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        We want to thank all the wonderful people who have selflessly contributed to the care of our three gentle, loving, and beautiful animals during these difficult economic times.  Winston and Gracie are English Bulldogs and JJ is a French Bulldog.  As you know they have each recently experienced medical crises that together have completely sapped our financial resources.

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June 18, 2009

    It is with a very heavy and broken heart that I write this. As most of you know our Winston had to have emergency surgery in April and then developed an infection. It’s been a long road with him and he’s almost at 100%. However, yesterday something happened to JJ and we don’t know what. He was never out of our sights so it was not from a traumatic event or anything. It happened so suddenly. He lost the ability to use three of his legs, he couldn’t breathe on his own and his bottom half had no feeling. I rushed him to the vet and they immediately rushed him to the North Carolina State Veterinary Hospital, where he remains. I will never forget the pain in his eyes.

    We strongly need your prayers right now. We can’t believe we’re going through this again, but we need to rely on our true friends and ask for your prayers. Also, if you could pass this on to your friends or repost we’d be so thankful. The more people that provide prayers, the better. We are crying out to God. We’re not asking why us again….instead we’re asking the Lord will you help us. He answers prayers and we need every single one.

    We truly love each of you and thank you all for caring for Winston so much. We never thought within a few weeks we’d be faced with this again with JJ. It hurts so much that I can’t explain the pain to you. I’m at a loss for words.

Thank you for reading.

Love and Blessings,

Sharon

Winston, JJ & Gracie’s mom

P.S. Please feel free to pass this on to your friends through MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, email or whatever method you choose....we'd be so appreciative. We need all the prayers that we can get for JJ.

UPDATE: 06/26/09:

    JJ's MRI and CT Scan results showed he has a congenital birth defect on his brain and a ruptured disc. His spinal cord--what little he has left--is filled with CSF (cerebrospinal fluid). He also has paralysis in his back legs. This is very serious and we have a lot of things to deal with. If he has to have surgery, which there is only a 50/50 chance for him, I don't know where we'll get the funds from since we just spent $6,000 to save Winston's life and over $4,000 on JJ for this hospital stay. Basically the doctors are putting him on "bed rest" for six weeks to see if he gets better without surgery and all we can do is pray he gets better. Surgery for him is too risky. He's home now and getting plenty of rest. We have to carry him when he needs to be moved or taken outside and he's on two pain meds every eight hours. He is also taking a medication to try to reduce the CSF. Despite all he's going through, and the occasional crying when the pain gets too bad, he's still the sweet little dog that always has been. Please, please, if you will, pray for him.

    For now I'll keep updating this blog and Winston's website at www.wingrace.com. Thank you for reading and being our friend. We love each and every one of you.

God Bless,

Sharon & Nathan

Winston, Gracie and JJ