'The last time I was in the same room as my Dad was 12 March – he’d been in a coma, on a ventilator in intensive care for two weeks due to post-op complications.'
‘The last time I was in the same room as my Dad was 12 March – he’d been in a coma, on a ventilator in intensive care for two weeks due to post-op complications and visiting was suspended the next day due toTara, when she was a pup
‘Happily, they eventually got him off the ventilator and strong enough to go home from hospital three weeks ago and he’s now beginning the long road to recovery.COVID-19 poses a very real and serious risk to her dad’s health – which means that he needs to limit the amount of time he spends outdoors, and so cannot walk his three-year-old dog, Tara.
So, every day, Heidi, who doesn’t consider herself a dog person, will make her way to her parents’ house and pick up Tara.‘I’m grateful that Tara gives me a reason to see my folks every day, even if I can’t yet give my Dad the welcome home hug he deserves’ Heidi adds: ‘We chat from a safe distance when I call at his front gate each day to collect the dog as my parents can’t walk her at the moment.
‘Tara has become a lifeline between us and despite not being a doggy person, I’ve fallen in love with this pooch.‘Our walks not only helpsme feel connected to my dad and allow me time alone to process what happened with us nearly losing him, but it’s also helping to pass the time in lockdown.
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