Heartwarming picture of dad sleeping under sick child's hospital bed goes viral

Parents often do million things for their kids. Many of those moments are captured on camera so that we can treasure it forever.

Amy Palmer from Pennsylvania shared a heartwarming picture of her husband Andre sleeping under their kid AJ's hospital crib. The picture since then has gone viral and has got over 23,000 likes and over 3,800 shares.

Palmer wrote on Facebook:

This is a picture of a hard working man dedicated to his family!! After working all night third shift, he's right here with his son who is in the hospital. He's so tired but he's here!! Father of the year award goes to Andre Palmer!!! I love you more than words baby."

What makes this photo so special is the fact that the work-fatigued dad chose to stay near his sick kid and slept on the floor.

Palmer explained in the comment that the room was very small and just had place for the crib and a small chair-cum-bed.

The room was so small the only thing that fit was the chair bed and the crib. He came in when he got off work early in the morning and I was still half asleep that's why he laid there.

I had to take a picture because to many, all they see is a man lying on the floor. To me I saw a man who worked all night, who could have went home to go to sleep (I wouldn't have minded knowing he worked all night), who could have asked me to get up so he could lay down. All this shows the amazing husband and father he is!!!

I didn't let him there long. I made him get up and he laid on the chair bed and slept. Thanks for all the prayers and thoughts, our little man was discharged this afternoon and is now resting at home. And daddy is sleeping, getting his rest for a 12 hour shift tonight."

Many people were touched by this act and posted comments saying: