Jan, I can't even imagine the terror running through your mind when he did that to you. I'm so, so sorry.

Be strong and do whatever it takes to get well.

I was watching a show on Animal Planet about pets who have saved their owner's lives, just average, run of the mill pets. There was one segment on a Black Lab who had never been trained as any sort of service animal, but when his "mom" accidentally splashed a bucket of pool chemicals in her eyes and couldn't see, the dog ran to her until she could grab his collar and then he slowly walked her to the house on her hands and knees to the phone. They said that Labs have a natural ability to know when their owners need help and what to do and have a sixth sense about their needs.

Pretty cool, I thought.