New Bright Spot Therapy Dog Billy comforts a patient with assistance from her teammate Sister Jeanne.
Moments ago I received this photo from one of our Bright Spot evaluators. She just finished evaluating our latest new Bright Spot Therapy Dog Team, Sister Jeanne and Billy. Sister Jeanne is not new to Bright Spot. She and her little Sheltie named Suzie became certified members of Bright Spot Therapy Dogs in 2008. Together, Sister Jeanne and Suzie visited several nursing homes and patients on hospice care every week, for a number of years. Then, sadly, Suzie died. We all missed Bright Spot Suzie. She comforted many folks with her visits. This did not deter Sister Jeanne, who is in her eighties, by the way. She went right out and adopted Billy, a darling Chihuahua. For the past two years, Sister Jeanne has been training Billy and preparing her for therapy dog work.
This photo says it all. This is what our amazing Bright Spot Therapy Dogs do. And, Billy certainly has what it takes to prove comfort and caring to those who need it most. We are so happy to have wonderful Sister Jeanne back with us at Bright Spot. She is an inspiration to ALL.