she went blind in her remaining eye! Eye is red and cloudy. Started drops in that eye to hopefully save it.

Tomorrow we head back to the eye doctor and hopefully we can save the remaining eye! 

Overwhelmed, could use help and prayers 🙏🏻💜

January 18, 2024
Michelle Lawson Smart
Michelle Lawson Smart

Update: Draega is back to eating normally, so we are back to dealing with her legs and mouth. Her right knee is now "clicking", so we need to get her a brace for that leg until we can afford surgery. We also need a CT of her head to determine if we are dealing with spread of her oral melanoma, which scares the hell out of me!

Thank you to everyone who has donated and/or shared. Any amount helps us meet our goal of paying some of this "cancer debt" down so we can treat her knees and get her a CT.

Anonymous

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A And J Walnofer

A And J Walnofer

$50 • First donation

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Michelle Lawson Smart

Michelle Lawson Smart is the organizer of this fundraiser

HelpDraega
Michelle Lawson Smart

Michelle Lawson Smart

Arizona

Fundraising for

Michelle Lawson Smart

Fundraising forMichelle Lawson Smart
Donation protected
👍 0% fee

The last few years have been rough on everyone. We are no different. In December 2021 I was diagnosed with breast cancer. Luckily my treatment went well but of course, lots and lots of medical bills!

in May 2022, my sweet Angus had a stroke due to valley fever. Medical bills again, even though we had insurance.

August 2022, my heart dog, Draega, was diagnosed with oral melanoma. Surgery and treatments, some were covered, some weren’t. Again bills piling up. 

Sadly, our Angus was taken from us at 1 year and nine months old. We tried so hard to save him but we were not successful 💔

Draega has fought so hard for the last 15 months, she tore her cruciate and meniscus after X-rays at the oncologist. Then, a respiratory infection, and now she’s not wanting to eat very well at all. X-rays, an abdominal ultrasound and a quick visit with dentistry aren’t showing anything. The next step is a CT. We are maxed out on care credit from all of this, but she needs help. I can’t let her down.

Any help would be so very much appreciated. I know times are hard. If you can’t donate, if you could please keep our girl in your thoughts, we would be so thankful 🙏🏻💜

Fundraiser Updates (2)

June 17, 2024
Michelle Lawson Smart
Michelle Lawson Smart

WELL! Update….oral melanoma appears stable. Draega had her dental work to repair some damage from the radiation in April. ($1900 + $800 for melanoma vaccine)

Two weeks ago, her left eye became red and cloudy. Within 48 hours we were at the eye doctor, another 24 hours and we were in surgery to remove the eye. ($2300)

Yesterday, she walked outside and before she came back in appears that she went blind in her remaining eye! Eye is red and cloudy. Started drops in that eye to hopefully save it.

Tomorrow we head back to the eye doctor and hopefully we can save the remaining eye! 

Overwhelmed, could use help and prayers 🙏🏻💜

January 18, 2024
Michelle Lawson Smart
Michelle Lawson Smart

Update: Draega is back to eating normally, so we are back to dealing with her legs and mouth. Her right knee is now "clicking", so we need to get her a brace for that leg until we can afford surgery. We also need a CT of her head to determine if we are dealing with spread of her oral melanoma, which scares the hell out of me!

Thank you to everyone who has donated and/or shared. Any amount helps us meet our goal of paying some of this "cancer debt" down so we can treat her knees and get her a CT.

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Michelle Lawson Smart

Michelle Lawson Smart is the organizer of this fundraiser

$900of $10,000 goal
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$100 • Recent donation

Anonymous

Anonymous

$150 • Top donation

A And J Walnofer

A And J Walnofer

$50 • First donation

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