Ritchie \u2013 his old, scruffy but loyal dog, whom he had found as a puppy by the roadside. They had spent almost fifteen years together \u2013 they had lost his wife, their son, their home, their friends\u2026 everything, except each other.<\/p>\n
That day, when the nurse came in to change the IV, the elderly man suddenly grabbed her hand:<\/p>\n
\u2014 Please\u2026 Let me see Ritchie\u2026 He\u2019s alone\u2026 I can\u2019t go without hugging him one last time.<\/p>\n
The nurse turned pale. Animals weren\u2019t allowed in patient rooms. But something stirred in her heart. She went to the head physician. He looked at her like she was insane:<\/p>\n
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