Stacey is our good-natured part-time receptionist who has found herself in a most unlikely profession.

“I have more than 100 allergies, mostly to animals,” she said. “Being married to a veterinarian kind of makes us an odd-couple but I love it here.”

With the right allergy medications, Stacey has a great time meeting and greeting long-haired cats, prickly pugs and Labradors who shake all over the place at Animal Hospital at Auburn Hills. It is an environment she missed out on in the past.

Growing up, Stacey’s family tried unsuccessfully to adopt some dogs, only to have to find other families for them when allergy flare-ups would land her in the hospital.

“My worst memory is giving away Barker, a beagle mix puppy,” she said.  “As we drove away, he ran after our car as if to say, ‘you forgot me!’ My sister and I cried all the way home and everyone was secretly mad at me.”

Today, Stacey, Dr. Stamps, and their three children have a Standard Poodle named Reagan who was a Humane Society puppy and who – ironically – has allergies!

In her spare time, Stacey enjoys spending time with family, being a room mom at her children’s school, scrapbooking, leading a girls ministry at church, exercising at the YMCA, reading, and playing with Reagan.

“What a fun culture we pet owners live in. There really is a human-animal bond,” she said. “Even though I’m a late-bloomer, I love being able to experience it.”