-I knew dogs could make a difference to the children-s lives. I knew it the moment I watched a little boy, exhausted by pain and sickness, stretch out his hand to touch my dog-s paw, and then-he smiled.-Lyndsey Uglow has endured and overcome mental health challenges and much personal pain, including her young son-s battle with Leukaemia. Lyndsey knows only too well the emotional rollercoaster experienced by parents supporting their children through critical illness, but she also knows just how much the company of dogs can alleviate just some of their worry and pain.The healing bond with dogs that helped her, she now shares with others - in the shape of a dynasty of exceptional Golden Retrievers, including the incredible Leo. Since 2012, Lyndsey has made it possible for therapy dogs to visit more than 10,000 children, many critically ill, bringing smiles of simple joy and a sense of normality to lives ruled by pain, sadness and uncertainty in paediatric intensive care, cancer wards and
