Army Capt. Lawrence Minnis had fiercely fought his way back from being unable to walk or talk unable, really, to do much of anything for himself.
Still, after months of grinding through meds and treatments and physical therapy from having developed acute disseminated encephalomyelitis in Iraq, Minnis, 27 when felled, had recaptured only about 70% of functionality. Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis is a rare inflammation of the brain and spinal cord that brings on a constellation of neurological nightmares.
Then an opportunity arose. He could, if he wanted, work with dogs at the Washington Humane Society, nearWalter Reed Army Medical Center, where he was laboring so hard to recover. Read the rest of this entry »