Many people had to face sad facts last week. My husband and I just took in a female pit bull, Charli. We have had her for just over a week now. On Saturday, we took her and our other dog to a low cost vaccination clinic in San Antonio, and we found out Charli has heartworms. We had thought we were going to be fostering Charli, getting her socialized and ready for a new home. Now, she is very sick and we do not have the money for treatment or a space where she can recover (our 7-month-old puppy is enamored with Charli and plays with her constantly; we also have two cats that Charli loves to chase). It is such a long story how we got Charli that I can't include it here, but we don't have her through a foster program affiliated with a shelter. She was given to us by a friend. My point is that my husband and I were lying on the bed with Charli, just crying and wondering what we are going to do. At this moment, for some reason I thought, Beth Shaw! I am sorry if it is forward of me to write this comment on your blog, but I felt compelled to because I thought you would have some advice, maybe you know where we can get help. I have my 200-hr certification through YogaFit, so I knew you were an animal advocate. If you have any advice, will you please let me know? You can write to me at dogperson83@yahoo.com. Or you can write to me through these comments or thoughts.com, if that%u2019s possible, however you feel most comfortable.