When Aimee was in the hospital in December she was recommended by the staff as a canditate for Make-A-Wish. They submitted the request and we met with them in February to discuss what Aimee would like as a wish. We had a couple of ideas in mind, knowing that the most popular wish of a trip was not an option currently and wouldn't be Aimee's choice anyways. We narrowed our choices down to 2. Our top request was for a small dog, possibly an alert dog, but at least a companion dog that could sleep with Aimee and sit on her lap. We hoped a dog would provide her with comfort, help reduce anxiety, and just be a little friend.
Saturday afternoon Aimee met and was matched with a dog through Brigadoon Service Dogs named Yoda. He is 5 lbs and a trained alert dog. He will go through ADA training/test with me as his handler at the end of August and come home with Aimee after that.
He is adorable!!! Sending love to you all!
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