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Love, the Most Powerful Medicine
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For a brief time, hospice nurse, Dean Nash, is able to break down the barriers of sickness and the reality of dying through his 10-year-old Australian Shepherd, Stormy. Bringing Stormy into the Crossroads Hospice, Nash says, offers patients unconditional love — allowing them to temporarily forget about dying and instead focus on the delight of a “ball of fur and a wet nose†to lift their spirits. “She gives good love,†Nash says. And she does just that.
Be The Change
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There are numerous pet therapy organizations worldwide that train you and your dog to offer unconditional love to dying patients. An example is Animal Assisted Therapy (ATT).
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If you don’t have a pet to help a dying patient you might consider playing music or singing for them... There are many ways that unconditional love can be the best medicine of all.
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Do you have family or friends or someone in your neighborhood who could use a friendly visit from you and your dog? It just might be the greatest gift you could ever give them.
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I take our 11 year old, black cat to hospice. He has been a wonderful volunteer for 8 years. He has made many patients very happy. The staff enjoys his visits, too. They need "a little therapy" also.