What is the most critical thing in a person's life? Many people say it is true love, parents, brothers, sisters, children, it is completely difficult to let go; many people say it is love, after all, this is the partner they choose the most, and it is not easy to let go. For Flavio Santos, an elderly man in Mexico, the most important thing is the dog that accompanied him day and night: Agadir.
The old man suffers from cancer and has been receiving treatment in a hospital. But his condition has always been very bad, and his mental outlook is also very poor. He will lose weight quickly after suffering from illness, and the doctor also said that his condition is not optimistic.
However, the nurse who took care of him noticed a small detail, that is, the old man became more relaxed every time he talked about his dog. In addition, she knew that the old man had always cared about the dog, so she expressed this situation to the doctor. After careful consideration, the doctor finally decided to let the old man and the dog meet.
Before this, dogs had almost never been allowed to visit patients in this hospital. Regarding this meeting between patients and dogs, the doctor actually didn’t know what to expect and didn’t know what would happen.
But when the doctors and nurses saw the scene where the old man and the dog were reunited, all their concerns and worries were eliminated: the old man and the dog that had not been seen for a long time met again. This moment was really touching.
The old man’s dog is very smart and was very excited when he first met his owner. However, when he was held in his arms, he just smiled stupidly and his posture was very restrained, as if he was worried that his posture would be too big and would hurt his owner.
Since the old man had really not seen the dog for a long time, as soon as he was pregnant with the dog, he could not help but cover his face and cry bitterly: he really missed his old friend too much.
The time for the happy gathering was very short. One was due to insufficient visiting time, and the other was due to the old man’s physical weakness, which did not allow him to stay outside for a long time. Therefore, after the old man hugged the dog and talked for a while, he separated from the dog. He had to stay in the hospital for treatment again, and the dog was taken away by the old man's relatives and friends.
Originally, the doctor thought this was just a simple encounter, but after he came here, he was happy to find that the old man's condition was gradually getting better. Although it sounded unbelievable, it really happened.
After meeting the dog, the old man's ideas began to become clearer. Living has a purpose, his appetite continued to increase, and his heart rate and pulse rate became stable. The doctor was surprised by the occurrence of this situation. He felt that this was related to the appearance of the dog.
According to doctors, if the elderly person's condition continues to improve, after a period of time, the elderly person can be hospitalized for recuperation.
In fact, many studies have shown that dogs have a significant positive impact on their owners' mentality. They can allow their owners to experience psychological relief, and can also allow their owners to relieve stress and maintain a cheerful and positive outlook on life. Therefore, in foreign countries, some patients suffering from mental illness are recommended by their doctors to apply for a therapy dog.
Compared with ordinary dogs, therapy dogs are more sensitive to subtle changes in their owners' bodies and mentality, and do their best to provide appropriate assistance to their owners.
These medical dogs must undergo professional training and pass relevant assessments before they can be officially hired. Some of them will be assigned to a patient and need to take care of that patient in life; some will be assigned to the hospital to bring warmth and comfort to the patients in the hospital who need it.
Treatment dogs in hospitals can easily recognize various changes in the patient's body. They will be led by their trainers to the patient's side. Sometimes they lie down in front of the patient's bed and receive gentle caress from the patient. They will even jump to the bedside to take a lunch break with the patient who cannot sleep.
Their arrival can help patients release the psychological pressure caused by the disease, relieve stress, overcome nervousness, and even invisibly relieve the pain caused by the disease.
The appearance of the dog Agadir in the article obviously has the effect of alleviating the condition of the elderly. The principle of a dog's "unique ability" is actually similar to that of a therapy dog helping to treat patients. It brings hope and warmth to its owner, rekindling the owner's hope of survival. This may be the power of love!