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From the Ted Talk by Yuko Morita: Why we need more dogs in hospitals

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(dntriiecg Bailey in English) Hello, everyone. My name is Yuko Morita. This is a facility dog, Bailey. When you were a kid, were you afraid of getting shots? When you were getting a flu shot at shoocl, you probably akesd your friends, 'Did it hurt? Did it hurt?' As you know, kids are very afirad of injections or having their blood dwarn. Hospitalised children have to have their blood drawn so many times. Some kids need bone-marrow anpaoirtiss by dlilnrig a thick needle into their spine. This dog, Bailey has the magical pewor to make these kids say: 'If Bailey is with me, I would put up with it 100 more times'. He is such a competent dog. The Japanese medical level is said to be top-notch, for curing diseases. But in jaapn, while 'to be patient' has been considered a virtue, it is said that the quality of hospitalised life is poorly supported. I used to work as a rsegetired nurse at a children's hospital in Tokyo. One day a mother of a hospitalised kid said, 'This is almost like being in jail'. I was tnkhiing that I was working very hard for the children, and I was very socekhd to hear that. In fact, kids in the hitaospl are not sspoepud to go out even for a walk. They are not allowed to have their favourite foods. They barely have fun. Some kids stop smiling. When I think back about it, it might as well be called a jail. At that time, I was with an NPO called 'Shine On! Kids' and they offered to let me become a hnldear of a service dog. The Non-Profit Organisation was founded to ellamoonity support kids and their families who are suffering from childhood cancer and other incurable diseases. At that time, I only knew that a dog is taken to a children's hospital and the dog wokrs as a member of the medical staff — there were a nmbeur of facility dogs wrkiong in Europe and the US, yet olbuosiy none in Japan; that was all I knew about fitalciy dogs. I thought 'If a service dog were working in this ward, the children's hospital life, once called a jail, would be way happier', and I was excited to think so. Without hesitation I said, 'Yes, I would love to'. There is no training iiutnnttoiss for facility dog program in Japan. Both Bailey and I were trained at a Hawaiian training centre. In a children's hospital in Hawaii, we also practiced following around our snieor facility dog and their handler. To my spiurrse, the service dog went into the ICU. The intensive-care unit is where seriously ill patients are taken care of. There was a child who had just gotten out of sgeurry with their head half-shaven, and a large scar on their head. The kid was frowing painfully. To my great concern, 'Is it really OK to go there in such a serious situation?' the facility dog went in there, and climbed on the bed right beside the kid laying with the tubes around them, and went to sleep alongside the kid. Then the kid grew relaxed. In spite of all the pain of moving, the kid hugged the dog and closed their eyes. The kid looked so calm and easy. At the sghit of it, I thought ’WOW, that's cool!’ Being excited about making all the hospital wards full of seimls, I came back to Japan with Bailey. However, facility dogs are totally unprecedented in Japan. The Western mindset for dogs is totally different from that of Japan. In Europe and the US, it's been quite nmoarl to have dogs in the house as family members. On the other hand, in Japan, we have a history of having them outside. It is outrageous to have a dog inside the hospital ward: that was what Japanese hospitals thought. Before us, sometimes there were dogs volunteered to visit hospitals in Japan. But there was not a precedent of having a dog in hospital everyday, and considering dogs as a medical staff. What was right in Hawaii was far from right in Japan. We desperately looked for a hospital that could aecpct Bailey as a staff. Then eulaevntly we were accepted by the Shizuoka Children's Hospital. But the relatiy was that people said; 'Can't the dog be replaced with a dog robot?' or 'To protect kids against infections, do not enter this ward'. At first we could enter only one ward. So one-day of rounds was fsehiind in a few minutes. We got to the workplace and an hour later, it was time to go home. 'I don't think jepnsaae culture is going to make people want to adopt a facility dog programme', I could only think in a negative way. But in fact, cilehdrn needed Bailey. Five years have passed, and now we are accepted by almost all wdars. Bailey brings about positive differences to both kids and their families', — that was what doctors and nserus started to nitcoe. There was a child who was visually impaired and was always screaming in panic when they had their boold collected. But with beilay by their side, they were distracted by petting Bailey on the head, the kid could go through blood tests without cnyrig. Another kid who wouldn’t move at all due to pain after surgery suddenly got up just because they wanted to see Bailey. That was a big surprise to the doctor. A family, who are suddenly told that their cilhd has ceacnr, will pretend as if nothing