You will note in the title of this posting that it states "Biting off more than I could chew." You'll recall that in a previous posting I had stated that Casey and I had become so busy at Maplewood Manor that it was necessary to start going there 2 days per week. Unfortunately, whereas Casey did not appear to be negatively impacted by this addional work, I was not able to hold up my end. We were already working at Wesley Nursing Home and The Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Community Library on Wednesday afternoons and it turned out that a third job was beyond me. In January, after speaking with the Activities Director, we went back to our weekly Friday visit.
In the spring of 2011, I started attending NEXT STEP in Ballston Spa on Thursdays. NEXT STEP is a day program that provides services to people with traumatic brain injuries. While there, I noticed that several of the clients were severely cognitively impaired and wondered if they would benefit from contact with a therapy dog. I introduced Casey to the execitive director and she was very receptive to the idea of bringing Casey in. Casey and I started going to NEXT STEP the very next week, and Tuesday visits(12pm-1pm) are now part of our regular agenda. At this point I can't comment on our success; suffice it to say that Casey has finally "broken through" to a woman who was terrified of dogs.
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