Baxter’s Pep Squad: Deep Connections
Yesterday evening we celebrated the end of Baxter’s heartworm treatment and three months of restricted activity by throwing a party for him and everyone involved in his rescue. I finally got to meet the person who took him off the street and got him medical help for his injuries. A few minutes into the gathering it became clear that there is so much more connecting us to each other, than caring for a dog. She mentioned that a long, long time ago she used to work for GSK, with biostatisticians. Shocked at what that might mean, I turned to her immediately. “Did you know Paige? Paige Plagge? I asked, but before I could finish, she almost burst into tears.
“Of course I knew her, I tried to get her help. I knew there was something medically wrong with her.”
“Mary found her. Paige never missed a day of work…” It was such a long time ago…Twenty years…?
At that point I was holding my face in my palms, trying to keep the tears back. “Her bench is my healing place, I go there almost every day…”
I left the room and returned with a copy of my book. I told her that I would like her to have my book. I then opened it to the chapter “The Bench.” There is one more chapter, more amazing things about the bench, I told her. She took one look.
“I can’t read it now, I would just start crying…”
