VANCOUVER, WA (KPTV) -- Almost every day, weather dependent, you can find Loretta Shaw and Andrew Stewart out and about in downtown Vancouver on one of their walks.
It’s an unlikely friendship between an 81-year-old woman and a 39-year-old convenience store manager, and the path that forged their bond is both heartwarming and heartbreaking.
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