|
The family of Pauline Burema, of Cass County, says doctors all agreed that the 89 year old was one of the victims of a national fungal meningitis outbreak. (Photo courtesy: Marsha Martin / October 11, 2012) (November 6, 2012) |
ELKHART, Ind. (AP) — Relatives of an 89-year-old woman who was the first person to die in Indiana from a multi-state fungal meningitis outbreak are looking for a new home for her dog.
The poodle mix named Lucky lived with Pauline Burema at her Cassopolis, Mich., home until she was hospitalized with meningitis after getting a tainted back pain injection.
Burema died Oct. 19 at a relative's Bristol, Ind., home.
Carol Snyder tells The Elkhart Truth (http://bit.ly/SR0vtP ) her mother had a special companionship with Lucky. The dog became Burema's faithful companion after her husband died in August 2010, but now he needs a new home and new companions.
Lucky has been staying with Burema's grandson at his home near Union, Mich., but Snyder says the family can no longer care for him.
