滑下去就再頂起來...治療犬輕蹭臨終婦：再多摸摸我吧

▲治療犬JJ主要的任務就是「陪伴」。（圖／翻攝自「JJ, Hospice Therapy Dog」粉專，下同）

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生命的最後有誰會陪在你身邊？美國俄勒岡州（Oregon）一名臨終關懷護士拍下一幕感人畫面，治療犬JJ乖巧地趴在一名虛弱的婦人身邊，縱使婦人已經沒有太多力氣抬手撫摸牠，狗狗還是不停地用頭去蹭婦人的手，希望對方摸摸牠，讓護士覺得相當感動。

根據美國《赫芬頓郵報》報導，美國俄勒岡州有一隻治療犬JJ，牠的任務就是陪伴在病人身邊，並帶給他們希望的力量與安慰；而當地一名長期致力於臨終關懷的護士卡爾霍恩（Tracy Calhoun），曾在臉書分享了一段影片，是JJ與陪著一名婦走過人生最後一程的故事。

▲JJ不斷用頭將婦人的手頂起來，希望對方能摸摸牠。

影片中，JJ乖巧地趴在婦人身邊，縱使對方已經沒有太多力氣撫摸，牠還是不停地用頭輕蹭或是舔舔對方，如果婦人的手滑下來牠就再用頭頂起來，似乎是想再為她多帶來一些平靜與安慰。畫面溫馨得讓當時也陪在一旁的卡爾霍恩相當感動，婦人則在拍攝影片的隔天平靜地離世。

雖然這部影片早在2014年2月就上傳到網路上，卡爾霍恩強調，但她很高興在1年多後的今天還有人願意分享這部影片，同時也希望藉此讓民眾思考「陪伴」的重要性，「我們就像是位於生命週期另一端的助產士。」

 

I often do bed visits, though never without The Bossy One. This is a lady who has very few people to visit her. She cannot see and often does not wake up, but she did like having her hand on my fur. She was very calm during my visit. We were listening to Yeats, by the way. I was very insistent to have her touch me, more so than usual. We fell asleep later with her hand splayed on my head, both of us snoring (but no proof of that!) I sure can be silly at times, but I also know when to be quiet and present. Her caregivers were very appreciative when they saw this video.

Posted by JJ, Hospice Therapy Dog on 2014年2月23日