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Like the world wouldn\u2019t skip a beat if I were to leave.<\/p>\n<p>On the days where I can open the front door, and feel like I can conquer the world, she\u2019s my biggest hype lady. Her happy feet go tippy tappy and it makes me feel proud of myself.<\/p>\n<p>She is my angel and I don\u2019t know what I did to deserve her. Truly the love of my life, and my saving grace.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you to whoever is watching over me and let me wander into the San Francisco SPCA on that very day.\u201d \u2013 Kerry, SF SPCA Adopter<\/p>\n<p>Read more stories or submit your own at <a href=\"https:\/\/stories.sfspca.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">stories.sfspca.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14483 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sfspca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Story-1-Sweet-Pea.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"532\" height=\"532\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cSweet Pea is the heartbeat by my side. She calms me when I\u2019m having panic attacks, and wakes me up from PTSD induced dreams. 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