Ten-year-old Naomi Wood is two years into her recovery from brain cancer. Post surgery and treatment at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Hospital, Naomi is taking things one step at a time, with her golden retriever service dog, Elroy, by her side.
Ten-year-old Naomi Wood is two years into her recovery from brain cancer. Post surgery and treatment at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Hospital, Naomi is taking things one step at a time, with her golden retriever service dog, Elroy, by her side. ( Photo provided by ECAD)

Ten-year-old Naomi Wood’s recovery from brain cancer has relied upon surgery, treatment, an unstoppable spirit, and a golden retriever service dog named Elroy.

BFFs: For a 10-Year-Old Battling Cancer, a Golden Retriever Is a Girl’s Best Friend
20 Feb 2026 | 07:16
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“He’s calm at bedtime. He likes to snuggle with me. And serious when he wears his harness,” says fifth grader Naomi Wood of her service dog Elroy. And when that harness goes on, adds her mom, Astrid Storm, “he’s all business.”

Ten-year-old Naomi is two years into her recovery from a form of brain cancer...

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