{"id":425,"date":"2012-04-12T13:27:25","date_gmt":"2012-04-12T17:27:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carlyhodes.com\/?p=425"},"modified":"2012-04-12T13:27:25","modified_gmt":"2012-04-12T17:27:25","slug":"flag-flown-over-afghanistan-in-honor-of-animal-hospital-goes-on-display","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carlyhodes.com\/?p=425","title":{"rendered":"Flag flown over Afghanistan in honor of Animal Hospital goes on display"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0\"flag\"<\/strong>A new display featuring a special American flag now adorns Cornell University Hospital for Animals\u2019 waiting room. To express thanks for CUHA\u2019s life-saving services, Jessica and Mark Chamberlin gifted the folded flag to CUHA after Mark returned from military duty in Afghanistan, where he had flown it from a Chinook helicopter in honor of CUHA\u2019s doctors, students, and staff.<\/p>\n

While serving as a pilot in Afghanistan from October 2010 to October 2011, U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Mark Chamberlin received bad news from his wife back home. Lucy, their husky, had been diagnosed with both acute and chronic liver failure. The prognosis looked bleak but Jessica took Lucy to Cornell to see what could be done.<\/p>\n

\u201cA biopsy revealed Lucy had hepatitis, extreme liver inflammation,\u201d said Dr. Andrea Johnston, a third-year resident in Hepatology who led the case. \u201cMuch of the damage is irreversible and her liver will never function normally, but we were able to get the inflammation under control and develop a nutritional regime specially adapted to her condition. Jessica and Mark worked diligently with the new diet, home-cooking all the food\u2014it\u2019s clear how committed they are to helping Lucy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lucy\u2019s history of hardship began in an abusive dog yard in Alaska. When she got her foot caught in a chain, her former owners cut it off with a chainsaw and left her without medical care. Animal control officers investigating the dog yard found the injured husky and brought her to the animal hospital where Jessica worked as a licensed veterinary technician.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt took a week to get the infection under control and we had to amputate her leg,\u201d said Jessica. \u201cI spent so much time with her that I got attached and brought her home. She\u2019s been like a child to us ever since.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Chamberlin\u2019s parent-like dedication continued through Lucy\u2019s latest ordeal. On the couple\u2019s 10th<\/sup>\u00a0anniversary, instead of going on the vacation they had originally planned, Jessica and Mark spent their time in Ithaca supporting Lucy during her biopsy and liver care. After Lucy\u2019s initial recovery, they spent time cooking Lucy\u2019s special diet and nursing her back to health.<\/p>\n

Their work paid off, and when Mark returned to Afghanistan to lead the flight mission \u201cOperation Enduring Freedom XI,\u201d he flew a flag from the CH-47F \u201cChinook\u201d helicopter in CUHA\u2019s honor.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we first brought Lucy to Cornell we thought she only had a couple weeks,\u201d said Jessica. \u201cCornell was able to save our girl, and we wanted to do something special to honor the people at the hospital. We are so grateful that Cornell was an option and that all of the doctors and staff were so kind and helpful in getting Lucy back on her feet. We are honored that Cornell has chosen to display the flag in the lobby.\u201d<\/p>\n

The flag is proudly displayed in a wooden plaque along with a certificate signed by Mark Chamberlin and the four other officers who flew during the mission under his command. It can be viewed in CUHA\u2019s waiting room to the right of the reception desk window.<\/p>\n

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http:\/\/www.vet.cornell.edu\/news\/Flag.cfm<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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