GROTTOES, Va. (WHSV/Gray News) – A girl in Virginia has constructed a particular bond with a brand new animal addition to her family named after a particular person in her life.
Robin Sipe started seeing specialists at Sentara RMH in Harrisonburg a number of years in the past for points along with her lungs. One of those specialists was pulmonary doctor Dr. Earl King.
“Dr. King has saved my life at least three times,” Sipe mentioned.
Dr. King has handled Sipe for various issues over the years, however a brand new kind of well being subject arose at a recent appointment.
“I was very, very sad. Dr. King asked me why I was so sad because he was concerned about my overall well-being. I told him I had lost my beloved pet, a cat, and I was very sad about her loss,” Sipe mentioned.
That was when Dr. King acquired inventive along with his remedy.
“I’d recommended that she proceed to get a new cat and I actually wrote her a prescription to get a cat. Cats and dogs are important for patients, for comfort or touch or wellbeing of their cardiovascular health, lung health,” Dr. King mentioned.
Sipe mentioned she left Dr. King’s workplace that day and went to a farm to select up some produce. She then got here throughout little Earlene.
“She’s a three-legged kitten,” Sipe mentioned.
Earlene had suffered an harm shortly after she was born and misplaced most of one in all her entrance paws.
Right away, Sipe knew the 2 had an prompt bond and mentioned that the kitten got here into her life at simply the correct time.
“I live here alone, and she’s a lot of company to me. She likes to play, I like to play. We do great, we love each other, we respect each other,” Sipe mentioned.
As Earlene grows up, Sipe mentioned she hopes to pay it ahead with the identical care that Dr. King confirmed her.
“He was compassionate, he was caring, he went the extra mile for me. And I hope that everyone can have a doctor in their life just like Dr. Earl King,” she mentioned.
Sipe additionally mentioned that she wish to take Earlene on visits to amenities that assist veterans or these coping with limb loss.
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