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Wylie, Warren, OH ESRA #2005-658IL
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03 MAR 07
"I
wish I could say Wylie has a wonderful future. Sadly, that is not the
case.
Wylie's is a ten year old boy who lived in Illinois, and his owner went
into a nursing home, and had no one to take him in. So, he was left outside,
tied to a doghouse, until someone would be willing to take care of him.
Winter was approaching and Wylie was trying to stay warm outside, which
was something he was not used to. It gets pretty cold in Illinois. Finally,
the ladies from ESRA stepped forward and said they would take Wylie into
foster care. When everyone met this charming boy, they instantly fell
in love with him. His cuteness can sure get someones attention.
Arrangments were made to have Wylie sent to a foster mom,
Judy Manley, in Ohio. Everyone involved with the transport along the way
wanted to keep Wylie because of his charm.
He arrived and made everyone smile at his new foster home. One day, someone
came by to adopt a female that was also in foster care and while there,
they met Wylie. It was love at first sight for them and their choice rapidly
changed; they chose to adopt Wylie. He was in their care for about 2 weeks
and a while at a vet visit, it was observed he had a lump of some sort
inside his neck. A biopsy was immediately done and the bad news came back,
Wylie has cancer. The adopters decided they could not deal with his health
problems and took him back to the foster mom. Again, Wylie found himself
an orphan.
Wylie was taken to a specialist and the veterinarian reported that he
has a tumor on his thyroid that needed to be removed. Surgery was performed
but the veterinarian found when they went in to operate that the tumor
had spread and was around the thyroid and into the larynx area. He could
not remove the base of the tumor. The prognosis is not good. The veterinarian
said, he may have only six months to live. Eventually the tumor will choke
Wylie and his foster mom will need to release him from any suffering.
At the time of this writing he is romping and playing and is full of life.
Hopefully, he will not feel the effects of his tumor soon.
So after our attempt at this expensive surgery to save his life, he will
need to live his life out at his foster mom's home. Everyone prays he
will live longer than the six months expected. He will be loved by all
of the people that now care for him, and by everyone that has met him.
Our hearts will break, but we will live with the peace that ESRA tried
to make his life a longer fuller life. The best we can do is to give him
love in his last days instead of dying alone in a shelter, or a backyard,
tied out to the doghouse.
Contact: Denise Garwood, Dgarwood37@aol.com
| WYLIE'S GENEROUS SPONSORS TO DATE: | |
 Katrin
Owen |
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| Thomas
& Denise Garwood |
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| Jerald
& Ellen Esrick |
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| Michael
Vogel & Catherine Kenney |
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| M.
Susan Serkes |
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| David
& Anne Tennant |
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| Terrie
Silverman |
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| Denise
& James Basten |
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| William
& Judith Plum and Raleigh |
Hope this helps! |
| Beth
Berman |
For the sweet seniors, in memory of my Dukey Boy. |
| William
& Beverly Keller |
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| Richard
& Debera Thompson |
In memory of Yogi & Archie. |
| Olivia
Gravador |
In memory of Shaun and Chaney. |
| John
and Gloria Kareken |
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| Cathryne
Slaughter |
For all our wonderful foster parents who give so much of themselves for all our rescues. Hugs and much love, Wylie! |
| Ashley
Szymkowicz |
We all need to be taken care of in our 'Golden Years'. May you be happy and free of pain for as long as possible. |
| Gary
Hanes |
In memory of Little Maddie from Texas. Never forget! |
| Renee
M. Holmes |
In memory of the magnificient Chet Holmes. God bless the seniors and their will to live. |
| Merrie
Corbett |
In memory of Gizmo, the best boy ever, to help ease the suffering that this boy has gone through. |
| Bob
Knell |
In memory of Samantha, Joshua, Rose & Brady. |
| Lynnea Berr |
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| Karen Bruskin |
In memory of Sammy and Sunny. |
| Maggie Ford |
In memory of my Dad... Merry Christmas, Dad! |
| Merrie Corbett |
A gift for Kim Marvin, State of MI co-cordinator. Kim, as so many of the ESRA volunteers, works tirelessly and selflessly for all the Springers that come to her attention. She deserves much credit and many thanks for her enduring love and compassion for all Springers. |
| Jane Ash |
In memory of Duke, my special Springer. |
| Dave & Patty Vladic |
For Judy Manley, who cared for Wylie at the end of his time. |