Today Sydney showed me how much she has my back.

 

I was out running errands, first at Lowe's, where it seemed like everyone wanted to come up to us and say hi. That already put me a little on edge, but then we went to Hobby Lobby, and it was packed way more crowded than I'd ever seen it. My anxiety hit hard.

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For anyone who hasn't experienced it, an anxiety attack can feel like a wave of pressure closing in, like my heart's racing and I can't get enough air. It's terrifying, and it's happened before where I needed to go to the hospital just to calm down.

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But this time, Sydney was there. 

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As soon as she noticed something was off, she started pawing at me and nudging me, and eventually, she lay down in front of me so I could pet her.

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Just focusing on her, on her connection we have, helped me breathe and come back down from that moment.

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After a few minutes, I felt steady enough to keep going with what I needed to do.

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PTSD is something I deal with, and it has a way of showing up out of nowhere.

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I'm just so thankful for Sydney and for the people who helped sponsor her for me. 

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Honestly, I don't know what I'd do without her. 

#ThankfulforSydney #ServiceDogSupport

                        -Therin Miller