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How My Service Dog Changed My Life

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In November 2009, I was matched with my service dog, Maggie, trained by NEADS. I had waited for 8-and-a-half months when the call came and then reported for my two weeks of training with her in Princeton, MA.

We then moved home together onto our family farm. Just six days later, she saved my life by jumping onto my hospital bed, realizing I was no longer breathing, despite a bi-pap machine.

She nudged me to reposition me, to allow the return of airflow. She was not trained to do this but had bonded during our training and was committed to helping me any way she could.

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