Chemo Companion - Abby

There are so many stories, both historical and modern day, about the relationship between human and dog. There is even the somewhat religous story that the word DOG is GOD backwards because God created the dog as man's best friend or closest companion. Irrespective of what stories there are, one thing cannot be disputed and that is that a dog has always proved to be a worthy and loyal companion. Dogs or companion dogs, as they are known, have long been used to lift the spirits of the elderly and sick.

There will be days when Kirstin will suffer the downsides of this treatment and sometimes parents and friends are just not enough to raise those spirits. Kirstin, like her sister, is dog mad so we decided that it will be a viable idea to get her (wo)mans best friend and even though we are in early days 'little Abby' has already begun to take up her position as the Chemo Companion. From a medical point of view it is important that Kirstin keeps somewhat active even on the days when she is really 'bushed' and tired and believe you me, no one keeps her more active than Abby because Abby, being a Jack Russell just has no end to her hyper activity.