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" Kasey Valentine, 24, of Stevenage, England,\u00A0has been suffering from\u00A0chronic fatigue since she was a teenager. When she was diagnosed with a\u00A0connective tissue disorder a few years later, she was forced to give up her job and became depressed, lonely, and housebound. Then a little furry friend came into her life and turned everything around.\u00A0           Sleepy kisses with my mummy! &#128149;&#128139;&#128139;&#128139; Have a great Saturday everyone! #kisses #kissing #animals #petraccoon #pet #cute #love #raccoon #family #codyraccoon A photo posted by Cody Rocket the Raccoon (@cody_raccoon) on Feb 27, 2016 at 7:28am PST          Four months ago, Valentine got a 6-month-old raccoon from a local man who didn&amp;#039;t know how to care for him.\u00A0           Throw back Thursday to when I was a very small baby Raccoon! &#128118; #raccoon #codyraccoon #instababy #instapet #love #baby #babyanimalsofinstagram #babyanimals #babyraccoon #cuteanimals #trashpanda #raccoonsofinstagram #instapet #instagood #adorable #fluffy #tiny #tbt A photo posted by Cody Rocket the Raccoon (@cody_raccoon) on Mar 3, 2016 at 4:21am PST     She named the adorable creature Cody, and the two became fast friends. He&amp;#039;s helped her get out of her shell, so to speak, as taking him on walks has made her get out of the house and meet other people. He&amp;#039;s also provided a constant feeling of support to his human BFF.\u00A0           I just had a bath because I decided to roll in mud! &#128528; #raccoon #funny #bathing #cute #codyraccoon #animals #adorable #cuteanimals #trashpanda A photo posted by Cody Rocket the Raccoon (@cody_raccoon) on Mar 9, 2016 at 4:27am PST     &amp;quot;He naps with me during the day when I&amp;#039;m feeling very unwell,&amp;quot; Valentine\u00A0told BuzzFeed.\u00A0&amp;quot;Without him I would probably never leave the house, so he has been a huge confidence boost.&amp;quot;    https://www.facebook.com/CodytheRaccoon/photos/pb....\u00A0data width=&amp;quot;800&amp;quot;&amp;quot; data-width=&amp;quot;350&amp;quot;&amp;amp;gt;  After writing a letter, Valentine has gotten special permission from the government to keep Cody as a pet, so they can be buddies forever.\u00A0    https://www.facebook.com/CodytheRaccoon/photos/pb....\u00A0data width=&amp;quot;800&amp;quot;&amp;quot; data-width=&amp;quot;350&amp;quot;&amp;amp;gt;  You can follow their adventures on Cody&amp;#039;s Instagram and Facebook account.\u00A0 "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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