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On a summer day that was meant to mark a heartbreaking goodbye, a tiny senior dog named Luna stunned her family — and an emergency room staff — by doing the impossible.
Sitting in a private vet room with tears streaming down their faces, her owners, Taina Brown and Melo-Jean Yap, waited for the moment they had dreaded, unaware that their beloved dog was about to rewrite her fate and become the star of a viral TikTok seen by millions.
“A year ago, this happened,” Taina tells PEOPLE exclusively of the viral moment. “The ER vet recommended to euthanize Luna since she hadn’t eaten or stood up in days, even after an overnight stay at the veterinary emergency group hospital. We finally agreed and even picked her urn. But while we were waiting for her euthanasia shot, Luna got u