Sarah Launch and Kelly Michael rescued 5-year-old Roosevelt from the Chicago Animal Care and Control after he was diagnosed with terminal bone cancer.
After getting a call from her friend Kelly Michael, Sarah, an executive producer at Comcast, fostered Roosevelt AKA Roo.
โWe sensed something wasnโt right, but we couldnโt figure out what.โ โShe called to tell he only had six months,โ Lauch gasped out.
So the two prepared a wish list for him and videotaped and shared his story on social media using the hashtag #LiveLikeRoo to urge other people to take their dogs on adventures.
They tried their best to satisfy all of his dying demands, including obtaining therapeutic massages, dining at Taco Bell, and getting ice cream, which was his favorite snack.
They take him to Tastee Freeze for ice cream, he goes trekking in Starved Rock State Park, and he even eats meat, despite Kellyโs hesitation to do so.
โAt Starved Rock, we probably walked three kilometres,โ she added. โHe was the one who led the way. He was always seeking for a way to go ahead of the packโฆ. Youโd never think he was unwell.โ
Rooโs story has supposedly gone viral around the country, and he has garnered a lot of attention.
โAll we want is for people to know about Roo and his story,โ Lauch added.
โEveryone assumes youโre depressed all of the time,โ Lauch added. โHowever, he has no idea, yet dogs can sense how you are feeling.โ
Nobody knows how long Roo will live, so the two are taking things day by day.
โHe has no idea heโs going to die,โ Lauch added. โSo we just go with it and give him everything he wants,โ adds the narrator. Itโll be difficult in the end, but for now, weโre trying not to think about it.โ