Woman in Hospice Gets Final Wish to Experience the ‘Horsey Smell’ One More Time When Horses Visit Her Bedside (Exclusive)
Lifelong horse lover Denise Lee “died peacefully 36 hours later,” said her daughter, Joanne Mullarkey
Denise Lee, a lifelong horse lover, received a terminal cancer diagnosis that separated her from the animals she adored
Her daughter’s public appeal led horse owner Kerry Saunders to bring two ponies to visit Lee’s bedside
Her daughter explained, “Mum died peacefully 36 hours later but I’m so very grateful she got to experience something so meaningful in the last day that she was properly conscious”
A hospice patient saw her final wish fulfilled when two horses walked up to her bedside.
Denise Lee, a 79-year-old grandmother of four, always loved horses, and she dedicated many years of her life to riding and supporting organizations like Riding for the Disabled, per Sussex World and the BBC. But when she received a terminal cancer diagnosis three years ago, Lee’s condition separated her from the animals she loved most.
