I’m about two weeks overdue to give you an update on Tubby, my old family friend in danger of losing his house.
Just wanted to say that did succeed in coming up with the money in time! He still has more to owe next spring; but he has a plan for the long-term issues, and he and his doggie family get to stay right where they are for now.
But the money didn’t come from my GoFundMe account. I’m sorry to say that my attempt at crowdfunding was an abject failure— only raising $100 in that whole six-week time frame. Clearly, the next time I decide to crowdfund I need a better approach… as nice as my story and especially the pictures were, that was not enough as you can see. I will be closing out this campaign later today.
Instead, Tubby got the money he needed from a loan, through a close friend of his, J; who is moving to co-own his house. It’s a win-win-situation: J gets to live on the second floor and maintain the house, Tubby gets to live on the first floor and have a roommate who’s a good friend he trusts.
Tubby is also scheduled, at long last, for his hip replacement surgery on the 11th! It’s been like waiting for a blue moon to shine, because he has so many pre-existing health problems that it turned into a real waiting game, trying to catch just the right moment when none of them was flaring up. Well, now that “blue moon” has arrived and now Tubby will get one of his monkeys off his back.
And most importantly, he and his precious dogs have a home to come to when he gets out of recovery.
Thank you all for your support, and your words of kindness!