Jordy Update ... and a favour to ask.
Well most of you would know I received some bad news about Jordy last week. If you haven’t read about it, you can here
My Vet also suggested she could give me a referral the the Murdoch University Cancer Care unit for Animals in Perth, if I wanted to see what sort or treatment etc was available for Jordy if I wanted to go down that road as well. I couldn’t not use the referral and have Jordy get worse and put to sleep soon … and always wonder if maybe I could have done more to help. I am sooooooo glad I took him to Perth today!!! I left him there for an hour while the surgeons looked over him and they gave me three options.
- Leave him be to let the cancer spread to his lungs shortly and just give him a good quality of life until such time that the pain was too much and have him put to sleep (this option was the only hope the Vet had given me!!!)
- Scrape his tumor and do a course of Chemo to shrink and slow the growth and spread … and monitor him with subsequent checkups and then give him a few extra months before having to make the decision.
- Remove his eye and the surrounding tissue, check the nasal cavity and use skin from his head to patch the eye and he would almost certainly be free of the cancer (if it hasn’t spread yet) and could live another 2 years or more until he died of old age.
So I am opting for number three of the above … but this is where I want to ask you all a big favour.
The operation is going to cost me $3000, money I don’t have right now. The operation also needs to be done as soon as possible!!! The longer it is left, the more likely the cancer has spread and the chances of this operation working become less.
What I want to ask you all (beg even) is that you support me in giving Jordy the chance to live and die in a few years of natural causes, rather than in about three months if I do nothing … buy buying my work here at Red Bubble. For every cent of Profit I make from today I will be putting in a Fund especially for Jordy’s Operation and I will start a new Journal Entry called The Jordy Fund where on request, I will paste the product bought, who bought it and how much profit (with a running total) has gone towards Jordy’s Operation. Normally I would save and plan when I needed money for something, but this is very important for me to do ASAP and so your help would be greatly appreciated. And it doesn’t matter if you just buy a card … or a Full sized Framed Print. It ALL means something to me. I appreciate your help so much and so does Jordy.
Don’t forget too that I have sale Items here which are 50% off my markup if you want to buy cards etc more inexpensively
Tainia Finlay
It’s hard to ask for help I know but the Red Bubble comunity are such a wonderful crowd who will look after their own for sure ♥
Craig I feel so much for you & Jordy, count me in I’m off shopping now.
Keep us updated mate.
Anne van Alkemade
All the best with this Craig. I hope you get heaps of buyers!!!! Heaps and heaps.
Every little bit helps and I hope people will see the value in a few dollars here and there adding up for your lovely boy.
Craig Shillington
Thank you so much Tainia and Anne {{{{{{{hugs}}}}}}} I cannot express what this means to us!!!
Angela McConnell
i will go and have a look now – i love jordy he is such a character, all the best
plus furhugs from rastus and perrin
Craig Shillington replied
{{{{hugs}}}} Thank you Angela!!!
itsallgoodamanda
If i had a cent to give you i would give it all but i smashed my ute today and i need 500 tomorrow for my own little chihuahuas operation and the vet doesnt know it yet but i cant pay for it ,im so so sorry i know the position your in ,i can only thank god that you care so deeply for him and im crying now too ,cause i feel so useless i wish i could help
Craig Shillington replied
Awwww Thank you Amanda … even your thoughts are helpful and gratefully accepted. And I wish you all the best with your little one’s operation tomorrow too {{{{{hug}}}}}
itsallgoodamanda
Here is a link so you can light a candle and ask the angels for help and guidance people can then add to your message ,is all i can do my sweet ,but i might help to ease the torture in your heart ,give him a hug from me too http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/enter.cfm?l=eng
Craig Shillington replied
Awww Thank you so much Amanda … I went and lit a candle for Jordy too {{{{{hug}}}}
InfinityRain
I am so glad you ended up taking him, I wish you both all the best of luck and positive energy with your fund raising. You already know my situation all to well, but if there is anything else I can do to help, you know where to find me.
hugs for you and my little Jordy Man!! :)
Craig Shillington replied
{{{{hugs}}}} Thank you so much Rain :) I KNOW your thoughts are with him and it is more than enough :)
flowerindattic
I always want to buy your work Craig… So many times I order things from your collection, but its not accepted by Red Bubble, because they need credit card r paypal for doing it. I kind of person who doesnt like using credit card. If you have any other way for me to buy your t’shirt and other works, let me know Craig…. I dont know how to be involve in this site and specially to help you, but I really intend to help you and involve in this place….
For Red Bubble, please make some more options for people who dont have Credit Crad, or Paypal….
Craig Shillington replied
Awwww Vic. Sadly I think Red Bubble is Paypal only?? Maybe you could write to them ( HERE ) and see if there is some other way?
Lori Peters
I had to put dowm my beloved cat, Scatzi, 4 years ago. It still hurts. We spent so much money but nothing helped. I didn’t know that cats do not cry out as a dog would do. They suffer in silence. I let Scatzi suffer so long because I couldn’t let him go. It was unfair to him. It takes a lot of love and courage to put an animal down but sometimes we have to. I’m so very sorry. You have to ask yourself what is best for your pet.
Craig Shillington replied
Thank you Lori … and I agree, Cat’s don’t show us they are in pain and that makes it really hard. Since this post Jordy and I have gone a long way. I saw a surgeon in Perth who assessed Jordy and he removed the cancer (and his eye). Jordy is not in pain … and can now live his life fully because of that. I am so glad I went down that road with him. There is a recent photo of him here
Lori Peters
I’m so happy for you. I still miss my Schatzi. He was very special. I hope you and your cat have many happy years ahead. Jordy is so beautiful!!!!
Craig Shillington replied
{{{{hugs}}}} Thank you Lori.
frozenfa
oh dear.. did you get lots and lots of buyers? i saw this photo... Jordy’s fine now, right? i hope he’s fine.. is he ok now?
PPPhotoArt
Hi Craig I am going to go through your portfolio and purchase something as i want to help with your Jordy. When my golden Niko needed hip surgery my friends got together and organized a dance with the proceeds going towards her operation and it was a wonderful thing for them to do and the money raised almost paid for the operation so i was very very lucky, and still am with the friends i have and i would like to return the favour even if it’s in a small way to help your Jordy, thanks very much, take care and give Jordy hugs and kisses from me and my guys, Patricia