Penn Presbyterian hospital staff help bring son's wedding to father's bedside

Well, grab the tissues, guys, because it's no secret that watching your child get married is a moment too special to miss. So, when a father couldn't leave his hospital room, his son came to him. His care team at Penn Presbyterian brought the celebration to his bedside. >> It wasn't a wedding, but a bedside blessing. With the help of his father's medical team at Penn Presbyterian, Alan Sweenenheiser surprised his dying father with the gift of a lifetime. Just seeing him and his reaction, it it was everything. >> Sweenenheiser getting emotional, sharing his father had been battling an infection in his lower body and to keep it from spreading, both of his legs were amputated. When they realized Harry would not be able to attend the September wedding in person, Allan and the team of nurses worked to make sure he could watch it via live stream. The couple from Luzern County were getting married two and a half hours away. Initially, we went right to the idea of doing a live stream um which proved to be technically very challenging. So, I got my whole IT department involved. >> Nurse manager Julie Seaman says the next day was the real surprise. >> We had one of our nurses um you know give him a shave and a haircut the day before. We had one of the nurses made a bineir. Uh we had got an outfit down for him to wear. >> So, our honeymoon we were going down to New Jersey. So, we were just like, "We have to pass Philly on the way to get there." And we were just like, "Well, why don't we just >> stop and see them?" >> A milestone moment that gave a father a chance to witness his son's forever. >> It there's nothing like it. It's why you go into healthcare. It's why you help people. >> They were the, you know, the home away from home. And it, you know, them being able to pull this off just just made it that much better. >> Yeah. Truly the gift of a lifetime. And Harry actually passed away two weeks ago. So for him to be able to experience this from his bedside in person before he passed away, which was just everything. Every time I think of it, I get teary as you say it. Yeah. What a tremendous moment for him and a lifetime memory for the glad we got to experience it. >> Thanks for sharing that, Christie. Thank you.