Camp Chaos Big Paw Rescue

04/21/2025

04/21/2025

Gina is going home!! Let's celebrate and blow up her GoFundMe with donations and shares!!! This is amazing news!!!

Please help Gina and her family fight the uphill battle ahead of them... Gina… Theresa Trumbull needs your support for Rally for Gina: A Lifesaver in Need

03/19/2025

We're almost to our $10,000 goal!! Let's make this happen!

Please help Gina and her family fight the uphill battle ahead of them... Gina… Theresa Trumbull needs your support for Rally for Gina: A Lifesaver in Need

03/19/2025

Help Needed!! Is anyone able to help us transport one of our big guys to his new home this Friday? We really need someone to get him from Tampa to Atlanta if possible. If you are able please fill out a transport application and let me know so that I can look for it to get it processed. This sweet pup will need some help getting in and out of the vehicle. You can find the transport application at the bottom of the page when you click the link https://www.campchaosrescue.org/copy-of-foster-volunteers-1?

03/10/2025

Surgery Complete 🤍

Operation is complete. Per the MD, the new lungs are doing great. The surgery went on a little longer than expected due to a few repairs needing to be done that made their presence known during surgery. We wont be able to see her for a few days but we waited this long! Hopefully the wean off the ventilator goes well and you’ll hear from Gina herself soon.

In the meantime, your daily dose of dog shenanigans; Remi decided I no longer needed a comforter. Thanks for the giant holes in my bedding! Really needed that.

03/09/2025

Now's the time to do what you do! Gina's headed into the OR for her new lungs!! 🙏🏼

03/09/2025

This morning the update was not going to be good but this evening things are looking up for Gina Elizabeth!!! Like Courtney says it's not 100% until the lungs are in her and working but this is a great start in the right direction! Praying for everyone involved...Gina and her family, the donor and their family, the Drs and medical team!! You've got this Gina!!

I can’t post on my mother’s page, but I can post here! Your update yesterday was about to be grim and somber after a sudden, very acute event. She landed back in ICU and is intermittently confused at the moment. However, at 5 pm today, doctor strolled in to tell us some news.

LETS GO SQUAD! Tomorrow’s the day, 10 PM!
Not everything is a 100%. Doctor wants to inspect them when they arrive here and you never truly know. Nothing is for sure until they’re in her and operating, however the doctor’s very confident and excited.

“Best looking lungs I’ve seen in a long time.” He said. The nightshift Observation Unit Squad (Read; My coworkers) have a handful of former OR nurses who worked with her transplant team and all sing their praises. I’m about to be out of work for three months to caretake, so know we will keep you in the loop.
-Court G :)

03/06/2025

~Update on Gina...

I wanted to take a moment this evening to update you all on Gina's status. I was able to visit her personally last week and it was great to see her upright and awake. We were able to speak briefly between various pop ins from Drs and nurses making sure that Gina is kept informed and has what she needs to be kept comfortable. During my visit I could see that her spirits are fading...she misses home, she misses her dogs and she misses her family something terrible. The waiting and unknown has become unbearable. Being in the hospital for over 2 months has definitely taken a toll on her physically and mentally.

Gina asked me to pass on a message to all of you that have supported her and this rescue that means the world to her. In her words, "they have really shown up for me in an amazing way"..."I just want everyone to know I’m not quiet because I'm ungrateful. Their support has kept to be going through this."

Gina is finding it harder and harder to post about her situation. Her lack of updates is nothing more than just not being able to find it in herself to simply write the update. Please continue to pray if you're inclined to do so...it truly is all we can do at this point.

Thank you all for your continued support and love. Praying for a miracle for you Gina...please hang in there! One minute at a time 🩵 You've got this!

~Theresa
Edited: address if you'd like to send cards
Erin Goodman Rm F727
Tampa General Hospital
P.O. Box 1289
Tampa, FL 33601-1289

03/05/2025

This beautiful 8 month old boy is still looking for a new home due to no fault of his own. Bear is great with kids and needs a yard to run and play in. He is good with other dogs but does tend to play rough. He is not good with birds! What a handsome guy that just needs the right family to step up for him. 💙🩵🤍

02/28/2025

Located in Florida!

This beautiful guy is looking for a fresh start. Bear is one of the Pyrs we pulled from Pensacola a few months ago. He is 8 month olds and just as handsome as can be! Unfortunately his living situation has changed and due to no fault of his own he is looking for a fresh start. He gets along with other dogs and loves to plays but plays a little rough. He's great with kids and I will get an update on how he does with cats. Sadly he is not good with birds. He is not neutered due to his age but will come with a neuter contract and need to be neutered around one year of age. Please message if you'd like more information. Needing to find him a foster or adopter quickly.

