A father-daughter relationship is always special and incomparable. A heartwarming video of a daughter's incredible gesture for her father has gone viral on the internet. In the clip shared on Instagram, the college student, Isabel can be seen surprising her dad with a tattoo after he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s.
The clip opens to show Isabel telling her father that she got a tattoo for him. Further she says she hopes her mother can get a similar tattoo. The tattoo has her father’s birth year 52 and two waves. She explains that the waves on her arm symbolise how he has taught her to sail in life.
"Her dad received an Alzheimer's diagnosis when she was just 17. It's been difficult, to say the least. One day in class, she designed a tattoo, 2 waves to symbolize her and her dad, and their memories of sailing together. His fatherly love will never fade," read the caption of the post shared by goodnews_movement.
Since being shared, the post has amassed 366,849 likes and tons of comments.
"Oh I feel this so deeply, a daughter walking through her daddy fading away little bit by bit, commented one user on the post.
"As memories fade, energy stays. Long after my Mum forgot who I was, she still knew I was someone who loved her. This is a beautiful video. I hope his progression is slow and she has her Dad for many more years to come, wrote another user.
"What a wonderful relationship those two have had. I ache with what’s to come for her but so glad she was able to do something to remember what they loved to do and her dads love always visible to her when things get tough. Sending her and her family all my love" commented a third.
"Well this is the sweetest thing I could have ever imagined," wrote a fourth.