Wife surprises sick husband with a visit from a St. Bernard dog for Christmas She asked if the dog could visit her terminally ill husband as a surprise Christmas present. (Source: WDBJ) By Janay Reece | WDBJ | December 15, 2020 at 9:53 PM EST - Updated December 15 at 9:53 PM
BLACKSBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - Mary Ellen Jones surprised her husband, retired Virginia Tech Professor George Hagedorn, with a visit from a dog named Sully for Christmas.
Jones says it has been months since she has been able to ‘see’ her husband while he has been at Kroontje Health Care Center.
“The only way I have been able to “see” him for the past 8.5 months has been when using Skype. As his neurological condition began to decline, I rarely saw him smile,” said Jones a retired VT adjunct faculty and Hagedorn’s wife.