02/12/2025

Officially on the list!! You've got this Gina Elizabeth!! We are all rooting for you!

Just a pro tip.
When you’re stepping on the scale a you need to shave off a few pounds to look good on paper, grab the handrails and stand in the exact center.

My morning started off on a crappy note when they recorded my weight 2lbs less than yesterday. Psychologically this wasn’t helping me any. I didn’t need something this bringing me down and robbing me of my hope.

So of course I raised the possibility that the scale wasn’t calibrated properly because a 2lb loss overnight wasn’t possible. No one loses weight that fast.

Neither did I apparently.

There are 2 scales on the floor and both of them recorded the same weight. That is once they told me to let go of the bars and stand in the middle.

I’m listed. Officially.

02/10/2025

Gina received some incredible news today...still a couple things to check off but hoping to be on the transplant list in a week or so. Please continue to pray, send good vibes, whatever you do as this is an exciting but terrifying time for Gina and her family. Still a long road ahead 🙏🏼

I guess the adventure begins today. Or maybe today is just the beginning of what’s to come.

I’m approved to be listed for a double lung transplant. I need to gain 3 pounds and everything approved with insurance but within a week I’ll be added to the list to be a transplant recipient.

To those of you who have supported me, I don’t even know how I can thank you. It means a lot to know there’s people out there that care enough to help me hold my life together while I’m fighting to survive. I love you. And you mean the world to me.

02/07/2025

Update from Gina...and the link to the GoFundMe. One day at a time...keep up the good fight Gina 🩵💗🩵

https://www.gofundme.com/f/rally-for-gina-a-lifesaver-in-need

I’ve been trying to find it in me to update everyone on how things are going. I guess I didn’t know how or where to start.

I’ve spent the past week swimming in a sea of emotions here. I’m trying to keep my head up but sometimes the waters pull me under.

There’s one doctor on my team that’s an absolute bitch. I’m not the only patient that feels this and I’m not the only one dealing with her wrath. She’s more than just cold. She doesn’t stop her negative opinion until the patient is in tears. This happened twice with me when she blasted into my room and told me I’m not a candidate for transplant because I’m too thin. The second time she told me that I needed to look at other centers. When I told the lead doctor this he was shocked. Of course that doctor is leaving at the end of the month. The remaining doctor is awesome though. You can tell he’s been fighting for me.

So that hit hard when the Medical Review Boare came back and deferred me until I gain a specified amount of weight. They have yet to tell me what that number is.

It doesn’t really matter though. I think the second hardest thing I ever heard is that I can’t go home. Ever. It’s either transplant or hospice. My oxygen needs are too high for a home environment.

I miss my family.

Sure I see them once a week. And I’m grateful for that but when you’re used to seeing them everyday it’s hard. And I know my boys are both struggling with this.

7 weeks. That’s how long I’ve been here. If you would have told me December 20 I’d be in the hospital for several months eating powdered eggs every day for breakfast i wouldn’t have believed you.

Just for the record: powdered eggs are terrible.

But it’s the same static menu every week and I’m over it. I had a mini fridge delivered. If I need to eat it’s got to be food that I like. So far no one has said a word to me.

I always knew this day was coming. I just didn’t think it was now. I was doing so well that you would never know until I told you. Emotionally I’m trying my best to hold things together. Physically I’m ok. Not great but ok. Financially I will never recover from this. I’m not even sure what I’ll have left when it’s over. I spent my life building a business. I can’t even think about that right now.

There is a Starbucks downstairs and we’ve managed to absorb that in my daily walks. Turns out my drink of choice, white chocolate mocha, is incredibly fattening. Bonus.

From what I gather my case will be presented to the Board once I start documented weight gain. From the whispers I heard in the hallway I’m going to be a harder match since I’m a tiny human compared to most. I only stand 5’3” so I likely can’t accept lungs from a 6’ donor.

If you still want to help me survive this storm, I could really use some prayers right now. My GoFundMe that Theresa created I also still active. There will be a contest guessing how much this medical bill is when I’m done. I’ll give you a list of the days in icu as well as all the testing. I honestly feel like a freakin lab rat right now.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/rally-for-gina-a-lifesaver-in-need?

01/29/2025

Update: Mozzie has been adopted and is now living his best life with his new sister Maggie 🩵💗

Urgent foster needed! Mozzie is still looking for his forever home but until then he needs a new foster home. He is great with small dogs, cats, kids and even a female Pyr but is having some trouble with the male Pyr in the house. A good fence is a must and he loves water! He's a near perfect 3 yr old Pyr mix that has been in our rescue way too long. He's ready for a forever home of his own. Please help us help him.