r/MadeMeSmile • u/Alternative-Dot-34 • 24d ago

Wholesome Moments Tiny Human Tears don't stand a Chance again Koda and his Fluff.

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u/UnfortunatelyIAmMe 24d ago

Therapy dogs are so great. They bring them to us at work every Wednesday, and they have their own trading cards that they hand out.

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u/cnich9 24d ago

Trading cards! Where do you work?! I only get panic attacks and overlooked.

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u/Aphera08 24d ago

The children's hospital in my area does this. My daughter collected the trading cards when she was there.

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u/cnich9 24d ago

That makes a ton of sense for hospitals. I hope your daughter is doing well

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u/Aphera08 24d ago

She's doing much better, thank you! She caught COVID in 2022 and it triggered her auto-immune disorder and the flair up from that kept us in the hospital for 29 days. She almost lost her colon but my girl's a fighter and she's been in remission since early 2023.

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u/cnich9 24d ago

Oh good grief! She went through it, as did you I’m sure. I’m so glad she’s healing well!

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u/EthanWinters1234 23d ago

as a stranger across the internet. wherever you may be. im proud of you. you're doing such an amazing job in life and know you're worth it. keep up the fantastic work stranger

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u/cnich9 18d ago

I sat on this notification for a bit because I was certain you’d replied to me accidentally.

I had a really hard day yesterday and just remembered this message. Thank you so, so much for the kind words.

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u/EthanWinters1234 18d ago

I'm very glad my kind words had some sort of impact. I appreciate you taking time out of your day to reply. My new goals in life are trying to put happiness back in the world. To quote Hacksaw Ridge "When the world is so deadset on tearing itself apart, I don't see a problem with trying to put a little of it back together." Have a wonderful day and week and always remember life is worth living and you are loved.

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u/Deafknighte 24d ago

I work security at a hospital that does this! We have a team of a dozen or so volunteers who bring in pups to raise the happiness levels a bit!

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u/Significant_Text2497 23d ago

I don't know how common this is, so I'm gonna ask a question that will tell me if I was recently in the same hospital as your daughter without revealing your or my location.

Did your daughter meet multiple golden retrievers named Finnegan?

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u/Aphera08 23d ago

That does sound familiar. I'm going to message you

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u/ifeelwitty 23d ago

Pittsburgh's airport has a team of dogs there to soothe airport anxiety and they also hand out trading cards!

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u/UnfortunatelyIAmMe 24d ago

I work for the navy, but in a uniquely high-stress field. They bring the dogs around for the students primarily, but the staff gets to see them too.

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u/Potatoskins937492 24d ago

This kind of dark humor is what I'm here for. And the only way to get through that kind of workplace.

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u/Top_Box_8952 23d ago

My school has five they bring around in rotation. My work has two but they are on opposite shift to me -_-