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In December, an adult day center nurse in New York came to the rescue of her patient after deciding to adopt the dog he could no longer look after.

John Burley, 60, was a daily _________ at the Adult Day Healthcare program at The Grand Rehabilitation (康复) and Nursing at Rome, where Jennifer Smith _________. Just before Thanksgiving, he was _________, leaving him unable to look after his 13-year-old dog Boomer.

Jennifer Smith knew _________ what to do — she visited the humane shelter and adopted him herself. “She went right to the Rome Humane Society that day and _______ the adoption fee, took him to the vet, and went _______ for food, toys, and doggy clothes. He is really _________,” Kimberly Hare from The Grand Rehabilitation and Nursing at Rome said.

Now John Burley is a rehabilitation patient at the center. He is able to _________ daily visits from Boomer who has _________ the “mascot (吉祥物) of the adult day program.”

“Once John was ______________ in his room, Jennifer and Boomer made their way over to his nursing unit, but I told her to stay out of ______________. I asked John if he was feeling ______________ a surprise visit and he said yes,” said Hare.

“When he saw Jennifer and Boomer come around the corner, he just burst into tears and ______________ for his pal. John would get off bed and get around with Boomer happily. There was not a ______________ eye in the room between residents and staff. He was so happy to see the dog and so ______________ to Jennifer for saving him.”