Husband Sneaks Dog Into Hospital In A Suitecase So His Dying Wife Can Say Goodbye

by pawbuzz on in Dogs 35

Grab the tissues, because you will need them for this incredibly touching story. A man’s wife was in hospital and her prognosis was not good. She asked her husband to sneak their dog, Bella, in to see her so that she could see her beloved dog one last time to say goodbye; what the dog has done since the visit is absolutely heartbreaking. Here's the story he shared on the popular site Reddit:

“My wife was in the hospital after a very invasive surgery, which after a few days, looked like it did not produce ideal results. The prognosis was not good. She was able to speak, but was not eating or drinking, and relied completely on her IV and hard pain pills. In one rare instance of cogent speech, she convinced me to sneak our dog into her private room, so she could see her ‘one more time.’

“Our dog is about a 50 pound Australian Shepherd, and as it turns out, she fits nicely in a normal suitcase. I packed her in, with the lid unzipped, and placed her in the car until we arrived at the hospital. When we arrived, I ‘explained’ to her that I would open the zipper in a few minutes and that she could see her Mommy.

“Unbelievably, she never whimpered, barked, or whined. When I walked past the station nurses, I told them I was simply bringing items to make my wife more comfortable. No problem, they said.

“When we entered the room, my wife was asleep. I unzipped the suitcase, and the dog immediately jumped on the bed, and gingerly laid across her chest, somehow avoiding the wires and IV. She positioned herself to where she could look directly into my wife’s eyes, and laid completely still, until about twenty minutes later, when my wife woke up, and started moaning in pain.

“The dog immediately started licking her, and quietly moaned, as if knowing that barking would definitely blow our cover. My wife hugged her for almost an hour, smiling the whole time. We were busted by one nurse who was so touched that she promised not to tell. When my wife finally went back to sleep, I loaded the dog back in the suitcase, and she somewhat sheepishly obliged.

“My wife sadly passed a few days later, and as if that is not sad enough, now, whenever I grab the suitcase, the dog thinks we are going to see her again.”

What a heart-wrenching story. I couldn’t stop crying after reading it.

Fortunately, there are an increasing number of care facilities and hospitals that will allow families to bid farewell to their pets.

Please share this story with your friends and family if it touched your heart!



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35 thoughts on “Husband Sneaks Dog Into Hospital In A Suitecase So His Dying Wife Can Say Goodbye”

  3. Rebecca Godfrey

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    We should get a congressman or somebody like that pass a law that says if you’re dying and in the hospital you should have everything that you want my sister died at home with everyone from the neighborhood in our house she was loved by everybody just a regular woman and everyone loved her there must have been close to 200 people and 75% of them we’re all under the age of 18 she was a mother to all of them I feel for you you’ve done a good thing

  7. Vladimir Del Toro

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    I whole heartedly agree dogs should be allowed wether theyre service or regular dogs but I can see why theyre not because of sanitary reasons. Yes theres sick people but the germs are contained properly

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