Adam’s sister contacted us when her brother was admitted into hospital as an emergency after a car accident. She was working full time and already had two dogs in the house. She had a dog walker who could cope with walking two dogs, but not three. The dog, Luke, needed to be with someone full time because he suffered separation anxiety and barked if left alone.
We put a call out, and found an elderly lady who could temporarily foster Luke during Adam’s stay in hospital. Adam’s family delivered Luke to his temporary foster home and Our Special Friends visited the next day to see how he was settling in, check his microchip details and put a temporary ID disc on his collar.
It was quite an ordeal for Adam, but the knowledge that his dog, Luke, was being well looked after was reassuring for him whilst he recovered from, what turned out to be, quite a nasty car accident.
He was eager to pick Luke up as soon as he was discharged from hospital. The lady who looked after him said that she was pleased to be able to help and it was lovely to feel needed. Her husband had recently moved into a home and she was feeling quite lonely on her own at home.
Quite a few months after his ordeal, Adam realised that in his eagerness to get home, he felt he hadn’t really thanked Luke’s fosterer and Our Special Friends as much as he would have liked. He contacted us directly and asked if he could speak to the lady who fostered Luke so that he could thank her in person.
Shortly afterwards, he decided he would make a concerted effort to raise some funds for Our Special Friends and decided to run the Cambridge Half Marathon. Not content with that, he also put on a Quiz night the very evening before the half marathon. Together he raised an
amazing £1,100 for Our Special Friends for which we are immensely grateful.
Quiz night with Luke on stage
