Adorable grandfather goes viral for taking care of ill grandchild

- A sweet grandad has gone viral on social media

- This is after a video of him was shared by his grandchild

- In the footage, the man is seen taking care of her post-surgery

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A loving gradfather is trending on social media after an adorable video of him was shared. In the footage, he is seen painting the nails of his sick grandaughter.

Twitter user Aylawinter posted:

"My grandparents came to look after me after my surgery and my grandad told me he wanted to make me feel better, he told me he’s been painting my nan’s nails for 30 years and that he wanted to paint mine and I needed to share this.

The tweet has received over 100 000 retweets and a lot of positive feedback in the comments section.

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Twitter user Beth_hacking said:

"Treasure him Cos you’ll never find a man quite like your grandad"

While RichardReedVO said:

"Aaah so glad to see he’s keeping well. I always thought he was such a nice bloke"

HemiHeather74 said:

"This is the cutest thing. “I’ve got an important job right now.”

According to Ayla, the elderly man is currently loving the fame that has stemmed from her viral tweet.

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Meanwhile Briefly.co.za previously reported that a couple recently celebrated their wedding day. As guests settled down to eat, the bride’s grandfather made himself comfortable next to pictures of his late wife. In an emotional photograph that has now gone viral, the grandfather was captured eating dinner at his late wife’s beautifully-decorated memorial featuring photographs of her.

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Source: Briefly News