'We’re working in a unique time and she helps us stay grounded.'
"She has the ability to really calm people down," said Susan Ryan, Wynn's trainer and an emergency room physician at the hospital."We’re working in a unique time and she helps us stay grounded."Dr. Susan Ryan has Wynn, a service dog in training, comfort stressed hospital workers.Ryan has been training Wynn for 11 months now. She brings her four-legged friend to work regularly, but the dog’s lovable energy has been a particularly welcome sight in recent days.
"Our whole team has been very stressed lately," said Ryan."We needed to come up with a way to manage each other’s anxiety during this difficult time."Dr. Susan Ryan has Wynn, a service dog in training, comfort stressed hospital workers.Ryan got together with a co-worker and set aside office space where nurses and doctors could grab a warm blanket, sit down with Wynn and relax for a moment -- all to the tune of guided meditation playing in the background.
"One of our staffers was crying and truly overwhelmed with everything that’s been going on so we had her go into the office with Wynn and it changed her immediately," said Ryan.
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