When the story was posted on Twitter, several others posted similar stories.
21 year old Shelby Hennick took to Twitter saying "My grandma is in the hospital right now and wanted to see her dog. So I made it look like I was carrying a baby and we made it"
My grandma is in the hospital right now and wanted to see her dog. So I made it look like I was carrying a baby and we made it ?❤ pic.twitter.com/oKxNBlJEEL
— Shelbae (@HennickShelby) June 11, 2017
The tweet has been retweeted over 125,000 times and liked by more than 530,ooo people.
Some pointed out that dogs aren't allowed into hospitals, but only in some cases it seems.
They don't allow dogs for a reason
— MadLiberator (@tonygagster) June 12, 2017
They actually do let dogs in, i.e. Therapy dogs, emotional support, service dogs, etc. I was in the hospital 3 wks ago. They let a lady keep
— Frannie Marie (@FrancescaFeekes) June 12, 2017
I work in a hospital and therapy dogs/service dogs are always welcome. I like to think this is her therapy dog ?
— ellie ☀️ (@elliekvns) June 12, 2017
Others then revealed they've done the same for their Granny's:
I love it! We snuck my grandmas dog in for her too! ??? pic.twitter.com/DsSMfLJXzR
— D ? (@ddanielleggee) June 12, 2017
I did the same but a nurse helped us smuggle him in!! pic.twitter.com/pY8JWioBBr
— rye (@ryescaf) June 13, 2017
Did the same thing for my grandpa when he was in the hospital but ours wasn't as easy to sneak in ? pic.twitter.com/g4aBfQ2BVL
— micah ? (@micah0510) June 12, 2017
