06/23/2026
Introducing new EENP team ✋ Terry Johnson & her new Mobility Assistance Dog, Rosemary!🦮🐾❤️
Terry Johnson believes in staying active, involved in her community, and making the most of every day. She enjoys yardwork, participating in church and community activities, and traveling to baseball games with her husband Clarence, even though they root for different teams. Whether she’s relaxing on the back deck, working in the yard or continuing her part time nursing work, Terry is happiest when she is moving and connecting with her community.
Over the years, mobility challenges related to cervical stenosis, spinal stenosis, osteoporosis, and multiple orthopedic injuries have made daily life increasingly difficult. Terry experiences chronic balance issues, weakness, pain, and fatigue that worsen significantly throughout the day. Falls are common, often happening when her foot catches and she can’t regain her balance, and getting back up typically requires help from another person or sturdy furniture nearby. She uses a cane regularly and sometimes relies on a walker, especially after long or active days.
Terry also experiences chronic pain, leg cramping, and reduced mobility in both her left arm and leg due to previous fractures. Even with these challenges, she continues working part-time and traveling when she can. Navigating airports, stairs, uneven terrain, or long distances require significantly more energy and time than they once did, but Terry remains determined to be active and doing the things she loves.
Now, Terry has a new helper -- her Mobility Assistance Dog Rosemary. Rosemary is trained to support her balance and safety both at home and in the community. Rosemary will provide stability while walking over uneven surfaces, retrieve dropped items, help Terry navigate stairs, carry belongings, and open doors. She will support Terry in moments when balance becomes uncertain, reducing the risk of a fall. If a fall does occur, Rosemary can help Terry recover and find additional help if she needs it. Because of Rosemary, Terry can be more active and present in her community, participate in more activities with her church, and travel to more baseball games with Clarence, where they will both have one team they can agree on: Team Rosemary. 🦮
Rosemary’s training was made possible by an amazing team of volunteers, ABEL trainers, and staff, starting from her birth in the home of Carolyn Ikenberry with help from Kelsey Brereton, then reared in the home of Mandy Hitchcock and Ed Chaney and support from a fantastic litter care team. Her young puppy trainer was Carolyn McShane. Rosemary received advanced training from the ABEL trainers at Caswell CC, Orange CC, and Warren CI, and her furlough trainers were Hanna Baum, Agathe Ceppe, Deborah Gibbs, and Ellin Porterfield.
🎉❤️ Welcome to the EENP family, Terry & Rosemary! ❤️🎉
