{"id":6765,"date":"2015-08-21T05:00:29","date_gmt":"2015-08-21T05:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/?p=6765"},"modified":"2015-08-18T18:08:44","modified_gmt":"2015-08-18T18:08:44","slug":"meet-gizmo-healer-of-hearts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/meet-gizmo-healer-of-hearts\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Gizmo, Healer of Hearts"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Gizmo<\/a>Published August 14, 2015 on the Huffington Post. The article used a\u00a0picture\u00a0of Gizmo perched\u00a0atop an ASM stretcher in front of an ASM ambulance, taken at a Health Fair at Crestfield\u00a0Rehabilitation\u00a0Center<\/a> and Fenwood Manor. Read the whole article here…<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Meet Gizmo, a 3.5-pound wonderdoglet on a mission to change the world one doggy hug at a time. I connected with Jen Adams (Gizmo’s human) while getting the word out about my picture book Rumplepimple<\/em><\/a>. We appeared on the same episode of The Pet Radio Show<\/a>, and as I learned more, I began to wonder how such a wee creature could make such a huge difference.<\/p>\n

The “Gizmo’s Frens” Facebook page<\/a> has almost 80,000 followers. Why do you think he has become so popular?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Truthfully, I am shocked at the size and diversity of Gizmo’s following. They come from all walks of life, from all over the world, and they are all there to share a sense of kindness and good will. Maybe people first respond to the same thing I did: his lil’ face and his excellent ears. I think when they learn what he’s about and see his message, they want to be a part of making a positive difference.<\/p>\n

You two do amazing work in all sorts of venues. Tell us how you got started.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Before Gizmo found me, I lost the love of my life suddenly. Gizmo, with his gentle, loving nature, facilitated a real transformation for me. I went from a grieving, lost soul who was full of self-pity to having this amazing little creature whom I knew could change lives other than my own. Gizmo forced me to step outside of myself and help others, and, in so doing, he channeled healing in me.<\/p>\n

During the very early stages of our journey, Gizmo exhibited a keen sense of people’s emotions. He would seek out people who were having a tough time, and climb into their laps or lie beside them, as if to say, “Listen. I see you are hurting, and I will help you, ok? Cuz we’re frens.”<\/p>\n

Read the rest here..<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Published August 14, 2015 on the Huffington Post. The article used a\u00a0picture\u00a0of Gizmo perched\u00a0atop an ASM stretcher in front of an ASM ambulance, taken at a Health Fair at Crestfield\u00a0Rehabilitation\u00a0Center and Fenwood Manor. Read the whole article here… Meet Gizmo, … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[117,43,53],"tags":[357,559,560],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6765"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6765"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6765\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6768,"href":"https:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6765\/revisions\/6768"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6765"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6765"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6765"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}