![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() “Pearl’s face was so sad,” Ruby explained in her GoFundMe. The lady had brought the dog for a visit, and Pearl watched her, not knowing when she’d ever see her pet again. Ruby asked her about it, and Pearl said it was her dog that she’d had for some 12 years. She noticed a patient named Pearl staring out the exit doors at a dog being led on a leash by a woman to a car in the parking lot. Forty dollars isn’t very much money if you need a haircut or a cell phone or fresh fruit or someone to bring your pet in for a visit. They can live in those homes because of a government program called Medicaid that provides meals and basic care, but only $40 a month for anything else. Many of the elderly residents in those facilities don’t have any family or visitors. Ruby’s mom, Amanda, is a nurse practitioner who works in five nursing homes in and around Harrison, and Ruby often goes with her on weekends. The amazing 11-year-old kid hero from Harrison, Arkansas wants to do good, and she’s raised nearly $250,000 through her GoFundMe campaign and charity Facebook page to bring hope, joy and practical help to low-income residents in nursing homes. It’s called Three Wishes for Ruby’s Residents. Ruby Kate Chitsey started a movement that’s taken the world by storm-or you could say, by heart. ![]()
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