Internaonal Pain Foundaon—17
ing for Bunny Boy I had little
time to think about my pain,
which was perfect.
There are quite a few studies
available that illustrate the power
of the animal therapy to help with
chronic pain specifically as well
as other chronic illness. Some of
them, such as Science Daily,
Nov. 17 1009, Pain Medicine
January 2012, the Eighteenth Annual
Conference of the International
Society of Anthrozoology
and the First Human Animal Interaction
Conference in Kansas
City Missouri, which are on my
website nancylaracy.com.
After our nine-year journey together,
Bunny Boy died in my
arms peacefully of nothing more
than old age. He left huge paw
prints on this world and will always
be part of rabbit medicine,
having been featured in many
magazines and medical journals.
He taught anyone who crossed
his bunny trail a thing or two
about living life to its fullest. He
was my best friend, and my role
model for how to live life with
dignity when one curveball after
another gets thrown in your path.
About the Author: Nancy Laracy
is a resident of Franklin Lakes NJ
and is married with two grown
children. She has a B.S. in Business
and a minor in psychology
and was a successful Human Resources
Executive for 12 years
before she had her two children.
She was diagnosed with a connective
tissue disease, and fibromyalgia
when she was 37
years old and she suffers daily
with chronic, often debilitating
pain. Nancy is a national advocate
for chronic pain and AAT,
(Animal Assisted Therapy) and its
role in treating chronic pain. She
writes and lectures on both topics
for universities and various charities
pro bono. She is a familiar
voice on podcasts and lobbies on
behalf of chronic pain patients in
Washington DC. Nancy has written
a best selling book about the
power of the animal human bond
to heal and her journey with Bunny
Boy called BUNNY BOY AND
ME, My Triumph Over Chronic
Pain With The Help of the
World's Unluckiest, Luckiest
Rabbit. The proceeds go to charity,
including chronic pain research
and the book is available
at Barnes & Noble and most
books stores and on amazon
where it has been rated number
one for new releases in the pet
therapy and pain categories."
Please visit her website
www.nancylaracy.com
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