Willie and I went back to see Mr. Joe today. Today, he told us about his service in the military, and he told us the story of the 5 Sullivan brothers who were all serving on the same ship when it was attacked by a Japanese sub. He told us that was why …
This week when we went to see Mr. Joe, he was sitting on the porch, which is where we usually find him. But there was a storm blowing in. Mr. Joe doesn’t see very well, but he would tell that Willie was not sitting down, and he could feel the wind and hear the …
This week, Willie and I went to see a member of our congregation who had to have unexpected surgery. We decided that she needed some flowers to help her feel better and even better, Willie decided not to dig the soil out of the planter or eat the flowers! (This was a pretty hard choice …
It’s funny to me that Willie and I started off the day with him sitting on our porch waiting for me to get the backseat ready for him to ride. Then, when we got to Mr. J, we ended up sitting on the porch with him. We sat next to him and Willie settled at …
This week when Willie put on his vest, he immediately was ready to go to work. He sat up straight in the back of the car and kept looking at me to see where we were going. We went back to see Mr. S this week at his nursing home facility. When we walked up …
Today, Willie and I started our Therapy Thursday visits. We went to see Mr. S, someone I have been visiting him for the last six months who is legally blind. He is 94 years old and is having a hard time with his declining health. After receiving clearance from his assisted living facility, Willie and …
As we get ready for Willie to start his training in nursing homes, we look at these stories and know the work we will do is important work in providing healing. Sometimes dogs understand better than any human can.
