Minneapolis/St. Paul Champions

Helping Change Lives With Highly Trained Service Dogs

Amy Holliday & Ewell

This is Amy Holliday and Ewell her service dog.  Ewell means a greater sense of independence - whether he's paying a cashier behind a high counter or turning on and off light switches - just two of the many physical tasks Ewell helps Amy with.  "I had no idea my life was going to change for the better and just how much Ewell was going to help me - and not just physically".

"There are days I am afraid of the uncertainty of my future, but I only have to look at Ewell and I know that he'll with me every step of the way and I will keep moving forward. I am a living example of the ultimate goal and purpose of these special dogs and I will be forever grateful to you for giving me, and others like me, the opportunity to live a fuller and more independent life."

Amy passed away on December 16,2000 after a long fight with cancer and the side effects it causes.  Following a bone marrow transplant for leukemia in 1985, she graduated from Kennedy High School in 1989. She graduated from Rasmussen Business College in 1992 and worked as a legal secretary. Amy spent many hours teaching about children's cancer and Chidlren's Cancer Research Fund (CCRF), disability awareness, Canine Companions for Independence, and Therapy Dogs. Many heartfelt thanks to Dr. Norma Ramsay, John Babcock, her bone marrow donor, Lifetouch National School Studios & Fairview Hospice.

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