Zeus Varis Fund Success Stories
Recipients of Frankie’s Friends support through the Zeus Varis Fund have given us permission to share their stories with you. Enjoy these tales of cures and more time spent with their four-legged family member!
Simon Is Back to Purring
Dear Dr. Agnes Varis,
I just wanted to thank you so much for your wonderful help for Simon. It has been a really tough time both mentally and financially for me and my family since Simon’s diagnose and his treatment. When he was diagnosed with lymphoma, it was devastating news because I really thought there is …
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Senorita’s Blessings
Dear Dr.Varis,
I write to thank you on behalf of our dog Senorita. Senorita has begun her treatment thanks to the generosity of the Zeus Varis Fund of Frankie’s Friends, and she is doing great. Senorita is not only my dog, she belongs to the whole parish family of St.Joseph of the Holy Family located right …
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Great Karma! Krisna Gets Surgery
Dear Dr. Agnes Varis,
On January 29th, 2010 my dog, Krisna, a German Sheppard mix, was diagnosed with Fibro sarcoma cancer which later turned out to be Melanoma. This diagnosis came one week before my birthday. Words can not describe how devastating this time was for me. Krisna has been a significant part and love of …
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Meilo’s Golden Years
My dog, Meilo, and I are recent beneficiaries of a grant from the Zeus Varis Fund to cover treatment for Meilo’s oral melanoma. I send this letter to express my thanks to you for your tremendous generosity. I am just overwhelmed by our good fortune and your remarkable altruism.
Meilo is a male, apricot, mini-poodle. He …
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More Time Spent With Nena
I want to take this time to express my gratitude for all the help I have received in the last few weeks at NYC Veterinary Hospital.
I want to thank Dr. Varis for the Zeus Varis Fund and Bonni Voiland, Executive Director of Frankie’s Friends Pet Foundation, and also Dr. Mark Greenberg. I would have still …
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Spooky’s Future Not So Scary
We were referred to “Frankie’s Friends”, who let us apply for the Zeus Varis Fund. We found out we were eligible to have EVERYTHING covered with the exception of a $20 co-pay for visits!!!! Dave and I both cried at how amazing and beautiful it was to have been given an option, and by complete strangers at that.
Home & Healthy After Surgery: Sedaris
Thank you so, so much. Sedaris is home with us, recovering well from surgery, jumping on and off the furniture, and running around with us, seemingly pain-free. She still has treatment to come, but we are so very grateful that we have our little lady with us and that she is not in pain.
A Boxer’s Fight: Diva
I cannot adequately express my thanks for your generous help with my dog Diva’s cancer care. I have been unemployed since June of 2009 and it is has been increasingly difficult to make ends meet. Your kind gift will literally extend the life of one of the sweetest and gentlest boxers that many have encountered.
In your …
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Chemo Saves Zoey’s Life
I can’t thank you enough for your generous fund you have set up for sick pets. Zoey is my six-year-old puppy who almost died from an aggressive and rapid case of Lymphoma.
When I first came into the NYC Veterinary Specialists hospital, she was laying on the floor, her lungs filled with fluid, anemic and skinny …
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Saving Each Other: Blue Charlotte Cruz’n
First and foremost I wish to thank you from the bottom of my heart for giving my baby girl, Blue Charlotte Cruz’n, the chance that she so much deserves and that I would have not been able to provide for her.
I lost a 13-year old Chow Chow back in March 2008 and I was devastated. …
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