Karen

Karen is the director of 4 Paws for Ability. I know, you are thinking here is the big heartfelt story about the wonders or our service dog.  Nope!  Sorry.

Today is about the on-line support group that Karen formed for families with a 4 Paws for Ability dog or who are going to be getting one.  After I was able to achieve my fundraising goal, Karen told me that I could go to the November class or wait until March.  November, March. November, March.  I went back and forth before deciding that November was just too soon and I would need to wait until March.  I was going to visit 4 Paws the following August.  Finding myself newly single, I decided to stay home with my kids to provide them with the support they needed to deal with our new family status.  Ironically, the man who is now my emotional rock on my craziest jello days was in the November class. He happened to return in August for a refresher.  Had he not posted in the Yahoo group and then e-mailed me about Sam's Dynavox the following fall, I may never have met the amazing Mr. L.  Yep.  I'm a speech language pathologist who met the man of my dreams over the soft glow of a communication device. And it never would have happened if it weren't for the 4 Paws for Ability Yahoo group.

Thank you Karen for facilitating two great matches.  First, John Boy for Sam.  Then Matt for me.