Any parent knows the sleepless nights when a child is ill.

Now a heartwarming photo of a father who had worked overnight then went from his job to his child's bedside is going viral.

Andre Palmer worked third shift, but instead of going home he went to his son's hospital room, KTRK reported.

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Andre's son was asleep in his crib, his wife asleep in a chair when he got to the room.

Instead of waking up his wife, he grabbed a pillow and curled up under his son's crib.

Amy found him asleep when she woke up and quickly snapped a picture, posting it to Facebook.

Andre and Amy's son has since been discharged and is now home.

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