Mobility Team Silver and PADS Trek are loving life together, and Silver sent us this wonderful message on the difference having a PADS dog has made in her life:
“Struggling with an invisible disability, It’s all too common to feel invisible as a person as well. With that invisibility, life can be an even harder struggle than just being differently abled. The mental, emotional and spiritual toll is just as hard, if not harder, than the physical toll.
Having Trek has changed my life in the wonderful expected ways but also in unexpected joyous ways. Every day, we are met with smiles. I’ve met neighbours and strangers with great stories and open hearts. I’ve seen kindness in people I thought was gone, especially in these harder times. Now, I am seeking outings every day rather than being housebound.
I never could have imagined this one precious boy would not only give me my life and independence back but also help mend my heart and spirit.
Every person at PADS is so kind and compassionate that they really do feel like family. Words could never express what my overflowing heart feels.”