Seniors Delaney Johnson and Nick Ackerman, strangers until
a few weeks before their high school proms, both planned to skip the big
night–that is, until they and their adorable service dogs Troy and Griffin met.
What happened next is something you just have to see for yourself!
The two teens, both with disabilities, go to different high
schools and hadn’t even met until their service dogs, in a way, brought them
together.
Nick, who has a service dog named Troy, was interviewing
Delaney, who has a service dog named Griffin, for a school video project on
service dogs.
Making small talk, she asked him, “Are you all geared for
prom?” When he told her he had no plans to go to his, she volunteered to go
with him. He accepted.
With their service dogs along, they attended his school’s
prom, then hers.
A Lansing State Journal columnist and photographer went
along .
Delaney, 17, goes to Haslett High School, where, before she
got her 2-year-old Dutch shepherd Griffin, she would faint or pass out up to 20
times a day due to narcolepsy.
Between medication and help from Griffin, that condition —
and a second neurological condition called cataplexy — have been brought under
control.
Her dog acts to distract her if she’s experiencing anxiety
and, in case of an attack, he’s trained to stay with her, lying on top of her
if she becomes incapacitated so that she feels protected.
To read more on this story, click here: Heartwarming Story:Two Teens, Both with Disabilities, Go to Different High Schools and Had NeverMet, Until Their Service Dogs… Brought Them Together
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