The One and Only Meryl Streep
July 1st 2026
Keeping that good Swampie magic coming, Meryl Streep had her first recheck after a month on chemo. While her masses have not gone down, they have not grown either, and for the time being her treatment is effectively “pressing pause” on her cancer. In the meantime, she is having no side effects and is acting 100% herself, which is the best news we could ask for.
On top of Meryl’s positive medical news, she is living her best life with her hospice family. A family who has agreed to let her live out the rest of her days as a member of their family. She continues marking stuff off her bucket list - she has gone on a road trip to Tennessee and got to do all the outdoor adventuring she could dream of, she has tried all kinds of bites of human food, and she is getting to do lots and lots of her favorite thing, which is follow her little boy around and snuggling her humans.
While we wish Meryl had a much longer life ahead of her, we know that dogs don’t look at time like we do. She has no idea that her days here might be “too short,” she is just living her happiest life every moment. We are honored to be able to help her get to do that for as long she wants. Somehow through all the sad news of finding out Meryl had cancer, all we can see now is gratitude. Meryl found her people still, and she ended up exactly where she needed to be
June 4th 2026
And just like that, Meryl is off to her fospice home
Truthfully, it’s been a difficult few weeks. As if this life altering news and trying to find placement for a “dying dog” isn’t hard enough, we had to step back and really wrap our heads around what finding Meryl a place to go truly mean - that we might never get the chance to see her again. To sit with the feeling that we won’t be able to love on this precious, perfect girl during her last weeks is one we wouldn’t wish on anyone. The absolute dread that whoever steps up to foster isn’t great with updates or sending pictures, that we can’t physically see the toll the cancer will take to know when Meryl has had enough before she’s in a world of pain, that we might not be there to say goodbye. It’s a lot to process and whew, we’re not even halfway there.
But lucky for us, Meryl’s post made its way to the angel that is now her fospice mom. Rescue is truly a small world and when we got an email from someone that’s been fostering for Clay County Animal Services (where Meryl’s from) for over 10 years through a fellow rescue goddess that Tori and I both follow, and who’s passion is end of life care, we knew she’d hit the jackpot. Every single fear and worry is gone, the knowledge and experience are there, and the updates have already begun. Meryl has a bucket list that she will be working to complete every single day until she can’t anymore, and will even be attending any Swamp gatherings that she can while she is feeling good and able!
We spent the afternoon treating our favorite lady to lunch at @gatorsdockside and picking up some Togo snacks from @woofgangbakery , where she was told just how beautiful her “permanent eye makeup” is. We helped load her up, told her just how much we loved her, and that we would see her again soon. Because we actually will This whole thing has been utterly horrible but knowing this wasn’t goodbye, just a “see you later”, is a gift and we aren’t going to waste it.
May 28th 2026
I have been typing and deleting the start of this post over and over. How do I tell you all that Meryl Streep has cancer? In fact, she has two different kinds of cancer. How do I say that Meryl is no longer looking for someone to adopt her and live happily ever after with, but that she is now looking for a hospice home?
You all know - we have happily taken on our fair share of medical cases, but this one is just different. We had a healthy goofy dog we have been actively trying to get adopted since February, and now we are coming to terms with the reality that Meryl isn’t going to get her chance at a forever in the way we wanted for her.
The light in all of this is that Meryl is completely unphased. Like 100% her blissfully happy, playful self, and we plan to do anything we can to help Meryl continue to have as many happy carefree days as she possibly can. We spent today at the specialist running tests and working up the best game plan for her. We are starting an oral chemo to try to slow down or “press pause” on the mass growth. Unfortunately we know that we will not beat her cancer, and truthfully we were promised only months left with Meryl.
We are looking for a fospice home for Meryl. Someone to simply love and spoil her rotten while we continue to pay all her expenses. We know this is not an easy ask. But please reach out if you think you may that home. We are also asking for monetary donations, as you can imagine her medical bills recently and upcoming chemo expenses will be daunting.
We wanted Meryl to find her people. But maybe we are those people. The whole Swampie family is her people. And it’s time to rally for Meryl Streep.
Swampie magic forever.
