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Fox 61 News By Jim Altman Dec. 7, 2022
WALLINGFORD, Conn. — Just in time for the holiday season, Nash, an 85-pound black Labrador Retriever, is making his rounds at Gaylord Hospital.
With his handler Amanda McQuaid, a recreation therapist at Gaylord, Nash has been on a mission to spread more joy to patients in December.
“He provides a sense of comfort [to patients], almost like a serotonin boost,” McQuaid said of Nash.
Nash, who will turn 3 years old on Christmas Eve, is popular with patients like Nicole Pedonti, from Portland. Pedonti is fighting back from the effects of metabolic complications, that have temporarily confined her to a wheelchair.
Hospital: Wallingford 50 Gaylord Farm Road Wallingford, CT 06492 (203) 284-2800
Outpatient: Wallingford 50 Gaylord Farm Road Wallingford, CT 06492 (203) 284-2888
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Physical Therapy:Cheshire 1154 Highland Avenue Cheshire, CT 06410 (203) 679-3533
Physical Therapy:Cromwell 50 Berlin Road Cromwell, CT 06416 (203) 284-3020
Physical Therapy:Madison 28 Durham Road Madison, CT 06443 (203) 284-2929
Physical Therapy:North Haven 8 Devine Street North Haven, CT 06473 (203) 230-9226