Where the Trail Grows Faint - A Year in the Life of a Therapy Dog Team (Paperback)

"This is Hannah," Lynne Hugo introduces her chocolate Labrador retriever to an aged woman in a wheelchair at the Golden View Nursing Home. "Would you like to pat her?" "I don't know," she responds warily. "Dogs are complicated." So, of course, is life, especially as the years accumulate and the body declines. In fact, the most painful complications are those that Hugo hopes to ease with Hannah, her exuberant therapy dog. What Hugo receives in return, unexpectedly, is an outpouring of stories as the residents respond to Hannah's antics and affection. As Hugo's involvement deepens, she begins to see her own life and her care for her elderly parents in a new perspective. Interweaving the elders' tales-of old loves and ancient dreams, abandonment and loneliness, and the struggle for dignity-with her own family's story, she creates a richly textured collective portrait of the often-hidden world of the aged. At the same time, she crafts an eloquent meditation on the fundamental human need to nurture and remain connected to other people, to animals, and to the natural world.

General

Imprint:	University of Nebraska Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	River Teeth Literary Nonfiction Prize
Release date:	May 2009
First published:	July 2009
Authors:	Lynne Hugo
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade / Trade / Trade
Pages:	160
ISBN-13:	978-0-8032-2451-3
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Medicine > Nursing & ancillary services > Occupational therapy > General Books > Health, Home & Family > Family & health > Coping with personal problems > Coping with old age Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Animals & society > General Books > Biography > General Promotions
LSN:	0-8032-2451-6
Barcode:	9780803224513

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