Yes, a lovely dog by the sound of it. My dog would cause chaos! Andrew
On 3 March 2010 15:05, Patrick McManus <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
> Thanks Max -good dog give him a biscuit!
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> Behalf Of Max Richards
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> Subject: snap: at the oncology ward
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> At the Oncology Ward
> Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne
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> on his weekend visit as therapy dog,
> our Labrador greets equally all nurses
> and patients, the brisk, the sad,
> the bare-bald-headed, even. Men
> he's liable to woof at questioningly.
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> I don't see this, I'm outside
> waiting to chauffeur him home
> with his proud mistress.
> 'Did he behave well this time?'
> He did. He didn't shy away from anyone.
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> He didn't steal biscuits, this time.
> He specially liked the woman and baby
> breast-feeding. (It's whispered that giving
> birth may advance a woman's cancer.)
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> 'And - he posed for snaps. I found myself
> mentioning how recently our old dog died.
> "What of?" - couldn't utter
> the word "cancer" - "old age".'
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> Next visit same staff, most likely.
> Patients - a new set,
> some will have gone home,
> others maybe to a hospice, or further.
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> Max Richards
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> Wednesday 3 March 2010
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Andrew
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