Bryan Hullihen and his
sister Heather walked into the hospital room to find their father with 200
stitches in his face, a broken left arm, broken left leg, all ribs on his left
side broken, and a collapsed lung. He was barely conscious when the two young
kids walked in but he recognized his children and as his head rolled over to
one side a young Bryan Hullihen
recalls observing a tear fall from his father's eye and roll down a severely
shredded up face. Heather began crying uncontrollably and left the room after a
short time to meet her brother in the hall. Not much was said that day but they
both knew the realities of this terrible situation. They both knew that all of
them were suffering. Mom, Dad, Heather, and Bryan were feeling the burden of a
broken home due to one man's alcoholism.
Bryan Hullihen began
spending more time at the hospital as his father began to heal. The hospital
held Mr. Hullihen, due to an infection that developed in his leg, longer than
the 6 weeks he would have been there. This provided a longer period of
abstinence from alcohol which made young Bryan's visits with his father much
more enjoyable than when he drank. This is a time that Bryan holds close to his
heart because it is one of the few extended periods when Bryan got to see his
real father free from the influence of alcohol. These experiences meant so much
more to Bryan because even though he was young, he knew they were real.
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