Dr. Beall gave him the first shot, followed closely by the second. He said, "I'll check for a heartbeat." I said, "You don't need to. I can see it in his eyes." Dewey was gone.

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I don't know if you've ever seen a person die, but when they do you can see it in their eyes. There is no pain, there is no fear, there is no life. It's like someone has reached into their soul and taken it out. You can't see the person's body anymore.

All you see is dust. When you're standing there staring at the man who was once your friend, all you can think about is how long it took them to die. That's what happened to Dewey when he found out his cancer had come back.

He was so terrified of dying that he ran immediately to Dr. Beall for help. He begged him to give him the first shot, followed closely by the second.

Source: Dewey The Library Cat: A True Story

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