CHKD facility dog helping kids on their road to rehabilitation and recovery
and last updated 2021-05-04 07:08:45-04
NORFOLK, Va. - When 16-year-old Seth Emrich was admitted to Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters a month ago, he couldn't walk, as he'd suddenly lost all movement in his lower body.
Enter a golden guardian angel.
"She is a facility dog that comes to CHKD with me every day, and we work on rehab services together," said Shannon Hood.
Hood is referring to SaraLee, a 7-year-old purebred golden retriever who is literally a 40-hour-a-week employee of the eight-bed children's rehab unit at the hospital.