Up in Sydney’s north-west lives a little black dog named Mu-Shu who is about to be hugged within an inch of his life. Two of his adoring owners, Maddy and Briella Luk, haven’t seen him in almost seven months and they’ve missed him dearly.
The sisters checked into The Children’s Hospital at Westmead on April 18 to begin months of gruelling, life-saving treatment. Now, they are coming to the end of their journey and excitement about a reunion with Mu-Shu is building. “He always licks me,” says Maddy, eight. “She likes it when he kisses her,” Briella, five, adds.
Maddy and Brielle were born with diastrophic dysplasia, which affects their bones and cartilage, and causes dwarfism. They also have kyphoscoliosis – spinal curvature – which, if left unattended, would have…
