Ataxia

  I will never give up promoting service dogs for ataxians. 🐕‍🦺🦮 Under Exercise, I introduced the concept of energy conservation.  Service dogs help tremendously.  They are trained to pick items up, open and close doors, turn on and off lights, go to the bathroom on command, stand still for grooming   and putting on their vest , and things  too numerous to list .   They do so many things to help you conserve energy.   And they are great companions .  You can train them to get your phone, pull your wheelchair, empty the dryer, pull off your socks, get drinks out of the refrigerator, you name it. Cost:  look for an agency that gives the dogs for free.   Some charge.  And everything you do for them, including veterinary bills and food, are tax deductible. They go EVERYWHERE.  My first service dog spent three days in the hospital with me.  Before Covid, we did pet therapy in our local nursing home, hospital, and hospice.  They’ve been on airplanes, in hotels, many restaura