President Joan Cannelli (left) of Golden State German Shepherd Rescue plays with four year old Drake at Cowell Community Park in Concord, Calif., on Monday, June 17, 2013. Joan had trigeminal neuralgia, a form of facial nerve pain, for about 5 years fol

President Joan Cannelli (left) of Golden State German Shepherd Rescue plays with four year old Drake at Cowell Community Park in Concord, Calif., on Monday, June 17, 2013. Joan had trigeminal neuralgia, a form of facial nerve pain, for about 5 years following a root canal until last year when surgery resolved her pain. (Photo By Liz Hafalia/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)