Dog Inspires a 6-Year-Old Brain Surgery Patient to Finish Therapy

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Max Knoblauch
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Dog Inspires a 6-Year-Old Brain Surgery Patient to Finish Therapy
Two therapy dogs participate in the Siemens and Stand Up To Cancer's "The Baton Pass" event at Orlando Health on June 12, 2014, in Orlando, Fla. Credit: AP IMAGES FOR SIEMENS

A 6-year-old named Jack pushed through occupational therapy with some help from a furry friend.

According to Jack's uncle and father, who submitted the video to Reddit and participated in comments on the thread, Jack recently had brain surgery and has difficulty moving the left side of his body. As you can see, one great source of inspiration is getting to play with a cute therapy dog -- and the deal's not too shabby for the pup either.

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