Happy Friday, all! Today we're chatting about the important role of animals for the support of people, like me and so many others, who suffer from chronic pain and/or mental illness. Companion animals are known to be extremely beneficial to humans by doing things like lowering our blood pressure and reducing feelings of loneliness. Animals are being abandoned and left stray because of the epidemic's wave of panic. Please don't take for granted what your animal does for you, and if you don't have an animalconsider adopting if you think it's the right time and a good fit. Please see the resources below for more information on how a pet may be just what the doctor ordered!

https://mhanational.org/blog/betterm...

https://newsinhealth.nih.gov/2018/02/...

https://www.npr.org/sections/healths...