Sioux City, Iowa — A recent cancer patient returned to a Sioux City hospital this past week to give a special thank you to the nurses who took care of him.
Russ Guthridge of Aurelia and his wife released 50 white doves outside of St. Luke’s UnityPoint Health Center as a sign of love, new beginnings, and blessings to his caregivers.
Haley Brewer is one of the nurses who cared for Gutheridge.
The doves took off, circled the hospital, and began their 60-mile flight back to Aurelia. Gutheridge has trained the doves for nearly 15 years — and says they always find their way home.
He says the birds also take part in racing events and can return home from up to 600 miles away.
