Posts Tagged ‘Pet Therapy’
Remarkable Account of Stroke Rehabilitation Gives Hope to all Stroke Victims and their Loved Ones
Moving Story for National Stroke Awareness Month May is National Stroke Awareness Month and the American Heart Association has published a remarkable story that should give hope to all stroke victims and their loved ones. Basically, Dave Levy was only 30 years and a young doctor flying with his wife Allison from Chicago to a…
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High blood pressure, High Cholesterol, Diabetes, Smoking and Obesity The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report that more than 795,000 Americans suffer a stroke each year and for about 610,000 of them this is their first stroke. Strokes kill about 140,000 Americans every year, which is 1 in every 20 deaths. About 87%…
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Man’s Best Friend Pets have been around for a long time helping people and there is probably no better example of “man’s best friend” than those seeing-eye dogs that assist the blind. While many seniors love animals, they no longer have the strength to properly care for one. Although walking a dog is good exercise…
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