Julia was caring for a young 23-year-old man dying of leukemia who was well known to the staff on our unit. The patient had a beloved dog at home who he missed terribly. When it became evident that the patient would likely not be able to return home nor see his dog again, Julia and the charge nurse, Jill sprung into action. With the help of the patient's father, Julia and Jill arranged to have the father bring the patient's dog to the hospital and got the bedridden patient into a wheelchair. Despite his illness and myriad of symptoms at the time, Julia and Jill were able to stabilize him enough to wheel him downstairs where he was reunited with his beloved dog one last time. The reunion brought joy to both the patient and his father. Sadly, the patient passed about 2 weeks later but it was the caring, compassionate work of Julia and Jill that brought happiness to this patient in his last days. I am proud to work with nurses like this who exemplify caring and go out of their way to meet the needs of their patients!