Ginger

Michele and Ginger

My story starts with the birth of a healthy baby boy. He was my grandson and he lived only eleven weeks. My sadness was so overwelming for two years I only wished to stay in my closet. Of course responsabilites kept me out in the world. Yet my mind was always thinking of my closet and wishing I could be there. I was surviving on little or no sleep. I realized I needed help. For the first time in two years I asked my Husband for help. He sugested a dog. Right away I said yes. Do you know the next day my Husband called to say we had puppy on the way. Well the joy I experienced can only be explained by the sensation of floating on air. I nolonger felt the dread that had been suronding my life for two years. We go to dinner quite a bit. To the movies ,Hotels,taxies many places. She is so quiet no one ever knew. She is ten pounds so I carry he in a dog purce. Everything was great till we had to fly . We would pay for her to travel with us but ther was stress. I was afraid someone would notice her. I began to realize how much I needed her. I read books on service dogs .Looked up laws and found out to my surprise she could be my service dog. Well I did everything I needed to do and now she is offical Ginger is my service dog. We go every where together. Several times traveling through airports .I would be asked by security what kind of service dog she was. I would proudly say Psychiatric Service Dog. They would ask to speek to me in private.They would tell me of a loved one strugling with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. How can I get a dog for them. I gave all the information I could and wanted to do more. So I began my quest to start a project to provide Psychiatric Service Dogs to Veterans in need. It has been a long , hard road and we havent made it yet . Even so, I have learned alot and am very excited to share the feeling of floating on air with others. We have formed a non-profit PAWS FOR VETS Inc. www.pawsforveterans.com Healing The Invesable Wounds And all my thanks goes to Ginger and my husband John. The two I love the most.