Children who are dealing with serious illness, such as those in for cardiac surgery, chemotherapy or radiation treatment or waiting for an organ transplant, have top priority for visits.
“He can tell when I’m getting ready,” Carol Aldridge said about Benny, her 3-year-old cavalier King Charles spaniel. “He is so excited he runs in circles.”During the pandemic, hospital visits in general were limited, and some from volunteers and outside groups were prohibited.
. Both Benny and Shellie went through Rainbow’s training program to become therapy dogs. The organization, based in Morton Grove, accepts dogs between the ages of 1 and 8 to start training. The dogs are brought into the simulation lab to experience the hospital setting and be exposed to the sounds and smells they may encounter in the hospital.Officials at Advocate Children's Hospital in Oak Lawn recently resumed a pet therapy program where patients can visit with dogs, comb their hair or dress them in costumes, providing a welcome diversion from their medical care.
“She absolutely knows the difference,” between going out for a walk and preparing for a therapy visit, Lis said. “I put her vest on and tell her we are going to work.” Shellie, an 8-year-old Shetland sheepdog, started working as a therapy dog in hospitals, retirement homes and other places in 2016.
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