Newsy Tuesday: Book Nook Time! Reviewing "A Mission For Molly"

T his book review is in perfect time for Purple Day® for (K9) Epilepsy! A Mission For Molly, written by Julie Ann Nettifee, RVT, MS, VTS (Neurology) and illustrated by Julie MacMonagle, is based on the real life of Epi-dog (dog with epilepsy) of "Molly," the beautiful English Setter, and newly retired U.S. veteran Willard Moore, who was searching for, and found her in a shelter. As Willard tells me, when their eyes met, they knew they were meant for each other. The question of "Who rescued Who?" truly fits this duo after Willard adopted her and brought her back home where his wife was waiting and they began their happy life together. Molly bonded pretty quickly with Willard. Then one day, on a "breezy Carolina afternoon," as the story unfolds, Molly had her first seizure, and shortly after was diagnosed by their veterinarian with epilepsy. Willard did not know if this was why Molly was left at the shelter, but what he did know...he would never retu...