Moment Giraffe Kisses Terminally Ill Zoo Worker Goodbye

Dear ATS,

This story brought a tear to my eye for so many reasons.

I will let the pictures and story do the talking, I'm all chalked up...

Maintenance worker Mario, who has terminal cancer, asked to be taken into the giraffe enclosure at Rotterdam’s Diergaarde Blijdorp zoo.

The 54-year-old was wheeled into the enclosure on his hospital bed and within minutes the giraffes approached him and began to nuzzle and kiss him.

The Ambulance Wish Foundation, which transported Mario to the zoo, said Mario has little mobility and finds speaking very difficult. "However, his face spoke volumes", they said.

These animals recognised him, and felt that (things aren’t) going well with him,’ Kees Veldboer, the founder of the AWF told Dutch newspaper Algemeen Dagblad.

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Beautiful, just beautiful.

Be safe be well

Spiro

Cried ...
Yep I shed some tears when I saw this.
I'll admit it....feels....

Thank god I have a warm puppy resting his little head on my lap snoozing....helps the sadness.

Thanks OP.


Saw a video yesterday on another site. It's 8 am here...still gets me.

It just goes to graphically show what I've always known having grown up on a farm; Animals may not speak human language, but they sure understand a lot more than we give them credit for.

Thanks for sharing, it just brightened my day

Bigburgh
Cried ...
Yep I shed some tears when I saw this.
I'll admit it....feels....

Thank god I have a warm puppy resting his little head on my lap snoozing....helps the sadness.

Thanks OP.

Saw a video yesterday on another site. It's 8 am here...still gets me.

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You have made be cry even more now. I'm a tough guy BUT......

Be safe and be well

Spiro

No words need to be spoken, other than to say thank you for sharing.

Have a lovely weekend.

markosity1973
It just goes to graphically show what I've always known having grown up on a farm; Animals may not speak human language, but they sure understand a lot more than we give them credit for.

Thanks for sharing, it just brightened my day

I completely agree with you. I have grown up on a dairy farm and can honestly say, the cattle are not just cattle, they have emotions and in many cases those emotions are shared with us on the farm

For example, Rosie who is better known as collar 48 has taken it upon her self to help me ease my Psoriasis. Every day she will make he way to me and start licking. If I don't let her then she starts nudging me. One time I even seen her sulk with me because I would not let her lick my skin. She is awesome

Be safe be well

Spiro

Libertygal
No words need to be spoken, other than to say thank you for sharing.

Have a lovely weekend.

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Thank you, and you too

Be safe be well

Spiro

Ive had a bit of a rant session today, thank you for posting this.

I feel much nicer having seen the pics and read the source.
I wish i wasnt human some times, animals have it so much easier and they care just as much.

There is love in the world, some times it cant tell anyone.

an easy S+F

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Oh that is too beautiful. Thanks for this, Spiro. My heart just melted a little bit more.

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Thank you spiro, I needed to be reminded of the love in this world today.

Metta ~

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We could all use a good cry every now and then...
I'm a grown man of 40...

But you posting this...shows that there is hope that people do have feelings in this world..
Thanks for posting this.

Especially now when there is so much going on in this world..

Biigs
Ive had a bit of a rant session today, thank you for posting this.

I feel much nicer having seen the pics and read the source.
I wish i wasnt human some times, animals have it so much easier and they care just as much.

an easy S+F

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Your welcome.

I find myself getting into angry rant modes a lot on ATS however, I needed this to bring me back down to Earth

Be safe be well

Spiro

iRoyalty
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Thank you spiro, I needed to be reminded of the love in this world today.

Metta ~

A break from the ole routine goes a long way

Be safe be well

Spiro

beansidhe
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Oh that is too beautiful. Thanks for this, Spiro. My heart just melted a little bit more.

Wouldn't it be great if the Giraffe was to kiss him and take all his Cancer away, it would be a true Nature Marvel. Perhaps one day we will see the cure come from Nature. Well, it is there, we just are not allowed to use it

Be safe be well

Spiro

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You have a good energy in your posts, if i knew you in my town i would buy you a beer.

I wouldnt expect one in return, because im not a very nice person, people like you make other people feel good and thats a quality thats hard to emulate.

peace.

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Yes I've read a few of your postings..you been going strong for a couple weeks if not more..
Yes. This was nice to break it up and put us into perspectives.

Biigs
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You have a good energy in your posts, if i knew you in my town i would buy you a beer.

I wouldnt expect one in return, because im not a very nice person, people like you make other people feel good and thats a quality thats hard to emulate.

peace.

Jeez, I'm chalked up enough as it is without you filling me up more my friend

If you buy me a beer you would get two in return. Two for the price of one deals are good

Oh, and you ARE a nice person. Your post has just proved it

Thank you very much indeed my friend. See, you even have a friend now whoop whoop lol

Be safe be well

Spiro

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ha yeah i have been on a rampage of late.

News avoiding actual news is driving me crazy.

Threads like this make me want to take five, turn off the box and have a nice cup of tea

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Hee hee.. you guys...
Making my Saturday morning..
Biigs and you both got a good taste of the feels.

Got me a mug of strong hot chocolate and coffee mix....
(((( sslllirpp)))))..... To being humane....

And to all that has come and contributed....

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I get ya...you could use a break from it all..
See you appear to have changed the avatar..
You hunting rabbit David?( reference to avatar )


((((Sipping coco coffee))))