
01/29/2025
What a great way to make your loved ones feel special during hard times! 💙🐾
Hi Everyone! I’m Leslie Byrne, a Nurse of over 20years, mom of 3 and founder of Healingpaws. When my father was in the hospital and then rehab for months we wanted to send him something nice, to show him we were thinking about him even if we couldn’t be there. Due to his illness, he couldn’t eat the chocolates that were available for delivery and he didn’t care about flowers or a teddy bear. We felt stuck, like we couldn’t send him anything that would truly brighten his day. We set out a very long quest to change this.
After years of working in hospitals, home health environments and nursing homes (??), I’ve seen first hand the impact that a visit from a therapy dog can have on a patient. The amount of joy and comfort one simple visit brings is unmatched. We wanted to take this service and make it accessible to everyone. The person facing mental health struggles but hasn’t been through the long qualification process for a service dog can get one TODAY. The mom who can’t have a service animal for their special needs child but knows how calming a visit with one can be. The teacher with students who have very tough home lives that know how a short visit can change their whole week.
We are so excited to say that the wait is now over!! You can now send a visit to your friend grieving the loss of a loved one who really could use some joy, to a loved one in the hospital who doesn’t want the flowers and chocolate, to a veteran struggling with PTSD, etc. the list is endless and we are so proud to be bridging the gap and providing a way for service dogs to make an income to continue their amazing work.