Author shares story of hope in new children’s book

Michelle Weltz and her family were playing fetch with their black lab, Sky, having a fun Labor Day at the lake in 2014. When Sky brought back the ball covered in blood, they took her to the vet. Suddenly, their 8-year-old dog had a cancer diagnosis and was given 30 days to live.  

Stage II oral cancer treatment was pretty well limited to surgery or chemotherapy. Neither seemed right for the family.  

“We basically turned it over to God and said, ‘We’re going to have to have faith in this,’” Weltz said.