Vegas Pet Stuff

06/28/2026

Hi everyone, this is Bryan Rilenge, and I wanted to give you an update on where things stand.

I am still dealing with the same challenges I’ve shared with you before: no functional vision, difficulty navigating, inability to read screens or printed text, inability to watch television, use a computer independently, drive, read a prescription bottle, identify people or objects, or safely move through unfamiliar places without assistance.

The hardest part of all of this is accepting that it is permanent. There are no treatments, surgeries, medications, implants, magnification, or corrective lenses that can restore my vision. Learning to live with that reality has been one of the most difficult things I’ve ever faced.

I do have some good news to share.

Because of the severity of my permanent vision loss, which resulted from stroke-related damage in January, I have been approved for Social Security Disability. That is a tremendous relief.

Unfortunately, because of the way the Social Security process works, I will not receive my first benefit until August 16th, and that payment will be for the month of July. So while there is finally an end in sight, I still have to make it to August 16th.

Right now, I urgently need help with prescriptions, food, housing, and other basic necessities while I bridge that gap.

If you are able, please consider contributing to or sharing the GoFundMe that has been set up for my benefit:
www.gofundme.com/help-bryan-see

I cannot adequately express how grateful I am for everyone who has donated, shared, encouraged, or prayed for me over these past months. Your kindness has helped carry me through one of the most difficult seasons of my life.

There is finally a light at the end of the tunnel. But from where I’m standing today, August 16th still feels a long way away.

Anything you can do to help me reach that day would be deeply appreciated.

Thank you.

Bryan

06/07/2026

ALMOST THERE, BUT NEED YOUR HELP!

Hi everyone, this is Bryan Rilenge, the founder of this group.

My wife Sheila and I are incredibly grateful for all of the support, encouragement, prayers, shares, and donations we’ve received since my permanent vision loss in January.

We are finally getting closer to the approval of my disability claim and other forms of assistance, but the next week or so is still a very difficult bridge to cross. We are doing everything we can to make it through, but we still need help with necessities such as shelter, prescriptions, food, transportation, and other basic living expenses while we wait for these processes to be completed.

If you are able, please consider contributing to the GoFundMe that has been set up for my benefit:

www.gofundme.com/help-bryan-see

Even a $5 donation helps. If you aren’t able to donate, sharing this post and the GoFundMe link would mean a great deal to us.

Thank you for helping us get through one of the most difficult periods of our lives. Your kindness and support have meant more than words can express.

With gratitude,

Bryan Rilenge

05/26/2026

This is William Bryan Rilenge, the creator of this group/page.

HELP NEEDED FOR PRESCRIPTIONS AND OTHER NECESSITIES — EVEN $5 HELPS

As I remain in this difficult in-between period waiting for the final phase of my disability claim to be approved, I am in urgent need of help with prescriptions and other necessities related to my permanent blindness, which occurred on January 14th of this year.

If you are able, even $5 would make a meaningful difference right now. You can send support to my wife’s Cash App:

$SheilaRilenge31

Anything you can do would be deeply appreciated and truly helps more than I can express.

Thank you,
Bryan

05/18/2026

I CAN’T DO IT ALONE!

I need your help to survive the total vision loss I’ve experienced since January 14th. This is permanent and cannot be reversed. There is no operation, implant, surgical procedure, lens correction, or magnification that can restore or repair my vision.

I have lost my sight permanently and am in desperate need of your help.

Please consider sharing or contributing to the GoFundMe that has been set up for my benefit:
www.gofundme.com/help-bryan-see

I truly, truly appreciate all the help and support that has already been shown to me. It is not an overstatement to say that your continued support is life-saving.

I am still waiting for a decision on my disability claim, and while it appears to be moving as quickly as that process allows, I need help in the interim for basic needs like food, housing, and day-to-day survival.

Again, the GoFundMe is here:
www.gofundme.com/help-bryan-see

Thank you.

05/06/2026

This is Bryan Rilenge.

My wife and I founded the Pet Expo in 2009, and over the years of the event, we helped facilitate the adoption of more than 93,000 pets nationwide.

As I’ve shared before, I experienced sudden, permanent blindness in both eyes on January 14th of this year.

I am unable to do most of the things I once took for granted. I can no longer read text on a page, type normally, scan the internet visually, or sit down and read a book. It is difficult to go on walks, identify personal items, navigate unfamiliar spaces, or handle many basic daily tasks without assistance.

I am working every day to adapt to this new reality, but I truly need help and support to continue doing so.

I am asking that you please consider contributing to or sharing the GoFundMe that has been set up for my benefit:
www.gofundme.com/help-bryan-see

Any contribution helps, and I want to sincerely thank everyone who has already shared, donated, reached out, or supported me during this incredibly difficult transition.

Thank you for reading this and sticking with me. I know it’s a long post, but it’s important.

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04/18/2026

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