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On Wednesday, April 10, 2013, a dear friend of mine called me in the evening. Absolutely frantic. Her beloved 1 ½ year old, black and tan, German Sheppard named Eva, was hit by a car.\r
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As you know, my neighborhood was decimated by hurricane Sandy. My friend had plumbers working in her house, repairing damage and one of them, tragically, left her side door open. As a result, both of her dogs ran out. She also has a Pug named Oliver.\r
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I rushed to her house to find her 16 year old son in the back of the family car holding Eva. Her husband was waiting to drive us.\r
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I called CVA and told them we were coming in with a HBC ( Hit by car ) 10 minutes later (It takes 22 minutes to get to work, usually). We were 2 blocks away. I called again and they said they were ready. Pulling up to the back lot, I must say that I have never been more proud. There, in the open doorway were at least 6 employees – stretcher ready, all waiting to help my friends, who they didn’t know. All they had to go on was their love of their job and a beautiful respect for the sanctity of the love that we have for our family pets.\r
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Sadly, Eva passed in the back seat, in the arms of my friend’s son. All of us, were so distraught. But CVA’s employees were there with us feeling our pain and offering hugs and tears of their own. My heartfelt thanks go out to the wonderful crew on that night. They exhibited such compassion, not just for me as a fellow employee but for my friends, who are total strangers. I think that’s what I’ll take from this tragic experience. And learn from it.\r
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The crew on that night were: \r
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Dr. Emmerich, Dr. Starr, Eleanor Kaempf, Elizabeth Kaempf, Melissa Howell, Nicole Cirasola, Renee Bryson, and Michael Daniels ( who carried in the 70lb, Eva ). \r
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I hope I haven’t forgotten anyone. If I did please forgive me. \r
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With warm regards,\r
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Phyllis Finn\r
Administrative Assistant\r
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