Updated 5/2/2021 6:19 PM
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The sun came out, the coats came off, and warm smiles spread across the faces of the crowd in a Mundelein driveway as 18-year-old Dani Lococo celebrated her newfound friendship with Marli, her Make-A-Wish Illinois comfort dog.
When Marli wakes her up in the morning, she has a big smile on her face, Shari Lococo said of her daughter. Marli, a 5-month-old Australian labradoodle, isn t a service dog trained to do tasks. She s here to snuggle and be a best buddy for Dani.
Updated 4/24/2021 6:26 PM
The sun came out, the coats came off, and warm smiles spread across the faces of the crowd in this Mundelein driveway as 18-year-old Dani Lococo celebrated her newfound friendship with Marli, her Make-A-Wish Illinois comfort dog. When Marli wakes her up in the morning, she has a big smile on her face, Shari Lococo said of her daughter. Marli, a 5-month-old Australian labradoodle, isn t a service dog trained to do tasks. She s here to snuggle and be a best buddy for Dani.
Under a SpongeBob SquarePants banner reading Best Day Ever, Dani and Marli posed for photos with her parents, Mike and Shari Lococo; sisters Niki, 24, and Sammi, 22; and Make-A-Wish Illinois wish-granters Bonnie Bodenheimer and Shirlee Nickow of Lincolnshire.
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