Barbara Fontaine needed a companion when an unexpected gift came into her life: a blind dog named R.C.
Fontaine, who lives at a Brookdale assisted living facility in Cape Coral, had been feeling lonely since moving to her new home in February.
"I had been scrolling through my phone and saw a post by Cape Coral Animal Shelter with R.C.’s picture on it," Cate Sirko, Brookdale Cape Coral's executive director, said.
Despite R.C.'s age (he's 12) and his lack of hearing and sight (he had his eyes removed due to cataracts), Fontaine saw something beautiful in him.
"They took me [to see him]," Fontaine said. "And that was it."
Since adopting R.C., Fontaine says she is much happier. The two have become a perfect pair.
"He needed me," Fontaine said. "And I needed him more."