FRIDAY's FAVE FIVE

 Unfortunately I still felt not right after the weekend, my COPD  (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease),  I had far too little oxygen in my blood, so that after just a few steps I was out of breath, and even getting dressed was too much and I had to keep taking breaks. 

The smartphone  I had ordered on Saturday because it was sold out everywhere had to wait, I felt too weak to pick it up on Monday. I had no idea I'd chosen such a bestseller; I was just looking for one which had everything I needed and not more. 

I couldn't participate in our activity, I still felt too weak, so I only joined my group later for the coffee. I noticed that there were a few who had the same as I had, I heard sneezing and coughing everywhere. 

Now I really had time to configure my new smartphone. But how ? The seller wanted €20, which was too much for me, I decided to do it myself. Nobody here knows anything about it, even though the staff have smartphones. Finally I asked my son how to get started. He told me that it was really easy: I connected the old one to the new one with a cable... and it worked! I was proud! I could add whatever I wanted to later, a little bit every day. The main thing was that the phone, WhatsApp, and emails worked.

And then a therapist had brought her dog with her, an Australian Shepherd.  He was specialized to deal with mentally ill people. I'd seen something like that on TV before, but never in real life. 

After greeting me (I was the first) and then the other healthy ones, he went, on a small command, to one who was seriously ill. She couldn't hold her head up or her body; she was twitching as if she were having a seizure. 

Darwin (that was the dog's name) immediately went to her, placed his head under her hand, and stood on his hind legs to calm her body. Then he pushed his head under hers to stabilize it. The woman couldn't show her emotions, but somehow you could tell she was becoming calmer and didn't want to let Darwin go ! Then he went to another woman who never spoke and always sat motionless in her wheelchair. 

 

When Darwin approached her, she stretched out her arms, and the dog let himself be taken into her arms. Then he gave her a few kisses, and Marie suddenly had a huge smile on her face. We were all amazed. She was then allowed to give him a cookie and was overjoyed. 

This also happened with two others. Then Darwin was allowed to go from one to the other, and from each one he received a small piece of bread. We praised him and clapped, and he sat there and looked at his mistress, asking if he had done a good job.

What a beautiful dog ! We all were very impressed.

The rest of the week I tried to get back on my feet and since two days the oxygen in my blood has improved and is nearly normal. I realize it when I walk and am less breathless.

 

And this bunch of crows wake me up each morning, there are hundreds in the park ! 

 

 

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