DaDa is our beloved Labrador. She just turned 6 this month but a few days before her birthday she was diagnosed with malignant melanoma.
DaDa是我們疼愛的拉布拉多犬，她剛剛6歲生日，但在生日前幾天剛確診惡性黑色素瘤癌症。

A few weeks ago we found dots of blood on the ground which came from a torn lump on the pad off DaDa’s right front paw, probably sustained from walking on the streets. We immediately took her in to our family vet on March 28, who advised us to treat the lump by surgically removing it. A sample was sent for biopsy afterwards and when the results came back on Mar 31, we were shocked to hear that the lump was a malignant tumour, which added with the fact that it was incompletely removed, would have a high chance of metastasis.
數週前我們發現DaDa的右前足有粒小肉粒並出現流血的情況，導致地面四處出現小紅點（可能是上街時刮損）。我們立刻帶她到家庭獸醫進行檢查（3月28日）並做手術切除及樣本化驗。數天後（3月31日）收到化驗報告時我們的心沉了下來，因為這看起來無痛無害的小肉粒原來是一塊惡性的腫
瘤，加上腫瘤生長的位置令其難以完全切除，報告指出DaDa的癌症將有極高可能擴散。

According to our vet, amputation of the whole digit on her front paw may (and not always completely) locally control the cancer, however it will seriously affect her future mobility - she may have trouble walking; if the cancer has already spread to the regional lymph nodes and other sites of the body, amputation would not only be redundant, it would also double the pain. Our only hope then would be for DaDa to live out the rest of her days as happily and blissfully as possible. In order to understand the severity of the cancer, we booked the earliest appointment on Apr 7 to do a full-body CT scan for a comprehensive diagnosis (we had to wait for a week since it was Easter break and no one was open). The cost of the CT scan was steep, but it was nothing compared to providing the best chance to DaDa.
獸醫指暫時最佳的治療方法是切除右前足長腫瘤的手指，但並無法確保癌症一定受控，而且缺少一隻手指將影響DaDa的行走能力；另外如果癌症已經擴散到鄰近淋巴或身體其他部位，切除手指只會令DaDa抵受癌症的侵害之餘還要忍受截肢的痛苦⋯這樣我們反而希望DaDa能開心地渡過餘生就好了⋯所以為了掌握準確的擴散狀況我們預約了4月7日進行全身CT掃描（復活節假期關係我們需等候一星期才安排到最早的診期）。雖然我們已幾近負擔不起CT掃描的費用，但只要能提高DaDa的生存機會，我們願作出盡可能的嘗試！

We consulted an oncologist when the CT results came back. His advice was that even though there was no sign of spreading, the result was not 100% conclusive as sometimes small-scale metastasis cannot be picked up by the imaging. A further test on lymph samples was also taken and again, the results were uncertain due to limitations in extracting the affected samples. There was no definitive answer to show how bad the cancer was, which was unsettling, and we were unwilling to gamble DaDa’s wellbeing away with surgeries based on ambiguous test results. After looking for nonsurgical, lower risk treatments DaDa is now going to take a canine melanoma vaccine called Oncept - its effectiveness is not guaranteed as it varies from pet to pet clinically, but it’s the best measure available right now.
掃描報告發出後我們約見了腫瘤專科醫生。他表示雖然掃描沒有明顯顯示擴散跡象，但亦不能完全排除已經擴散的風險，因為可能受技術性的限制未能觀察到範圍微小的擴散。我們遵重醫生的建議進一步檢查了DaDa的淋巴組織，同樣地得到含糊的結果（若未能抽中受影響的組織亦無法察覺到有擴散的情況）。我們感覺正身處模稜兩可的困局－因無法確認癌症的擴散程度我們不能為DaDa作出決定性的治療。在選擇稀疏的情況下腫瘤科醫生建議我們可先為DaDa注射犬隻黑色素瘤疫苗。此治療屬非手術性所以風險較低，但其有效性未必受保證因不同犬隻身體情況有異，不過眼見是此刻可以為DaDa做到的決定以增加她的生存機會。

After a series of consultations and tests, the expenditure has almost reached HKD 60,000 with the likelihood of going up, and it’s becoming a challenge to meet the costs required to offer DaDa the best chance. As parents we want DaDa to have the best and most comfortable dog life there is and for this, we are calling for your love and support to help her through this incredibly difficult and uncertain stage. Your generosity means a great deal to her as she is no mere life nor pet - she is a daughter and part of the family who brings sweetness to our hearts.
經過一番診治及化驗，開支現在高達港幣60,000且有增加的傾向，我們雖然感受到沉重的財政壓力，但為了家庭的一份子，所有可以做的我們也會做，希望DaDa可以繼續陪伴我們走過往後的每一天！所以才有此次籌款的出現，希望大家伸出援手並幫忙廣傳，給予DaDa一個與癌症奮鬥的機會，少少無拘。

DaDa and ourselves are truly grateful for your kindness and the fighting chance that you grant her.
DaDa與我們都非常感激你的資助！

Thank you! 
謝謝！

The Mang family - Kitty & Damon, DaDa & her brother TsumTsum
孟家成員包括DaDa及哥哥TsumTsum

P.S. for your understanding of the costs, here is a detailed breakdown:
附錄. 以下是消費清單詳細:

• GP and oncologist consultations 獸醫及腫瘤專科診金 HKD 2,500
• Surgery to remove the tumour + medications 切除腫瘤手術及藥物 HKD 4,200
• Tumour lab test 腫瘤化驗 HKD 1,500
• Lymph lab test 淋巴化驗 HKD 1,100
• Full-body CT scan 全身CT掃描 HKD 22,100
• Oncept canine melanoma vaccine Oncept 犬隻黑色素瘤疫苗 HKD 25,000

My PayMe link for direction donations:
歡迎使用以下PayMe連結
http://payme.hsbc/helpdada