I apologize for the tardiness. With surgery and moving things have been hectic.
October.
1st, 8th,15th,29th. taekwondo – Emmit is very well behaved he is placed on a down stay for one hour and at break time and at the end Of practice If he is calm he is allowed a visit with the children. He helps with my PTSD I am still very anxious around settings where I have to sit in groups. He keeps me calm and when I focus on him it reminds me to focus on my daughter. 4.0 hours

7th, 14th Support Group. Emmit is placed in a down stay for one hour, however, if I become too anxious during shares I can no verbally ask him to stand and we take a little walk outside. I can also no verbally ask him to stand stay next to me or sit with his head in my lap. The pressure and his fuzzy head keep me grounded and mindful. It’s very easy to focus on my trauma in group ,but, Emmit, reminded me to stay in the present and keep moving forward. 3.0 hours

October 6th & 19thPost OP .Doctor Appointment. Emmit lays down next to the exam table and is extremely calm . If I begin to loose my focus Emmit is right there with his fuzzy head to bring me back. 3.0hours

October 1st, 8th,15th and 22nd . Telephonic Therapy . Emmit is at my side for the one hour conversation. I am learning a lot about the techniques needed to continue moving forward with my mental and physical disabilities. It can be very stressful at the beginning of the session Emmit usually lays with me or sits next to me. Nikkie always makes sure by the end of the conversation I am calm and know what I am working on for the next session and Emmit is always involved. He is my number one mindfulness tool, teaching me to live for the moment and to find joy in what I do, and my number one grounding tool pulling me out of trauma and or helping me recover from memories that my brain is just retrieving (good or bad)and being an ever present sense of stability and hope. 4.0 hours

22nd Doctor Restoration Wellness. Emmit was on a down stay for 30 minutes while I spoke with my provider my I have a hard time focusing, nothing a little pat couldn’t take care of. .5 hours.

Total October hours:14.50

We went on several walks, to the store at least ten times and lots of house trading. He also helped me sometimes minute by minute, however, I dropped the proverbial ball and did not right it down or we would have twice the hours minimum for the month of October. Progress not perfection