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This is my daddy.
In February 2012, he got very sick.
Taken with my daddy a week before.
Daddy and me a month before.
My daddy swallowed a chicken bone.
It perforated his bowel.
He went septic.
He was in a coma for over two weeks.
He needed life support. Tracheotomy, dialysis, nasal-gastric tube, medications.
The doctors and nurses tried everything.
He nearly died.
He was given his last rites.
Everyone we ever knew started praying.
We waited for a miracle.
A few days later, my mummy had a baby.
My mummy.
It was a girl.
My daddy had an operation on the same day.
When daddy woke up, he couldn’t move. Paralysed, he could barely move his lips.
We prayed.
Our uncle deployed to Afghanistan, saying goodbye to his brother.
We missed daddy and couldn’t visit him.
This is the first photo of our baby sister and daddy. He can't remember.
Me seeing daddy for the first time in months.
Daddy was paralysed from the neck down. He couldn’t speak.
Daddy could only move his lips.
Mummy took care of us.
Daddy got a hospital infection and a pressure ulcer.
He had to be isolated.
I helped mummy.
I spent a night in daddy's hospital too.
Daddy and me watched cartoons.
Daddy started to get stronger.
We started visiting more.
That made daddy happy.
Daddy went to rehab.
But got sick again 5 days later.
We celebrated birthdays.
Our baby started to roll over.
Daddy missed all of her firsts.
He can’t remember her so little.
We missed daddy more.
We celebrated daddy’s birthday.
The staff made him a cake.
I don’t want to leave daddy behind.
Daddy loves us.
Mummy loves daddy.
I wanted to be a fairy princess nurse.
Daddy got even stronger.
Daddy went back to rehab.
It made us all so happy.
Our uncle came home safely.
We have picnics with daddy.
Daddy so strong he can sit in a wheelchair.
Our first outing.
We miss daddy.
Pizza party with daddy.
We need help to bring daddy home.
To pay for equipment, modifications and medical supplies.
Find us on Facebook at: BRING DADDY HOME
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