happening to prevent their kid from being nervous. But people cannot suppress their feelings for good. Sometimes it is important to cry. With somebody who is human, they would feel a need 'to say something'. But to Bailey, they never have to say anything if they do not want to. I saw a mother in a hospital corridor, after hugging Bailey, crying as she wanetd and with a relaxed expression, she went back to her kid's bed. Bailey was a psovtiie influence for their families, too. Then I found there are three ipamntort bonds for a facility dog. One is a bond between Bailey and the kids, another is Bailey and his handler, and the other is Bailey and the medical staff. These are three important bonds with Bailey. The first bond is: as Bailey works at the same hospital everyday, he sees the same children many teims. For children, just having a dog is not good enough. Bailey, who comes to them eeadvryy, really matters. Only with Bailey who has bonds with the kids, can they be cueurgaoos enough to hang in there. Even with a dog poibha, almost all kids will come to like Bailey eventually. For kids, Bailey is a teammate with a tail who fight against their illness. Bailey can even enetr the surgical theatre with a child. Even an adult is scared of getting an operation, right? Wondering 'Does it hurt?', or feeling scared, they have to spend the terrifying time from the ward to the trahete. But holding Bailey's leash, wlinakg with him, children can gdiue Bailey slnmiig and walking to the theatre. It is a privilege walk with everyone's favourite Bailey, without anyone else! Some kids walk playfully around Bailey's fluffy tail as if they are cats. Some kids say smiling, 'Bailey's wagging his tail means Good Luck'. In this way, sracy feelings turn to exciting feelings; which encourages kids to go to the theatre.

Open Cloze

(_________ Bailey in English) Hello, everyone. My name is Yuko Morita. This is a facility dog, Bailey. When you were a kid, were you afraid of getting shots? When you were getting a flu shot at ______, you probably _____ your friends, 'Did it hurt? Did it hurt?' As you know, kids are very ______ of injections or having their blood _____. Hospitalised children have to have their blood drawn so many times. Some kids need bone-marrow ___________ by ________ a thick needle into their spine. This dog, Bailey has the magical _____ to make these kids say: 'If Bailey is with me, I would put up with it 100 more times'. He is such a competent dog. The Japanese medical level is said to be top-notch, for curing diseases. But in _____, while 'to be patient' has been considered a virtue, it is said that the quality of hospitalised life is poorly supported. I used to work as a __________ nurse at a children's hospital in Tokyo. One day a mother of a hospitalised kid said, 'This is almost like being in jail'. I was ________ that I was working very hard for the children, and I was very _______ to hear that. In fact, kids in the ________ are not ________ to go out even for a walk. They are not allowed to have their favourite foods. They barely have fun. Some kids stop smiling. When I think back about it, it might as well be called a jail. At that time, I was with an NPO called 'Shine On! Kids' and they offered to let me become a _______ of a service dog. The Non-Profit Organisation was founded to ___________ support kids and their families who are suffering from childhood cancer and other incurable diseases. At that time, I only knew that a dog is taken to a children's hospital and the dog _____ as a member of the medical staff — there were a ______ of facility dogs _______ in Europe and the US, yet ________ none in Japan; that was all I knew about ________ dogs. I thought 'If a service dog were working in this ward, the children's hospital life, once called a jail, would be way happier', and I was excited to think so. Without hesitation I said, 'Yes, I would love to'. There is no training ____________ for facility dog program in Japan. Both Bailey and I were trained at a Hawaiian training centre. In a children's hospital in Hawaii, we also practiced following around our ______ facility dog and their handler. To my ________, the service dog went into the ICU. The intensive-care unit is where seriously ill patients are taken care of. There was a child who had just gotten out of _______ with their head half-shaven, and a large scar on their head. The kid was frowing painfully. To my great concern, 'Is it really OK to go there in such a serious situation?' the facility dog went in there, and climbed on the bed right beside the kid laying with the tubes around them, and went to sleep alongside the kid. Then the kid grew relaxed. In spite of all the pain of moving, the kid hugged the dog and closed their eyes. The kid looked so calm and easy. At the _____ of it, I thought ’WOW, that's cool!’ Being excited about making all the hospital wards full of ______, I came back to Japan with Bailey. However, facility dogs are totally unprecedented in Japan. The Western mindset for dogs is totally different from that of Japan. In Europe and the US, it's been quite ______ to have dogs in the house as family members. On the other hand, in Japan, we have a history of having them outside. It is outrageous to have a dog inside the hospital ward: that was what Japanese hospitals thought. Before us, sometimes there were dogs volunteered to visit hospitals in Japan. But there was not a precedent of having a dog in hospital everyday, and considering dogs as a medical staff. What was right in Hawaii was far from right in Japan. We desperately looked for a hospital that could ______ Bailey as a staff. Then __________ we were accepted by the Shizuoka Children's Hospital. But the _______ was that people said; 'Can't the dog be replaced with a dog robot?' or 'To protect kids against infections, do not enter this ward'. At first we could enter only one ward. So one-day of rounds was ________ in a few minutes. We got to the workplace and an hour later, it was time to go home. 'I don't think ________ culture is going to make people want to adopt a facility dog programme', I could only think in a negative way. But in fact, ________ needed Bailey. Five years have passed, and now we are accepted by almost all _____. Bailey brings about positive differences to both kids and their families', — that was what doctors and ______ started to ______. There was a child who was visually impaired and was always screaming in panic when they had their _____ collected. But with ______ by their side, they were distracted by petting Bailey on the head, the kid could go through blood tests without ______. Another kid who wouldn’t move at all due to pain after surgery suddenly got up just because they wanted to see Bailey. That was a big surprise to the doctor. A family, who are suddenly told that their _____ has ______, will pretend as if nothing happening to prevent their kid from being nervous. But people cannot suppress their feelings for good. Sometimes it is important to cry. With somebody who is human, they would feel a need 'to say something'. But to Bailey, they never have to say anything if they do not want to. I saw a mother in a hospital corridor, after hugging Bailey, crying as she ______ and with a relaxed expression, she went back to her kid's bed. Bailey was a ________ influence for their families, too. Then I found there are three _________ bonds for a facility dog. One is a bond between Bailey and the kids, another is Bailey and his handler, and the other is Bailey and the medical staff. These are three important bonds with Bailey. The first bond is: as Bailey works at the same hospital everyday, he sees the same children many _____. For children, just having a dog is not good enough. Bailey, who comes to them ________, really matters. Only with Bailey who has bonds with the kids, can they be __________ enough to hang in there. Even with a dog ______, almost all kids will come to like Bailey eventually. For kids, Bailey is a teammate with a tail who fight against their illness. Bailey can even _____ the surgical theatre with a child. Even an adult is scared of getting an operation, right? Wondering 'Does it hurt?', or feeling scared, they have to spend the terrifying time from the ward to the _______. But holding Bailey's leash, _______ with him, children can _____ Bailey _______ and walking to the theatre. It is a privilege walk with everyone's favourite Bailey, without anyone else! Some kids walk playfully around Bailey's fluffy tail as if they are cats. Some kids say smiling, 'Bailey's wagging his tail means Good Luck'. In this way, _____ feelings turn to exciting feelings; which encourages kids to go to the theatre.

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Original Text

(Directing Bailey in English) Hello, everyone. My name is Yuko Morita. This is a facility dog, Bailey. When you were a kid, were you afraid of getting shots? When you were getting a flu shot at school, you probably asked your friends, 'Did it hurt? Did it hurt?' As you know, kids are very afraid of injections or having their blood drawn. Hospitalised children have to have their blood drawn so many times. Some kids need bone-marrow aspirations by drilling a thick needle into their spine. This dog, Bailey has the magical power to make these kids say: 'If Bailey is with me, I would put up with it 100 more times'. He is such a competent dog. The Japanese medical level is said to be top-notch, for curing diseases. But in Japan, while 'to be patient' has been considered a virtue, it is said that the quality of hospitalised life is poorly supported. I used to work as a registered nurse at a children's hospital in Tokyo. One day a mother of a hospitalised kid said, 'This is almost like being in jail'. I was thinking that I was working very hard for the children, and I was very shocked to hear that. In fact, kids in the hospital are not supposed to go out even for a walk. They are not allowed to have their favourite foods. They barely have fun. Some kids stop smiling. When I think back about it, it might as well be called a jail. At that time, I was with an NPO called 'Shine On! Kids' and they offered to let me become a handler of a service dog. The Non-Profit Organisation was founded to emotionally support kids and their families who are suffering from childhood cancer and other incurable diseases. At that time, I only knew that a dog is taken to a children's hospital and the dog