Lexi is a 3-year-old Lab Mix in North Chesterfield , VA, who needs $1,500 for Mass Removal.

I found this sweet girl on the side of the road, in the middle of nowhere. She was so skinny. You could tell she had been abused. She was scared but somehow trusted me to keep her safe. I brought her home. Gave her a bath and started the process of trying to get her to trust me. Three years later, she is a very much loved, spoiled girl.

She has really taken to my grandson, Michael. He's on the autistic spectrum and I think she knows he's a little different. Over the years she has really come out of her shell. You can still see little things that still affect her from before she came into our lives.

She's such a silly girl. She loves to run laps around the yard. She does this thing with her paw where she reaches out and taps you when she wants pets or attention. But it's the unconditional love she gives us even though someone hurt her in the past.

I noticed a small lump under her chin a few months back. It would shrink but come back. Then shrink again. This time however, it didn't shrink. It continued to grow into this larg mass. I finally had to take her to Banfield Pet hospital. They told me they think it's a cancerous growth and needs to be removed. If I can't provide surgery, I should euthanize her because of where it is.

I lost my job back in March. I'm the sole provider for my grandson, whom I'm raising. I've been doing Gig jobs to pay the bills but that doesn't leave anything extra. We don't want to have to put her down. She is a member of our family. We just want her healthy again.