Jeffrey the sheep visited Wellspring Edmonton recently, in the midst of an art class at the cancer support centre. Wellspring, with locations in both Edmonton and Calgary, including a new centre, the Randy O'Dell House scheduled to open in south Calgary on September 30, offers several non-clinical, alternative programs for cancer patients, cancer survivors, and their immediate caregivers. According to Dr. Marilyn Hundleby, Wellspring Edmonton program director, the decision to try animal therapy and thus introduce Jeffrey to the class enforces the concept that "when we laugh and when we're distracted, when we're immersed in something, we forget about our pain."
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