A Georgia nurse went to great lengths to care for not only a patient in his last days of life, but also her dog.
While Kimberly Still cared for her dying patient, she got to know her and her family and her beloved chihuahua, Jax.
From what the patient told her, Still understood how much she loved Jax.
Sadly, after the patient’s death, Jax had nowhere to go. He ended up in a shelter outside Atlanta, which put him at risk of euthanasia.
When Still found out, she knew she had to do something immediately.
“The only asset she had in her life was this dog, and she loved him so much, and he was by her side in so many things,” Still told Inside Edition. “So I said to myself: well, I have to go get this dog.”
Still planned to pick up Jax at the shelter and find him a loving forever home.
While he knew she wouldn’t be satisfied until she found the perfect home, she didn’t understand that the perfect home for him would be hers.
As soon as she met Jax, she couldn’t part with him. She immediately fell in love with him and she knew she had to adopt him.
Jax’s adoption was her last act of compassion for her patient, for whom she had cared so intensely. She will now be able to take care of her patient’s beloved dog for the rest of her life.
Still took Jax home and introduced him to her other dog. Luckily, the two bonded immediately and Jax has adjusted perfectly to their home.
