Megan Schmidt & Hearing Assist Dog Lila No one is quite sure why Megan Schmidt started losing her hearing when she was just three years old. But throughout the years she has managed to find ways to compensate and pursue an independent life. First, her parents got her a hearing aid. As she got older and her hearing loss progressed, she received a cochlear implant. Years later, she received a second implant. These tools are certainly helpful, but they don’t fully remedy her situation. “I now have two cochlear implants, which have done wonders for me,” she wrote in her …
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Your Support Created 17 New Partnerships
Your support helped graduate 17 new assistance dog teams on Saturday, June 18 at Can Do Canines facility in New Hope, Minn. Three of the dogs who graduated were rescued by the Animal Humane Society and then adopted and trained to be assistance dogs by Can Do Canines. “Adopting future assistance dogs from the Animal Humane Society benefits everyone involved,” Executive Director Alan Peters says. “The dogs are given a loving home and a person with a disability experiences increased freedom and independence. It’s a win-win.” The Graduation Ceremony represents the culmination of a long journey for the assistance dogs and …
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