Friends for Life 2009 - Charlotte & Takara

Charlotte Bennett and TAKARA
Born with a rare condition called Klippel Trenaunay Syndrome (KTS), a disease that affects the entire vascular system, Charlotte has endured severe discomfort and complications throughout her life.

After a couple of extremely bad years and, due to being hospitalised in isolation, Charlotte lost touch with her group of school friends that had now moved onto college and found it difficult to interact with other students due to the time spent alone.

Recognising that her spirit was sinking, her parents bought Takara into her life and Charlotte had finally got the Dalmatian she had dreamed of owning since the age of three.

Takara is her best friend and has given Lottie the confidence to meet people and get out of the house every day. She can recognise when Charlotte feels vulnerable and as a result makes her feel safer.

Takara means Treasure in Japanese, it really suits her.

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• Friends for Life 2009

[pris72]

Hi there. I also suffer from KT. I am 37 and live in the USA in the state of Ga.

[kezdodik1]

a dog?

[Lottiesdogs]

Thank you all - I've only just seen these comments but thank you very much! It means a lot to us. As you probably know, we didn't win the competition but we had the most amazing time!! You can see more videos of Takara on my youtube channel :)

[cheristar]

good luck, ive voted once for every contender as to me they are all winners

regards

andrea

[lcoggle]

BRILLIANT!!!

[pepedalmata]

che meravilgia della natura.......ciao amore