• Homeless mans dying wish is to be reunited with his dog.
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[quote] CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – A community came together to grant a homeless man his last wish. That dying wish was to see his dog one more time. It was a simple request, but one that meant the world to him in his final days. People involved with the man’s last wish describe it as something they’ll never forget. Now that he’s gone, they’ll always cherish the memories of the man and his best friend. “She is full of energy and just brings so much love and energy into the home,” said the dog’s new owner, Kate Ungs. Meet Yurtie, also known as Yurt. She is getting used to her new home, adopted by Kate and Eric Ungs of Marion. “When we first saw her online in the bio it said, has a very compelling story, but you know, at the time those were just words,” said Eric Ungs. Yurt used to live with a homeless Cedar Rapids man, 57-year-old Kevin McClain, in his car. But a month ago he became ill with lung cancer. Paramedics rushed him to Mercy Medical Center and later to Hospice House. Yurt went to the animal shelter. “In the transition of moving him over from our ambulance cot to the bed, he told me, 'I have a dog,'” said Area Ambulance Service Paramedic Specialist Jan Erceg. Yurt's shelter was the same shelter where Kevin’s paramedic, Erceg, also volunteered. “He said her name is Yurt and at that moment, that was my Aha! moment,” Erceg said. From the day Yurt and Kevin were separated, he asked to see her. It was his dying wish. The Hospice Home, Ambulance Service and shelter teamed up to make it happen. “And the moment he opened those eyes and saw that dog there was instant recognition and with Yurtie, she licked his arms, she licked his face,” Erceg said. “It was a couple days later that Kevin did pass away here at the Hospice House. So it just really seemed to work so perfect,” said Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House Patient Care Coordinator Brandi Garrett. In the end, this companion was there for his owner, even in death. That’s a true companion that the Ungs know they’re now lucky to have. “She’s our family and we’re her family, just a tight knit group,” Eric Ungs said. [/quote] Source: [URL]http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Dying-Mans-Final-Wish-to-be-Reunited-With-Dog-124040304.html?m=y&smobile=y&c=y[/URL] [IMG]http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg830/scaled.php?server=830&filename=d0159.jpg&res=medium[/IMG] Glad he got his wish and the dog was adopted into a proper family instead of sitting at a shelter.
Just by the title of this article I would donate billions to save that dog. TAKE ALL MY MONEY ;-;
I don't know if I should be sad that he died or happy that he seen his dog again.
Late. This was on June 23, 2011.
I prefer happy since he got his final wish. Was a good pick me up. Yea he died, but at least he died with a happy thought.
[QUOTE=DarkCisco;34487408]Late. This was on June 23, 2011.[/QUOTE] You can't put a timeframe on the few bright spots in this dark world.
Late or not, this is extremely awesome.
Im glad he got his wish and someone adopted the dog... if not I would go down there and take it home with me
[QUOTE=Tools;34487226]Just by the title of this article I would donate billions to save that dog. TAKE ALL MY MONEY ;-;[/QUOTE] Or, you know, you could actually donate it to cancer research.
Annnnd crying ;_;
I'm seriously tearing up right now...
It's nice when you see a dog and its owner being best friends.
[QUOTE=Cmx;34487285]I don't know if I should be sad that he died or happy that he seen his dog again.[/QUOTE] -snip- I can't word things right, nobody ever understands what i'm saying because i don't know how to properly express things.
[QUOTE=zombini;34488503]Never be sad about someone dying(unless it's a murder/accident/Suicide) because there's no fucking reason to, everyone dies at some point, nobody lives forever. Even if there is no afterlife, any suffering he was enduring is now over, permanently. You can be sad about them leaving this earth though, just the actual death is nothing to be sad about.[/QUOTE] Internet toughguy here, People die yes, but to have compassion towards others is natural, and being sad about a life being gone is totally acceptable in society.
[QUOTE=zombini;34488503]Never be sad about someone dying(unless it's a murder/accident/Suicide) because there's no fucking reason to, everyone dies at some point, nobody lives forever. Even if there is no afterlife, any suffering he was enduring is now over, permanently. You can be sad about them leaving this earth though, just the actual death is nothing to be sad about.[/QUOTE] Where is the asshole rating when you need one? What you said is incredibly shallow, you wouldn't dare say that if it was your family member.
[QUOTE=PollytheParrot;34487450]You can't put a timeframe on the few bright spots in this dark world.[/QUOTE] hitler was killed thank god
[QUOTE=JCDentonUNATCO;34488155]Or, you know, you could actually donate it to cancer research.[/QUOTE] there are already cures for cancer, but pharmaceutical companies cover it up so they don't lose money, greedy dickheads. This story made me sad.
This topic reminded me of the dog dying in futurama :(
teareyed as i read it :'C
Fucking hell, that's touching.
snip
Not going to lie guys, that picture made me tear up a bit. Glorious man tears for the loyalty of man's best friend :(
Excuse my while I call my dog into the room.
[QUOTE=DesolateGrun;34488749]Internet toughguy here, People die yes, but to have compassion towards others is natural, and being sad about a life being gone is totally acceptable in society.[/QUOTE] -snip- Read my above post to see why i snipped this.
[QUOTE=DinoJesus;34488377]I'm seriously tearing up right now...[/QUOTE] Same.. My old dog of 17 years that I grew up with died last October
[QUOTE=MR-X;34488837]Where is the asshole rating when you need one? What you said is incredibly shallow, you wouldn't dare say that if it was your family member.[/QUOTE] You have no idea how much what you said there hurts me. I lost my grandparents a few years back and i have two uncles and a father that will die within 10 years to deal with, not including my mother who is an alcoholic on heart meds that cheated death a few years back when she had a heart attack. I've spent every waking moment thinking about death and trying to better understand it ever since i learned my uncle has cancer and my father has Chronic Diabetic kidney failure. I've came to the conclusion that if you silence your feelings of sadness in times like this, it's far easier to move on and survive. you can open up at any time afterwards, but at the moment, you must remain strong and finish what was started with the death of both my grandparents 4 years ago, when they passed on, i broke down and couldn't continue, while my father absolutely had to take care of business in the wake of their passing. I never once saw my father in tears or even bunched up and sad. it made things a lot harder on my father when he had to sell the house and property, and fight a legal battle with some government office that wanted to take the house, car and property from us and leave us with nothing because my grandparents never signed a will. As i've said in the snip, i have trouble expressing myself properly, so it was worded a little wrong, i never meant it to sound cold and heartless, i meant that you should move on and not constantly live in the shadow of those who died, this man died in a comfortable hospital, his death meant that he no longer has to deal with living in a car while being cold and hungry, his troubles are over.
Ah, these stories always get me.
Now I'm crying.
[QUOTE=fruxodaily;34489366]This topic reminded me of the dog dying in futurama :([/QUOTE] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/r3PdY.gif[/IMG]
[QUOTE=DarkCisco;34487408]Late. This was on June 23, 2011.[/QUOTE] He got his dog back on my birthday :kiddo:
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