Back in 2003, Bay Area resident Fiona Gilbert—a biohacker and movement therapist—was diagnosed with a debilitating degenerative neurological disorder. At the time, she was a busy, driven PhD candidate; the prospect of such dramatic physical changes—which included weakness, seizures and, ultimately, life in a wheelchair—made her seriously consider self-euthanasia, which is legal in her birth country of Australia.
Luckily, she discovered the Animal Farm Foundation, a New York-based organization that trains Pit Bulls pulled from animal shelters as service dogs. Thanks to AFF, she was matched up with Koda, who’d been trained to provide her with a unique service: as a brace and mobility support dog.
via Whisker Therapy