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Murray has been a therapy dog for over 5 years now, and has always had a twice monthly commitment at our local nursing home. In December he was diagnosed with discoid lupus, which causes the tissue on his nose to break down and periodically develop sores. I won't take him into a hospital with an open sore, so have had to give up our commitment.
So we're going to shift gears and do more educational programs.
On Monday we visited a local highschool with 4 other therapy teams. The high school seniors we visited spend 1/2 of their day at a regional teaching hospital - they all want to become doctors, and the doctor who mentors them wanted us to talk about the role of pet therapy in patient care. It was a fun presentation with a great group of young people.
When one door closes.....
So we're going to shift gears and do more educational programs.
On Monday we visited a local highschool with 4 other therapy teams. The high school seniors we visited spend 1/2 of their day at a regional teaching hospital - they all want to become doctors, and the doctor who mentors them wanted us to talk about the role of pet therapy in patient care. It was a fun presentation with a great group of young people.
When one door closes.....