A golden retriever named Nova has become the first dog to live full-time on a psychiatric ward – with her owner crediting the pet for saving her life.
Daisy, 21, spent five years in hospital battling severe anorexia, self-harming daily and struggling to speak to those around her.
But everything changed when she met Nova – who now lives alongside patients on the ward.
The young woman, who was admitted to the hospital aged just 17, said she once believed she would spend the rest of her life in hospital.
‘I honestly thought it would be something that I would be doing for the
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