Ten months ago my dog, Kona, was given a terminal diagnosis. Based on the location of her tumor, the size of her tumor and the functioning levels of her organs, the doctors and technicians gave her one-month to live. I was devastated. The surgery would have cost $5,000-$7,000 based on the location of the tumor and they weren’t even certain if she would make it out alive; even if she did, she might only have another 12 months-18 months to live. As a graduate student, I sim