Mara opens a door for Betsy. Supply: photograph by Sam/Elizabeth Speaker, used with permission. As a result of my husband and I like canine a lot, we went to a non-profit Canine Companions canine commencement occasion in San Diego final February. That is the place we met Betsy the human and Mara the canine. Mara had simply accomplished her ultimate information canine coaching and was prepared to maneuver into her new residence with Betsy. We have been impressed by Betsy and Mara’s story and determined to interview them. article continues after industrial The story of Betsy, the human: Betsy’s dream of serving to the disabled was threatened by her personal…

Mara opens a door for Betsy. Supply: picture by Sam/Elizabeth Speaker, used with permission. Betsy’s dream of serving to the disabled was threatened by her personal incapacity. Just a few months in the past, Betsy was extra afraid of shedding her stability, of falling on her personal, of being unable to stand up and calling for assist, of breaking extra bones than the 100 she had already damaged in her 59 years of life. Ought to Betsy have stayed residence simply to be protected as a result of her physique was failing her? Do you have to cease your work as a counselor for folks with disabilities? Ought to she…