95-year-old Alzheimer’s patient was angry and scared until she met this therapy dog

By: Alex

In: Animals, Beautiful, Humanity

Mar 4, 2017

95 year old alzheimers patient was angry and scared until she met this therapy dog 2 95 year old Alzheimers patient was angry and scared until she met this therapy dog — Alzheimer’s is an ugly, terrible disease that has ravaged the life of this 95-year-old grandmother. But even in the darkest of times, the happy, slobbery face of a dog can let the light shine through.

Watching his grandmother suffer from a constant cycle of anger and confusion, Richard Dawson and his family decided to borrow a therapy dog to cheer her up. The result won’t just tug at your heartstrings, it’ll yank them clean out.

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95 year old alzheimers patient was angry and scared until she met this therapy dog 21 95 year old Alzheimers patient was angry and scared until she met this therapy dog

95 year old alzheimers patient was angry and scared until she met this therapy dog 22 95 year old Alzheimers patient was angry and scared until she met this therapy dog

95 year old alzheimers patient was angry and scared until she met this therapy dog 23 95 year old Alzheimers patient was angry and scared until she met this therapy dog — Those are the most touching wiener pics ever taken.

The post blew up with over 2,000 retweets, and people responded with pictures of the dachshunds making their own lives a little sweeter.

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95 year old alzheimers patient was angry and scared until she met this therapy dog 25 95 year old Alzheimers patient was angry and scared until she met this therapy dog

95 year old alzheimers patient was angry and scared until she met this therapy dog 26 95 year old Alzheimers patient was angry and scared until she met this therapy dog

95 year old alzheimers patient was angry and scared until she met this therapy dog 27 95 year old Alzheimers patient was angry and scared until she met this therapy dog

95 year old alzheimers patient was angry and scared until she met this therapy dog 28 95 year old Alzheimers patient was angry and scared until she met this therapy dog

95 year old alzheimers patient was angry and scared until she met this therapy dog 29 95 year old Alzheimers patient was angry and scared until she met this therapy dog — Someone even responded with a photo of her grandmother with her therapy dachshund.

Thank you for sharing, Richard. And thank you to all the good dogs.

h/t Distractify

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