A woman dying from cancer was granted her final wish to say goodbye to her favorite horse, Bronwen, one last time. Sheila Marsh,77, had raised Bronwen for 25 years and loved animals. With her health deteriorating her family and staff and at Wigan Royal Infirmary in Britain arranged for Bronwen to visit her in her hospital bed. Sheila was wheeled outside into the car park to see Bronwen and the poignant moment was captured on camera.
“The horse, Bronwen, walked steadily towards Sheila. Sheila gently called to Bronwen and the horse bent down tenderly and kissed her on the cheek as they said their last goodbyes,” said Gail Taylor, a nurse at the hospital.
Just a a few hours later Sheila passed away. The grandmother from Wigan had six horses, three dogs, three cats and other animals.
Her daughter Tina said, “It was very important for my mum. She was one of the most hard-working people that you could meet and she would do anything for anyone.”
Sheila Marsh says final goodbye to Bronwen. Photo: Twitter/Wigan Hospitals
Heartbreaking! But I’m glad they got to say goodbye to one another. It reminds me of another touching goodbye between a man and the giraffes he looked after. These goodbyes are such powerful reminders that love is all that matters in the end!
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