A Month Later I’m deeply grieving the loss of my service dog. I’m not sure where to begin. Should I tell you how life-changing it was to have Shadow as my service dog? Should I tell you about the devastating day we learned he had terminal cancer, or the joyful moment when the doctor told […]
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Life-Saving Service Dogs: James and Nelle’s Story of Hope
It was a day like most others at the time. My Dad had died not long before, and life was feeling a bit overwhelming as it often does at times of grief. Still, I was functioning, moving through a world that had been turned upside down. A Mother’s Heartbreak I rarely answer calls from unknown […]
Help. Hope. Love.
Family and friends of Lee Atherton are raising money for the nonprofit Help Hope Live to fund uninsured medical expenses associated with purchasing, raising, and training a service dog. Shadow, my five-year-old canine service dog, work partner, and faithful companion, has terminal cancer. Although we know his passing is only months away, I have been […]
Service Dogs Saving Lives: The Phoenix Rising Mission
Imagine a world where every heartbeat of despair is met with a wagging tail of hope. This isn’t just a dream; it is a mission unfolding before our eyes. I am thrilled to share the birth of a vision that has grown wings and is ready to soar: “Phoenix Rising: Service Dogs Saving Lives.” A […]
Psychiatric Service Dog for PTSD | Trauma Recovery Story
A psychiatric service dog for PTSD changed my life in ways I never expected. After surviving childhood trauma, family abandonment, and years of anxiety and depression, I discovered that healing sometimes comes on four legs.Fast forward thirty years. I did not keep the secret my family wished I had kept. I spoke out about the […]
