Just A Boy Trying to Save His Dog

 

You need not take my word for it just how right Charles Bukowski was in his juxtaposition of dogs and angels.  Ask a much better man than I.  Ask Bryson Kliemann.  

Bryson Kliemann is eight years old.  Bryson lives in southwest Virginia with his family and his best friend, Bruce.  Bruce is Bryson's puppy.  Recently, Bruce fell ill and when Bryson's mom took him to the vet, the news was devastating.  Bruce had Parvo, a serious and potentially fatal illness.  Treatment is expensive and, unfortunately, Bryson's family did not have the money to pay for it.  Faced with the far-too-early death of a beloved family member, Bryson's mom, Kimberly Woodruff, created a GoFundMe page for Bruce's care, which she titled, "Just a boy trying to save his dog".  

Since Bryson is just eight years old, he apparently has not yet commenced full-time employment.  Apparently, being a second or third grader occupies most of his day-to-day.  Unable to work but desperate to save Bruce, Bryson went all in.  He sold all his Pokemon cards to raise money for Bruce's treatment.  

Bruce is apparently doing much better and is on the road to recovery, on which road he shall happily accompany Bryson - and hopefully do so for many years to come.  And Bryson?  Apparently when news of what he was doing in an effort to save Bruce reached the folks who make Pokemon cards out in the great state of Washington, they decided to do something for Bryson.

Just when I think that goodness in this world is in short supply, a child reminds me that perhaps I am simply not looking for it in the right place.  

-AK