Just want to say bless your heart for all you do. Just read about your rescues. We have 3 furboys....2 Yorkies and a Dachshund. The Dachshund and his sisters as newborns somehow survived outside in 8 degree weather with very little food.The owners were having them all put down but luckily our friend intervened and offered us Augie. The vet said he was about 14 wks old. She found good homes for his sisters as well. Augie is a super dog but still shivers in his sleep and has to have his blankie even in the hot summer, lol.
Such good news about your son. My father died of esophageal cancer at age 39. That was a long time ago(1965)and thank goodness treatments are so much better now.
Take care and thank you. I love animals and wish that people would be kinder and not think of them as something disposable.
Karen