What a great story

 

This is Shirley and Rebecca. Shirley is a trained labrador who stays by 7 year old Rebecca's side so she can detect if Rebecca has a hypoglycemic attack. Suffering for a very aggressive form of Type 1 diabetes, Rebecca doesn't know when an attack is iminient, but her trusty friend does. When Shirley detects the change in Rebecca's blood sugar level, she licks Rebecca's hand until her teacher notices, and if she gets no response, she has been trained to get the medical kit, so that Rebecca's classroom assistant can test her blood sugar levels and act as necessary.

 

This is a life changing facility for Rebecaa who can suffer attacks numerous times each day. What a wonderful story, of how our furry friends, can be of such assistance to our little ones. 

 

They make a brilliant team.