Hunter Tylo Talks About Son's Death

Hunter Tylo spoke to Larry King earlier this week about the recent death of her 19-year-old son.

"I thought the worst thing in life was having a sick child," the Bold and the Beautiful star said. "But, there's really nothing more painful than losing a child."

Son Michael (Mickey) Edward Tylo II died in a drowning accident at the family home in Henderson, Nevada. Mickey had struggled with "complex partial seizures" since he was 15.

She revealed that she received the sad news from her oldest son. Tylo described the experience: "My oldest son Chris called and said 'Mom are you sitting down?' 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.

The longtime soap star plans on returning to The Bold and the Beautiful after a period of grieving. She says, "I use my pain to work. I don't think Mike would want me to not be acting."

Source: People