Therapeutic dogs walk 800 miles to comfort Highland Park residents after mass shooting

Highland Park, Illness (CBS) – It will take a long time to recover from the tragedy of Highland Park, but there are people who are determined to help overcome obstacles.

As CBS 2’s Steven Graves tells us, one team insisted on bringing some dog comfort.

After Monday’s mass shooting, aid is coming in many forms. And in this story, he could have prevented his four-legged comrades from coming here without even going so far as to go 800 miles.

Lilo, 1, was obviously the team’s most curious dog.

But an interaction can only help you with a smile on your face. She and two other medical dogs are doing that for health care workers. He was in a Swedish hospital in Chicago on Friday.

“The dogs are there. We’re just like the other end of the aisle,” said Cory Silva, a volunteer for Cannes.

In addition, North Shore University Health System staff members who were treating or knowing someone who was caring for the victims of the shooting stopped at Highland Park on July 4th.

“It’s not just people who see things,” says Silva. “It’s not just the people who attended the event. Everyone in this community was hurt.”

Silva is well aware of his feelings. Her team traveled from New Jersey to Uvalde, Texas and Buffalo, New York, both of which recently witnessed mass shootings.

So, despite some challenges, he did not hesitate to come to Highland Park.

“We wanted to fly but it didn’t work out,” she said.

Their flight was canceled, so they went to the tenant’s control and put Lilo and the criminals in a van. The two-hour flight turned into a 12-hour drive.

On Wednesday morning, they took precautions, other hospitals and memorials to show more smiles on people’s faces.

“People started barking at these dogs and they opened up after they said they didn’t want to talk about what happened,” Silva said.

Call the dog’s seemingly incongruous comfort.

“Travel time is nothing compared to what this community has gone through,” Silva said. “It’s about helping people.”

All work is voluntary. The hope is not to react again in this situation.

The team visited three monuments and five hospitals in Highland Park before returning to the East Coast on Friday.