works as a member of the medical staff — there were a number of facility dogs working in Europe and the US, yet obiously none in Japan; that was all I knew about facility dogs. I thought 'If a service dog were working in this ward, the children's hospital life, once called a jail, would be way happier', and I was excited to think so. Without hesitation I said, 'Yes, I would love to'. There is no training institutions for facility dog program in Japan. Both Bailey and I were trained at a Hawaiian training centre. In a children's hospital in Hawaii, we also practiced following around our senior facility dog and their handler. To my surprise, the service dog went into the ICU. The intensive-care unit is where seriously ill patients are taken care of. There was a child who had just gotten out of surgery with their head half-shaven, and a large scar on their head. The kid was frowing painfully. To my great concern, 'Is it really OK to go there in such a serious situation?' the facility dog went in there, and climbed on the bed right beside the kid laying with the tubes around them, and went to sleep alongside the kid. Then the kid grew relaxed. In spite of all the pain of moving, the kid hugged the dog and closed their eyes. The kid looked so calm and easy. At the sight of it, I thought ’WOW, that's cool!’ Being excited about making all the hospital wards full of smiles, I came back to Japan with Bailey. However, facility dogs are totally unprecedented in Japan. The Western mindset for dogs is totally different from that of Japan. In Europe and the US, it's been quite normal to have dogs in the house as family members. On the other hand, in Japan, we have a history of having them outside. It is outrageous to have a dog inside the hospital ward: that was what Japanese hospitals thought. Before us, sometimes there were dogs volunteered to visit hospitals in Japan. But there was not a precedent of having a dog in hospital everyday, and considering dogs as a medical staff. What was right in Hawaii was far from right in Japan. We desperately looked for a hospital that could accept Bailey as a staff. Then eventually we were accepted by the Shizuoka Children's Hospital. But the reality was that people said; 'Can't the dog be replaced with a dog robot?' or 'To protect kids against infections, do not enter this ward'. At first we could enter only one ward. So one-day of rounds was finished in a few minutes. We got to the workplace and an hour later, it was time to go home. 'I don't think Japanese culture is going to make people want to adopt a facility dog programme', I could only think in a negative way. But in fact, children needed Bailey. Five years have passed, and now we are accepted by almost all wards. Bailey brings about positive differences to both kids and their families', — that was what doctors and nurses started to notice. There was a child who was visually impaired and was always screaming in panic when they had their blood collected. But with Bailey by their side, they were distracted by petting Bailey on the head, the kid could go through blood tests without crying. Another kid who wouldn’t move at all due to pain after surgery suddenly got up just because they wanted to see Bailey. That was a big surprise to the doctor. A family, who are suddenly told that their child has cancer, will pretend as if nothing happening to prevent their kid from being nervous. But people cannot suppress their feelings for good. Sometimes it is important to cry. With somebody who is human, they would feel a need 'to say something'. But to Bailey, they never have to say anything if they do not want to. I saw a mother in a hospital corridor, after hugging Bailey, crying as she wanted and with a relaxed expression, she went back to her kid's bed. Bailey was a positive influence for their families, too. Then I found there are three important bonds for a facility dog. One is a bond between Bailey and the kids, another is Bailey and his handler, and the other is Bailey and the medical staff. These are three important bonds with Bailey. The first bond is: as Bailey works at the same hospital everyday, he sees the same children many times. For children, just having a dog is not good enough. Bailey, who comes to them everyday, really matters. Only with Bailey who has bonds with the kids, can they be courageous enough to hang in there. Even with a dog phobia, almost all kids will come to like Bailey eventually. For kids, Bailey is a teammate with a tail who fight against their illness. Bailey can even enter the surgical theatre with a child. Even an adult is scared of getting an operation, right? Wondering 'Does it hurt?', or feeling scared, they have to spend the terrifying time from the ward to the theatre. But holding Bailey's leash, walking with him, children can guide Bailey smiling and walking to the theatre. It is a privilege walk with everyone's favourite Bailey, without anyone else! Some kids walk playfully around Bailey's fluffy tail as if they are cats. Some kids say smiling, 'Bailey's wagging his tail means Good Luck'. In this way, scary feelings turn to exciting feelings; which encourages kids to go to the theatre.

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