A hospital in Brazil has revealed a heart-warming tale in which a homeless man's dog waited for him while he underwent surgery for a chronic illness.
It was a nurse, Cris Mamprim, working at the Regional Alto Vale hospital in Santa Carina, Brazil who broke the story online.
She said the homeless man was undergoing surgery, yet his small dog waited patiently the whole time at the entrance of the hospital.
In a Facebook post, the nurse said:
"With so many people out there, I came across this scene today. At the hospital in which I work, at 3 am, while its owner (Street Dweller) was being attended, his companions waited at the door. A simple person, without luxury, who depends on help to overcome the hunger, the cold, the pain, the evils of the world, has by his side the best companions, and the exchange is reciprocal. Exchange of love, affection, warmth, understanding. I don't know what his life is like, because he's on the street, and I don't even want to know and judge him, but I admire the respect and love he has for Seeing them like this, waiting on the door, just shows how much they are well care and loved. Oh if everyone was like this…."
The homeless man, known only as Cesar, recovered from the operation and was reunited with his four-legged friend, who appears well fed and cared for.
It was said that as Cesar received his last meal at the hospital, he even shared some with the dog.
Brazil has a huge issue surrounding poverty and homelessness with the situation being made worse by regressive social policies under Jair Bolsonaro and the Covid pandemic.
The Borgen project says of homelessness in Brazil:
"Approximately 1.2 million Brazilians are either homeless or living in inadequate housing. This housing crisis was, in part, caused by rising land costs. Brazil's industrialization and involvement in globalization raised land prices. As a result, poor and unemployed Brazilians are unable to afford land costs and are forced to remain in unsanitary and overcrowded conditions."
Brazil's homeless tend to live near major cities like Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. The country's increasing urbanization contributes to these cities' housing deficits, with more than four in five Brazilians living in urban areas. The vast majority of those in need of housing are from low-income families. Recent wage cuts and unemployment rates passing 12% have ensured that 1.2 million Rio residents remain in "favelas," Brazil's shantytowns."
[Based on reporting by: Positive Outlooks]
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