A terminally ill Bronx man made one final request from his hospital bed before he died. He wanted to say goodbye to his dogs and make sure they end up in a loving home.
Now, a local group is on a mission to fulfill that wish.
Saying farewell to Bowie and Nikki
It was a moment that almost didn’t happen. The man, a patient at Columbia University Irving Medical Center who only wanted to be identified as “Mr. Spencer,” was granted his dying wish to say farewell to his German Shepherds Bowie and Nikki.
“It was a tear jerker, seeing them get so excited to see their owner,” said Jennifer Brooks of NYC Second Chance Rescue. “They laid near his bed. We stayed for quite a while.”…