Therapy duck helps woman with PTSD stay calm on airplanes

Tuesday, October 18, 2016
MILWAUKEE, WI -- Some people bring emotional support dogs with them on airplanes to help calm their nerves.

Carla Fitzgerald brings a duck.
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Daniel the duck recently took a trip with Carla on a flight from Milwaukee to Charlotte, N.C. and then to Asheville.

Other passengers tweeted that Daniel was a big hit during the flight. He wagged his tail and quacked quietly to help keep Carla calm.



She suffers from PTSD after a serious accident in 2013. She was driving a horse and carriage around Milwaukee when she was struck by a driver who was texting on her phone.
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Carla was thrown from her carriage and it took her months to walk again and regain use of her arm.



Her doctor prescribed Daniel as a therapy animal when he appeared to have a calming effect on her, especially when he senses a panic attack coming on.
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