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Pet therapy at Walsgrave Hospital in Coventry

Friday 26 November 1993 00:02 GMT
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Norah Watts, 91, talking to Axa, a parrot used to encourage stroke victims during speech therapy at Walsgrave Hospital in Coventry. They are flanked by Sister Carol Taper, who pioneered the pet therapy project, and Nurse Daryl Talbot.

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