Welcome to Ryan and Sky's Blog!

Welcome to our blog. This blog was setup to follow our son's, Ryan, journey to receiving a service dog.



Ryan is 10 years old and has cerebral palsy which makes his leg muscles very tight and difficult to walk. He uses forearm crutches for short distances and an electric wheelchair for longer distances.



Tasks that are easy for a typical child such as opening a door or picking up an item off the floor can be very difficult for Ryan.



We applied for a service dog for Ryan in April 2008. He was partnered with a female black lab named Sky in August of 2011.



Please join us in our journey with Ryan and Sky!



















Sunday, August 7, 2011

The bathroom.....

Ryan is still dependent on us for his toileting and bathing needs so we spend a lot of one on one time in the bathroom. We always seem to have deep conversations in there.

We were in the bathroom yesterday and Ryan commented "I think this school year is going to be much better this year with Sky. I won't have to sit on the bench at recess by myself and try to figure out what to do."

It made me smile and broke my heart all at that the same time.
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