Ind. couple adopts late meningitis victim's dog. "Lucky stayed by Burema's side at her Cassopolis, Mich., home until she was admitted to a hospital"

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Ind. couple adopts late meningitis victim's dog

Published 2:10 p.m., Saturday, November 24, 2012

"ELKHART, Ind. (AP) — Relatives of an 89-year-old woman who was the first person to die in Indiana from a fungal meningitis outbreak have found a new home for her pet dog.

An Indianapolis couple recently adopted Lucky, the poodle mix that had been Pauline Burema's faithful companion. Lucky stayed by Burema's side at her Cassopolis, Mich., home until she was admitted to a hospital after being diagnosed with a case of fungal meningitis that's part of a multi-state outbreak linked to contaminated back medications."

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