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Published 12:43 04 Jul 2022 GMT
A woman has been praised online for fulfilling one of her dad's final wishes and sneaking in some rum and cola for his final drink.
Taking to TikTok to share the touching footage, Australian Pennelope Ann (@penface) explained that her father passed away earlier this month after suffering from a lung condition known as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
However, in her final moments with her father, Pennelope revealed that she had sneaked a Bundaberg rum and cola drink into her dad's hospital room for one last cheeky drink.
She captioned the video: "One last drink with dad before his spirit returned to the universe. Until we cross paths again old man. I love you."
In the now-viral video she says: "I came prepared for the send-off. Give him a little taste here."
Pennelope's mom can then be heard explaining to her dad: "We brought you rum, Dad. We’re going to put it in [a syringe] and put it in your mouth."
Check out the heartwarming moment below:After giving her father the drink, Pennelope asks her father, "Tastes good?" To which, he can be seen nodding his head.
"Hell yeah," his daughter replies.
After the footage amassed more than 1.9 million views on TikTok, people flooded the post's comments section with praise and love for the family.
"I’m a Palliative Care Nurse and this is brilliant. May he Rest In Peace," one person wrote.
"Everyone deserves family like this around them at the end. I’m so sorry for your loss," a second added.
A third TikTok user commented: "As a nurse I couldn’t love this anymore. Send him out in style! Sorry for your loss."
Others were also quick to share their own stories of comforting loved ones before they passed away, with one person writing: "Aww bless, my brother-in-law was at the end with cancer and nurses allowed him to have a spliff and a whiskey. We wheeled his bed outside so he could."
"I snuck margaritas into my niece's hospital room for our sleepover during her last week of life," wrote another.
However, in response to any critics who felt like the moment should have been kept private, Pennelope shared another video to address why she is happy she recorded and shared the moment.
She explained: "There were a few people questioning why I posted something like that and believing that it should have been something that was private, like, 'Why would you even record it?' Those were the last moments where we had interactions with my dad - and I'm so, so thankful that I did record it.
"I am so appreciative that I thought to set me phone up and just... I just hit record, and I captured, like, 15 minutes of mom and I getting any interaction that we could before he passed away."
She also thanked the TikTok community for their kind words and wishes during this difficult time.
Well done, Pennelope! This was an amazing moment and our thoughts go out to you and your family.
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