12/27/23 – A huge and sincere thank you to all of our many supporters who helped us reach our goal in the $2500 Christmas Match! Human and Animal lives are forever changed because of the generosity and love of ‘everyday’ people. And, it is this spirit of giving that binds us as a society. So—In keeping with Christmas Miracles — The Story of Molly.

It was the week before Christmas of 2022 when we were contacted about Molly. Julie K. adopted her from the Romulus, MI Animal Shelter. She quickly took Molly to a vet for vaccines and an exam and that’s when she learned the terrible news — Molly had Stage 3 heart worm. Julie had no idea when she adopted Molly that the animal shelter did not do any vetting before adopting out their animals. They could not help. Through a facebook network, Julie met our friend who owns Comfort’s Place in Westland, MI. Molly went through her 30 day pre-treatment. Three days prior to contacting us, Molly had her first injection.

It had been very hard on Molly the first 3 days. She seemed to get better but then Julie found her laying in her bed after losing her bowels and consciousness. She had an embolism.

She was immediately taken to an emergency vet where she spent the night. The final bill was high but Julie had already fallen in love with Molly and was able to cover the bill but that was the money she was going to use for the remaining veterinary needs which included two more injections, then follow up x rays, and finally spay.

Our friend, Deborah, of Comfort’s Place contacting me to see if we could help. She told me Molly’s story and that she was a very special dog and that she is much loved by Julie. We agreed to help. Julie told us “I appreciate any help that can be given to help her recover and make her well. She cannot be failed by humans again. I am trying to make sure that doesn’t happen.”

Molly’s story didn’t end there. Yesterday, Julie got back to me to report that Molly was having her last heart worm test next month and should be ready for her spay surgery. She has been doing great throughout her many vet appointments and treatment. Although, Molly’s journey started one year ago, we will always keep our commitments — especially when it comes to spay and neuter. Approvals have been made to finalize Molly’s medical needs which started a year ago and we are confident that she will be loved for the rest of her life. – diana

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