Hannah Brooks’ fundraiser for Darcy Lever dog who died

Hannah Brooks, 37 and from Darcy Lever, dog Shadow died afrer he had swallowed a stone which got stuck in his intestine.

After anxious days and hours through the night, Shadow died with brain damage despite treatment. The bill was around £4,000, with her insurance taking a cushion of £1,000 for her.

Shadow the dog died from swallowing a stone. (Image: Hannah Brooks)

It leaves Mrs Brooks with £3,000 that her family are trying to raise, as her husband works, all while she’s caring after her son Elliott, who has neurodivergence.

She said: “It’s a massive hit and such a shock to lose a pet and all that money on top.

“My son keeps asking for him back, and he just cries. He doesn’t understand that he’s dead.”

The family is trying to get the community together to raise the funds, as they said they couldn’t be able to do it on their own. So far, they’ve raised £100.

Shadow the dog, 2. (Image: Hannah Brooks)

Shadow was only two years old and woke up poorly last Monday, 25 May and died later that week.

Elliott was Shadow’s best friend. (Image: Hannah Brooks)

Mrs Brooks said the hardest challenge is trying to raise money, while just trying to grieve their family pet, and much loved dog by her son Elliott.

To support the family visit https://www.gofundme.com/f/saving-shadow-t5t3k?

She added: “It would just mean everything.  It’s massive to actually do it all in one go.

“It takes the stress off so we can just grieve. We just want to be able to grieve.”