Elderly patient's face lights up as he's visited by pet guinea pigs

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Heart-warming footage shows the moment two nurses cheered up a 93-year-old stroke patient by arranging a visit from his only two ‘family members’ – pet guinea pigs Max and Martha.

‘That’s why Jenny and Dean wanted to bring them in so much because he doesn’t have a reminder of home. Leanne added: ‘On my unit people can visit whenever they want so he sees everyone else’s visitors come and go but he doesn’t have any of his own. Relatives there to visit other patients gathered around Fred’s bed to see him and his furry companions

 

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