21/11/2023
Jean Fitzgerald (84) was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2021 and initially refused treatment - because she didn’t want to leave her dog Marnie alone.
The 13-year-old Yorkie is blind and diabetic and needs injections twice a day. Jean said: “You get so much from a dog, they’re the best company you could have, even though she lies sleeping all day! When you have a dog, the dog comes first, you don’t worry about yourself.”
Her neighbour showed her a leaflet from Rosie’s Trust though, and the east Belfast native said that contacting the charity is the best thing she ever did. “They take her to the vets and they walk her for me, and they help with whatever I need.”
Rosie's Trust is the only charity in Northern Ireland dedicated to supporting people who – as a result of ill health or disability - are unable to look after their companion pets independently. https://tinyurl.com/5n8cf3pz
