'I can't be with you but I'm here': Devoted husband who was barred from entering the hospital during his wife's chemo appointment stands outside her window with loving sign (6 Pics)

A Texas man who couldn't be by his wife's side during her chemotherapy appointment because of new hospital restrictions got creative to be there for her during her treatment. 

Due to the pandemic, visitors are being barred from many hospitals, meaning that Albert Conner, 44, couldn't join his wife Kelly Conner, 40, while she was treated for breast cancer at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Sugar Land, Texas recently.

But he couldn't bare to let her go alone, so Albert made a giant sign on poster board and stood outside her window to make sure she could see it.

Here for her: Albert Conner, 44, waited outside MD Anderson Cancer Center in Sugar Land, Texas with a sign while his wife Kelly, 40, got chemo

Not alone: Kelly was diagnosed with breast cancer in January, and her husband promised to be there for every chemo appointment — but the pandemic has introduced new rules

Kelly was diagnosed with breast cancer in January, and Albert promised to accompany her to every appointment.

But new restrictions in place at the hospital have now made that impossible. 

'When you just reflect on everything and think about all the nurses and doctors and other patients, it makes perfect sense,' Albert told Good Morning America. 'You really can’t argue it. You just have to support it any way you can.'

But even though he understood the rules, he didn't want to send his wife by herself. 

'I didn’t feel right not being a part of it because I had promised her that I would be there every step of the way and I felt like I would be breaking my word,' he said.

So he bought a piece of poster board, wrote a message, and had his kids color it in. 

'I can't be with you but I'm here. I love you,' it said, adding: 'Thank you to all staff.'  

The sign was still a big surprise for Kelly, though. That day, she drove herself to the hospital, leaving Albert at home.

He drove there after, though, and texted her that he was in the parking lot. 

Touching: Kelly didn't know her husband was outside until he texted her. She looked outside and teared up

Viral: Several nurses even went outside to thank him, and Kelly snapped a photo to share on Facebook

Surprised, Kelly adjusted in her seat and looked out the window — to see Albert sitting there with his sign. The positioning was a bit of luck: Albert didn't know what room she'd be in, and happened to pick the right spot.  

'It immediately brought tears to my eyes and I felt a love for him right then in that moment, that he would do that for me,' Kelly said.  

'I think I kind of gasped and the nurse turned around and said, "What’s wrong?" And then she saw I was looking out the window and she looked out and started to tear up too.'

Several nurses even went outside to thank him, and Kelly snapped a photo to share on Facebook.

'No visitors allowed for Chemo due to the virus but that didn’t stop Albert L. Conner! Thank you for all your continued love and support,' she wrote.

The couple still has a tough road ahead of them. After Kelly's chemo ends in May, she'll have surgery and radiation. Albert has also closed his business so he can stay home with his family and not expose his immunocompromised wife. 

Touching: An unidentified man stood outside the ER at Morristown Medical Center last month, holding one hand to his heart and pressing a homemade sign against the window

In March, a heartwarming image of a man holding up a sign outside the ER at Morristown Medical Center in New Jersey emergency room went viral.

The unidentified man appeared to be on the verge of tears as he held one hand to his heart and pressed a homemade sign against the window.

Though it hasn't been confirmed whether his wife has been hospitalized for coronavirus or some other ailment, he did keep his distance by standing outside with the message with hospital workers.

'Thank you all in emergency for saving my wife's life. I love you all,' it read. 

They got the message. Emergency room nurse Allison Swendsen took a picture of the sweet moment before sharing it with family, friends, and other medical professionals at the hospital.

Eventually, a woman named Shay Vander Vliet posted the image on Facebook, were it has gone viral. 

Viral: Shay Vander Vliet shared the image on Facebook after receiving it from her sister-in-law

'My sister-in-law, Paige Van Der Vliet, is a nurse in the emergency department at Morristown Medical Center,' she wrote. 'She sent me this picture the other day and I feel like it needs to be seen as much as possible!

'And thank you, Paige, and ALL of the nurses and doctors, for your hard work and dedication, especially during this scary time.

'This picture brought us all to tears,' Paige told the Daily Record. 'It's amazing to see not only the ER staff but all the floors coming together during this challenging time. 

'We couldn't do this without nurses, techs, residents, doctors, secretaries, registrars, housekeeping.

Karen Zatorski, Senior Public Relations Manager at Morristown Medical Center, added: 'We don't know who the man is, we don't know who his wife is. The nurses happened to be there and took his picture. What's beautiful is that's all we know.'