Hook is a 7-year-old Labrador Mix in Hialeah, FL, who needs $1,233 for Cancer Treatment.

When a family member who lights up everyone's faces each day with a smile gets cancer, it's devastating. "When we found out, it was really difficult. He was given two weeks to live," Margaret R. tells Waggle. Their beloved dog Hook was diagnosed with Lymphoma. It all happened during the height of the pandemic, which made getting in to see an oncologist challenging. But when this dog-dedicated family found a specialist with an open appointment in a city five hours away, they loaded Hook in the car and said, "road trip!"

They learned Hook's cancer was treatable, and he started chemotherapy at the Animal Cancer Care Clinic. "We could not even go inside with him for his treatments because of COVID," Margaret says. Margaret hopes Waggle's generous donors might help her family prolong Hook's life. He's only seven years old, and it would be devastating to lose him. "I'm so thankful to anyone who donates. Even $5 is amazing. Hook is such a great dog. He is so special."

The family is struggling to pay for these additional expensive treatments but is committed to doing all they can to help Hook. "My husband got Hook from the local pound seven years ago and surprised our two girls," Margaret says. "He's been with us ever since." "But as soon as he started getting help, he seemed to be feeling better." Hook went into remission for a year, but recent blood tests revealed the cancer is trying to rear its ugly head again, and Hook needs more chemo. "You have to think positively," Margaret adds.