“Sometimes she wants to cross the road when I don’t want to, and she insists on the window seat in the van – she’s got a very good life.’’ Opal is a great companion too, and has given Taylor someone to care for and talk to – something he couldn’t do with his white cane.
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Lady has changed the lives of 12-year-old Lachlan and his family. “Sometimes I might take the cane to the fish and chip shop at night if it’s been a hot day – I’ll only be out for half an hour, but she treats me like I’m just back from the Second World War.’’