Missouri woman losing battle with breast cancer leaves dog at shelter with tear-jerking letter before suicide
A heart-wrenching letter sent to a St. Louis animal rescue shelter by a woman who claimed she had to give up her beloved dog for adoption because she was losing her battle with breast cancer has gone viral across social media. The Stray Rescue of St. Louis posted the letter, sent to them by 46-year-old Crystal Chrisp on Monday, on their Facebook page, and it went on to be shared almost 2,000 times.
The tear-jerking letter read, "I [am] writing you cause I need you to take my dog, Shell. My mother adopted Shell from Stray Rescue around 2009-2010... In 2012, she had a massive stroke [and] now has Alzheimer's. So in 2012 Shell came to live with me. I've been fighting cancer for a few months and If you're reading this I lost my battle. I need for my baby girl to be taking [sic] care of in a home with one person."