[Animal News]Josette, a former occupational therapist, has been living with her pet dog long-haired dachshund. However, Josette suffered from sudden hand numbness and lower limb weakness after a suspected vaccination in August last year. After admission, she was confirmed to be suffering from Guillain- Barré syndrome (GBS for short), currently unable to walk, can only rely on a wheelchair for transportation. Josette said frankly that she never thought she would suffer from this disease, and she was very desperate for the future. What worried her most was that the 14-year-old dog Rou Rou who accompanied her would be left unattended if she needed to be admitted to the hospital. People who love and love dogs are willing to help Rourou.
Josette is currently living in a serviced apartment in Tsim Sha Tsui. She and Rourou stayed here because there are parks in the area, nearby veterinary clinics and surrounding facilities are convenient. Reluctantly, after she was injected with the second Fubitai COVID-19 vaccine last year, she felt numbness in her hands and feet. At first she thought it was just the strain caused by holding the dog frequently. , which turned out to be GBS and spent three weeks in hospital.
Since then, Josette has to use a wheelchair to travel. Although the house has cleaning services, Josette cannot walk, nor can she clean up Rou Rou’s toilet in the dog toilet. She said that the cleaners said some hurtful words to her many times, which made her feel sad. She was very uncomfortable, and it also made her very worried about Rou Rou’s later life.
“Rourou’s life is normally shorter than that of humans. I could have taken care of her. But I never thought that my illness is such a big problem. I can’t do it at all. Such a big thing.” Since her illness, she and Rourou have not seen each other for half a year. When going out, she felt very depressed and guilty, and worried that if she suddenly became seriously ill and needed to be admitted to the hospital, there would be no one to take care of the dog, so she was looking for a caring volunteer or hourly who would take care of Rourou temporarily when she had an accident. She said that even though it was very difficult to find a time for her dog, she has never been able to find it.
Volunteers or related organizations who are interested in assisting can contact through FacebookJosette man。
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