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Universal Lanuage-Love

Wow, what a day.  Cora and I arrived shortly after noon to both sides of our assigned areas full of people waiting for their treatments.  Old, young, black, white, brown, cancer doesn't spare any of them or their families the uncertainties that lay ahead.  But one thing is for certain, they all need and want someone to love, talk with or simply touch.  Cora, a therapy dog provides that for them, if only for a short time.  I watched as they gently stroked Cora's fur, telling her what a sweet girl she was and how glad they were to spend some time together.  It amazed me when a woman from Mexico began speaking Spanish to Cora, who responded instantly to her request to "sit".  The woman lowered her head then onto Cora and continued to tell her a story still using her native language.  She kissed her and then left for her treatment, but she left with a huge smile on her face, waving goodbye to us.  We met people from the Black Hills of South Dakota, Yuma, Colorado, Southern AZ, Mexico and even from Texas.  Everyone with a different accent,  clothes styles and mannerisms but not a one didn't look into Cora's brown eyes searching for a few moments of unconditional love.  She knows her job is to "visit", so one by one she accepts all the uncertainties,  but for certain, she makes everyone's day a little better, because they were able to smile and laugh because of a mere dog.

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