Assistancedog Stories

A short story comparing what life is like before and after having an assistance dog during a medical crisis.

Claire has anxiety and is an extremely introverted person. She decides it's a good idea to go off to college to do an animal care course to fulfil her dream of becoming an assistance dog trainer. While she's there, her friend Ray decides to help her try to manage her anxiety better and help her when she needs it. But life with mental illness isn't all sunshine and rainbows, will they be able to get through this together? TW: anxiety attacks, violence, medication side effects. Word count: 20,687 Started on: 14/08/19 Completed on: 31/12/19 While this book doesn't have Robbie in, each chapter has one of his songs dedicated to it. There is either a hidden meaning in that chapter that relates to the song or it's pretty obvious how it relates. For example, a chapter in the book with his song 'this is home' Claire talks about how she doesn't like being asexual ("often I am upset I cannot fall in love).

Jamie joins a new school and is partnered up with a buddy to help her throughout the day. You may think this is a bit over the top but for a disabled teen in a wheelchair this is what she deals with. With the help of her service dog Astro and friends by her side she manages through daily life. She ends up falling for the spell of first love and boy does she fall hard. All seems well but maybe looks can be deceiving. Are the people she knows really who they say they are? Word count: 21,972 Started on 15/01/19 Completed on 23/06/19 Warning ⚠️ This book contains a theme of anxiety and a few chapters will include talk of a mentally abusive relationship.