My rescue greyhound was trained from her birth to race and earn money for her owners. She knew nothing else. This was all she knew for the first four years of her life. Still young, she was thought to have lost her usefulness and was put in a rescue centre. I was looking for a greyhound as a pet and Khandi came into my life. She knew nothing about freedom and I helped her to find it. Today she races around the fields thoroughly enjoying her life and comes back to me with her tail wagging with happiness.
Watching her playing I started to think about my life. I was thought to be a write off, no good, have no purpose and I was shut away in a mental hospital for fifteen years. When I did leave, the world was frightening after being institutionalize for so long. Over the years I worked hard to be a part of the life outside. The freedom I yearned for came and I now enjoy a wonderful life. Freedom is so precious and it is wonderful when it is used correctly. My life has changed so much and as I take Khandi over the fields to enjoy her freedom I am looking on thrilled to have mine. Never give up and never give in to your circumstances. Freedom in its many forms is just around the corner. I was given up as a lost cause and if I believed that, I would have been. I wanted my life back and got it proving so many people wrong. I had a goal I intended to reach and that was getting my freedom.
My life is wonderful now and is more complete now I have Khandi. I see each new day as a blessing and I am excited by the opportunities it brings. I am so grateful to have the life I have now. My past is my past. I live for the day and have hope for tomorrow.
– Joyce Passmore
