About the Campaign

Sinus Cancer

Hueston is facing his biggest challenge yet: a right sinus chondrosarcoma, a cancerous mass in his nose.

He’s been by Jo’s side ever since the day he wandered into her campsite at Hueston State Park more than a decade ago. It was September 2013, and Hueston had been surviving alone in the park for an entire summer, abandoned with nothing but half a leash dangling from his collar. He’s a Siberian Husky and German Shepard mix, Campers were scared of him, thinking he was a wolf, and the rangers had orders to put him down. But Jo saw past his rough exterior. She offered him food, got down on her knees, and gained his trust. When she clipped a leash to his collar, Hueston’s new life began.

The first signs of trouble came in September 2024, when Jo noticed blood in Hueston’s bed at her grooming shop. He’d been sneezing and dripping blood, but Jo hoped it was just a minor nosebleed. After a CT scan and four biopsies, the diagnosis came back as cancer. Thankfully, his oncologist believes there is still time—Hueston could have another 18 months with the right treatment.

Jo is doing everything she can. She’s already financed his first round of diagnostics and is moving forward with a second CT scan using all her CareCredit. But the expenses have been relentless. In the past year alone, Jo spent nearly $10,000 to save a feral cat named Red who needed ear canal surgery. Then Layla, a dog Jo rescued, developed a brain tumor. Jo made sure Layla was comfortable until the end, which cost another $3,000.

As a dog groomer and lifelong animal rescuer, Jo has made it her mission to help the lost and forgotten. Her partner Ronnie spends his time recovering animals who have passed on the streets of Dayton, scanning them for microchips so their families can have closure. Jo herself is caring for five rescue dogs, including two Great Pyrenees, a Yorkie from a breeder dump, and a Toy Fox Terrier.

Hueston is the reason Jo does what she does. He was her first true rescue, and now it’s her turn to fight for him.

With your help, Hueston can get the care he needs to stay comfortable and keep enjoying life alongside the person who saved him all those years ago. All donations go directly toward his veterinary care. The estimate for his surgery is below, and there will be an additional charge for a CT Scan day of surgery as well (click to enlarge):