A remedy canine named Molly was accompanied by consultants to go to youngsters present process most cancers therapy as a part of a mission initiated for the primary time in Türkiye.
Project coordinator Dr. Eda Küçüktülü stated, “Following the results of the scientific studies on adult patients in the project, we want to ensure having permanent therapy dogs in hospitals all over the country.”
Molly’s go to to Health Sciences University (SBU) Ankara Gülhane Training and Research Hospital got here as a delight to the youngsters, who have been additionally introduced with New Year’s presents.
After the go to that Justice and Development Party (AK Party) Antalya Deputy Tuba Vural Çokal additionally attended, consultants from Ankara University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine made a presentation on easy methods to behave with stray canine for the youngsters and their households, utilizing plush toy canine to familiarize them with canine anatomy.
“Molly’s visit is a motivation for children receiving treatment, and we want to ensure permanent therapy dogs in hospitals in Türkiye and abroad. Currently, we have five therapy dogs for the project,” Küçüktülü stated.
Stating that constructive outcomes have been obtained over the course of the examine and that the most cancers sufferers have been pleased to be round canine, Küçüktülü stated that they shared the outcomes with Health Minister Fahrettin Koca as effectively.
“Thanks to therapy dogs, our cancer patients have stopped taking antidepressants. Hence, our next step is to raise therapy dogs from stray dogs and institutionalize them in hospitals, day care centers and nursing homes,” she added.
Dr. Mehmet Ali Gülçelik, the dean of Gülhane Faculty of Medicine, for his half, stated: “Therapy dogs significantly reduce the stress of our patients who are on radiotherapy and chemotherapy. It has been proven in numerous studies around the world that love for animals contributes to the healing process by reducing stress.”
Altuğ Çulha, a veterinarian and canine coach, defined, “Therapy dogs are specially trained as puppies and raised without aggressive and reactive characteristics. The training of a therapy dog takes an average of two years. Molly is one of our dogs whose training is still ongoing.”
Fashion designer and singer Beste Korkmaz additionally acknowledged that she may be very pleased to be part of this mission and referred to as on all her friends within the artwork world to help such tasks.
