by Wendy | Dec 8, 2011 | Heartwarming Tails
The students at school are so excited about Brodie coming in to school one day a week for the whole day. They ask every day, "Where's Brodie, When is he coming in again?" He has truly become Elbert-Palmer's school dog. It is really wonderful for the...
by Wendy | Dec 8, 2011 | Heartwarming Tails
Billy is very intuitive about the "status" of the patients. He tells me who really needs him. We visited one patient who was near death, he went in and touched her hand …and layed down, as if willing to wait and be there…...
by Wendy | Dec 8, 2011 | Heartwarming Tails
The autism camp at the ELC this Summer was exceptional. Lacey was able to work with 3 young boys, ages 10, 11 & 12. One boy wouldn't touch her treats or her, on the first visit, but by the end of the camp he was feeding her treats, hugging her and...
by Wendy | Dec 8, 2011 | Heartwarming Tails
I was working with a patient that has newly diagnosed Parkinson's as well as anxiety. She told me that she felt particularly agitated the morning we met. Her tremor was uncomfortable to her that day, emotionally. She was petting Sam and hiding her right hand...
by Wendy | Dec 8, 2011 | Heartwarming Tails
Annabelle and I participated in the Autism Exercise Study this summer and worked with two children. It was remarkable to see the students' progress over the course of working with the trainer and with Annabelle. Annabelle took her job seriously,...
by Wendy | Dec 8, 2011 | Heartwarming Tails
I always make a point to see "Ned", a sweet, gentle soul who adores Stella. She bounds over as soon as she sees him, and he gives her rubdowns, massages, solicits kisses on his face (the more the better), and tells her that he loves her. On one visit, he...
