The doctors allowed the dog to enter the room to say goodbye to his owner – a few hours later, the nurse walked in and screamed in horror

In the end, the old man didn’t face death alone. And his faithful dog didn’t have to learn life without him. They left the world as they had lived so many years—together, steady and devoted.

And though the bed was eventually cleared and the room once again filled with the usual bustle of machines and footsteps, many swore it felt somehow different—warmer, quieter, touched by the gentle echo of two hearts that refused to part.