As Beau was escorted into the hospital’s little chapel, Hunter sat on the edge of the bed, and their father was formally sworn in as senator.
Photographs from the event went viral throughout the globe, showing Biden humbly lifting his hand to swear in, with his ailing children in the background.
Catherine Eugenia ‘Jean’ Biden, his mother, came to him as he left the hospital and said: ‘Out of anything awful that occurs to you, something good will emerge if you seek hard enough for it.’
Although he would need to be patient. Over the next several months, he just went about his daily job in Wilmington, devoting two hours each way to his commute instead of relocating to Washington.
The reason for Biden’s decision, according to him, was his desire to be able to kiss Beau and Hunter goodbye and again in the morning. His sister Valerie eventually moved in with the boys from Wilmington to assist with their care.
