Maddy is an 11-year-old Golden Retriever in Portland, ME, who needs 5,000 for chemotherapy to treat lymphoma.

Maddy joined our family when she was almost 1 year old adopted from another loving young family in Texas who wasn't able to keep her. Maddy was polite and well trained and proved to be a perfect match for our family. We had her sister, Shea since she was just a few weeks old and they reunited and have created their own special bond as pack of two for the past 11 years - referred to often as the "twins" or the "girls". When the girls were young, we did a lot of running around Lady Bird Lake in Austin and ball fetching at Zilker Park and Auditorium Shores where the girls could play with other pups and swim. We had annual birthday parties at the dog park where we celebrated with our friends and their four legged buddies. We made sure to keep Maddy and Shea at the forefront as our family grew , never sacrificing outdoor time or walks when three years later, we welcomed our daughter, Kaitlyn. We taught the children to treat Maddy and Shea respectfully as equals and we now have two children and a cat in addition to the girls. Maddy is very smart and seems to understands full sentences and emotions. She loves a squirrel chase and is always hungry. She is patient and will wait forever for a chipmunk to come down a tree. Maddy has lived with a genetic heart condition that was diagnosed when she was 3 which requires he to monitor her activity. She loves walks with the woods and is so gentle with her two kids. Since moving to Maine, she has worked with seniors with alzheimer's and other dementias through and organization called Visiting Angels and has brought so much joy to so many people. Maddy is a huge part of our family and we all love her so much! We are crushed and devastated to learn of Maddy's lymphoma diagnosis and will do anything to ensure she gets the treatment she needs.