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Dogs give dose of medicine at Good Shepherd Hospital

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Jessie is a volunteer in good standing with Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington.

Mark Welsh | Staff Photographer

Jessie and patient Kim O'Connor of Barrington have a little visit.

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Jessie and Linda McCarthy visit throughout the hospital.

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Jessie is led through Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington by owner Linda McCarthy.

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Jessie visits with Patti Saylor of Round Lake Beach as she waits for treatment. He is trained to jump onto chairs so patients don't have to reach down to pet him.

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Jesus Muro of Island Lake gets a few minutes with Jessie during infusion.

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Jessie jumps up onto a chair in the oncology ward at Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital, and offers a friendly hello to a cancer patient, wagging his German shepherd tail. "When you see an animal, you forget about everything," said Patti Saylor said, reching over to pet him. "It's so nice, so homey."