what did sam do while dean was in purgatory
Sam Winchester The year Sam spends while Dean and Castiel are trapped in Purgatory is revealed through various flashbacks in the first half of the season. Now left on his own, Sam believes that Dean had been killed when Dick exploded, and gives up hunting. After several months, he accidentally runs over a stray dog and, panicked, takes it to an animal hospital. The veterinarian who saves the dog's life – Amelia Richardson – convinces Sam to take responsibility for the stray by adopting it.[55] Despite a rocky start, Sam and Amelia fall in love and even buy a house together in Kermit, Texas.[56] They later find out that her husband Don, who she had believed was killed in action,[57] was actually still alive.[56] Sam wants to stay with Amelia, but ultimately decides to leave and give her the opportunity to reconnect with Don.[58]