Albea
12-23-2001, 12:26 PM
This story appeared in the VIP Companion magazine:
A disabled woman, Carole, was given a Golden Retriever puppy at a time when she was depressed and despondent. With the arrival of Dudley, the new puppy, the depression began to dissipate and happier days arrived. Because she felt immense gratitude for Dudley's power to help in her healing, she decided to share that gift with others.
Of all the places Carole and Dudley visited, a safe house for battered women and children stands outmost in her mind. There she met a mother and her 9-year-old son. Everyone knew the boy's father had abused him. But no matter how hard the therapists tried to coax the boy into talking about his torturous childhood, he wouldn't speak. He was always in fear that his words would result in another rage of anger and pain.
When Carole walked in with Dudley, the little boy came over to pet him. Then this sweet but battered child took Dudley to a quiet corner of the room and for more than an hour sat there telling Dudley about the awful things that had happened to him during his short life. Dudley gave the boy an outlet to express his fears and anger, and he may be the only soul on earth who truly knows the overwhelming pain this little boy has endured in all his nine years of life.
Visiting sick people in nursing homes and children in shelters is not always easy for this compassionate woman. However, she believes that Dudley's visits let the children know that there is a better life.
And don't we all know how much better our lives are because we can share them with our furry friends?
:)
A disabled woman, Carole, was given a Golden Retriever puppy at a time when she was depressed and despondent. With the arrival of Dudley, the new puppy, the depression began to dissipate and happier days arrived. Because she felt immense gratitude for Dudley's power to help in her healing, she decided to share that gift with others.
Of all the places Carole and Dudley visited, a safe house for battered women and children stands outmost in her mind. There she met a mother and her 9-year-old son. Everyone knew the boy's father had abused him. But no matter how hard the therapists tried to coax the boy into talking about his torturous childhood, he wouldn't speak. He was always in fear that his words would result in another rage of anger and pain.
When Carole walked in with Dudley, the little boy came over to pet him. Then this sweet but battered child took Dudley to a quiet corner of the room and for more than an hour sat there telling Dudley about the awful things that had happened to him during his short life. Dudley gave the boy an outlet to express his fears and anger, and he may be the only soul on earth who truly knows the overwhelming pain this little boy has endured in all his nine years of life.
Visiting sick people in nursing homes and children in shelters is not always easy for this compassionate woman. However, she believes that Dudley's visits let the children know that there is a better life.
And don't we all know how much better our lives are because we can share them with our furry friends?
:)