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Angel Animals Chapter Summaries

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Minneapolis, MN – As Allen Anderson, creator of Angel Animals and author of 13 books, was driving to a dog park to spend time with Leaf, his adopted cocker – spaniel. While he was there at the park, he started to feel dizzy. He and Linda, his loving wife, decided Allen should see a doctor. A couple weeks later, Dr. Lucas, one of the doctors he went to see, told him that he had an unruptured brain aneurysm that had to be removed. Dr. Lucas told Allen about this while he was at work on the phone. "The aneurysm is located on the interior carotid artery," he said. "If you place your finger between your eyes, at the base of your forehead, it's about one inch deep." Allen was shocked to be hearing all of this. Dr. Lucas told Allen to see Dr. …show more content…

He did not know where his ticket was so that he could enter the building. He was awoken by Leaf, touching Allen on his shoulder. Allen hugged the dog tightly to his chest till his heart beat slowed. He told his wife about the startling dream. She sat there quietly. In the couple's life, dreams have meaning. But they did not want to think if that nightmare was a sign that something terrible was going to …show more content…

Before he went into surgery he spent a couple minutes with his family and most importantly Linda. As they were talking Allen looked at a wall and saw a vision of Leaf standing there. But as quickly as it arrived it disappeared. When it was time for the surgery, the head nurse came and performed a small prayer for Allen. He said that as she was praying he saw blue, white and gold sparks around her head. When she left the doctors came. Just before they injected the anesthesia into his arm, Allen saw an image of Leaf again. This time he had something silver in his mouth, It was Allen's ticket into the building.. Soon after, he had a mask on his mouth and nose. When he woke up, he could not see very well or even open his eyes. Then there standing next to him was Linda. "The surgery was a success," she told him. The enlightened author made it through surgery. Dr. Nussbaum had said that the surgery had started late because he did not know which method he should use to clip the vein, but when he figured it out the procedure went smoothly. The extraordinary Author was fine. He soon was back to his usual self. This was all thanks to his dog

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