She Almost Lost Her Beloved Dog In Her Divorce And Now She’s Fighting To Not Lose Him To Cancer
Denver, Colorado. In Boston, Bear is a recognizable figure in his neighborhood. This friendly boy loved charming his neighbors, taking the ferry with Lauren to work, and running errands.
In her GoFundMe post, his owner Lauren shared, “People in the North End knew me because of Bear. It was like being the bodyguard for an A-list celebrity.”
Bear and Lauren have been together for 11 years now and just moved to Denver, Colorado, for their next grand adventure.
But, six weeks ago, Lauren received devastating news; Bear has cancer, stage 4 T-cell lymphoma.
Despite his serious diagnosis, Bear did not display symptoms and could still take 3-mile walks, eat regularly, and remain in good spirits.
Since he appeared healthy and was not showing side effects of terminal illness, his vet recommended chemotherapy treatment. Lauren decided that she would do anything and everything to help her best friend.
Lauren and Bear have struggled together before. When she was undergoing a divorce, Bear became a subject of discussion.
Lawyers argued in court over who would part from the marriage with Bear, even suggesting a coin toss to decide who would keep him. Lauren had to speak up and ask what price she could pay to keep Bear.
GoFundMe; pictured above is Bear
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Finally, she and her ex-husband came to a deal, and Bear was Lauren’s once again. This process was highly revealing, however.
On the way out of court, Lauren said to her ex and his team, “the difference between you and me is, you put a price on Bear when he is priceless.”
This priceless friend is now racking up expensive medical bills that Lauren is struggling to cover. So, she asks anyone who loves or admires Bear to help cover a portion of his medical costs.
She even wants to reach out to dog lovers at large, saying, “If you can sympathize with being single and having a dog as a best friend, please donate.”
Though Lauren and Bear have met their initial goal, you can still read their story and donate to Bear’s medical treatment here.
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