Hunter Tylo: 'Nothing More Painful Than Losing a Child'

Hunter Tylo: 'Nothing More Painful Than Losing a Child'
Hunter Tylo is no stranger to hardship – her 9-year-old daughter bravely battled eye cancer as an infant. But nothing could prepare her for the shock and grief that came with losing her 19-year-old son last month.
"I thought the worst thing in life was having a sick child," the Bold and the Beautiful star told Larry King Live Monday night. "But, there's really nothing more painful than losing a child."
Michael (Mickey) Edward Tylo II, who died in a drowning accident at the family home in Henderson, Nev., contended with "complex partial seizures" since he was 15, his mom said.
And on Oct. 18, Tylo got the phone call every parent fears. "My oldest son Chris called and said 'Mom are you sitting down?'" recalled the long-time soap star. "And there's this hot rush of blood that envelops your face and your chest and you begin to know that there's something terribly wrong."
Chris continued, "I found Mike in the pool. He's dead."
"If I didn't have my faith I wouldn't be able to handle it," said Tylo, a devout Christian. Addressing a viewer's concern that she might not return to The Bold and the Beautiful, she added, "I use my pain to work. I don't think Mike would want me to not be acting."Celebs and Bubs
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  • Hunter, Hang in there. I know how difficult it is. Last August, just one year ago, my oldest son Anthony was murdered. The pain has been great but I also know that our faith and the one our faith is in..is greater. Though our lives may never be...
    Anonymous 8/25/09 Reply
  • hunter's part in the bold and the beautiful is getting to be boring as well as the rest of the show. The writers seem to draw every out are they running of things to write about???? They need to move on and get things rolling.
    tonitoya 5/1/08 Reply
  • Dear Hunter, you are in my thoughts and prayers for the loss of your beloved chld Mickey.. I am so so sorry for what you are going thru... I understand your grief pain and shock.... I am close to your age and although I have no children I lost my...
    Anonymous 11/15/07 Reply