Brittani Boren Leach and her late son Crew.Photo: Brittani Boren/ Instagram
Brittani Boren Leachis showing her appreciation for her followers’ support in the wake of her 3-month-oldson Crew’s tragic death.
The YouTube star, 29, mourned the loss of her youngest child last month after he was found unresponsive while napping onChristmasDay. And on Monday, she shared a photo of his tiny hand to Instagram, writing in the caption that she couldn’t have imagined going through the harrowing experiencewithout the love of those around her.
She went on to say that while“social media can be a very toxic place,”in this case, “what we have witnessed over the past week and a half has been truly incredible.”
“I am well aware that many of you have notfollowed my familyuntil now, and I am so happy that you are here. However, I kindly want to ask you to check your heart before you continue to follow, as I will absolutely NOT tolerate ANY negativity in this space,” Leach continued. “Thank you to the many of you who continue to check in and pray for our family. We ask for continued prayers this week, the upcoming days will be hard. Much love to you all.”
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“Crew’s tiny earthly body is still with us, although I know he’s already dancing and playing in Heaven,” she wrote. “We have some hard decisions to make over the next 12 hours, that no parent should ever have to make. We need prayer now, more than before,specifically prayers for peace and clarityon the decisions that have to be made, and for our hearts, the pain is unbearable.”
“I keep thinking that I will wake up from this nightmare, but I don’t,” Leach added. “The outpouring of love and support has been astounding and we cannot even comprehend the amount of love we have been shown.”
The internet personality said earlier on Dec. 30 that the honor walk would be held at noon CST, and shared on the previous day that Crew’s organs could“potentially save 3 to 4 babies lives.”
“I’m not very good with words right now, because my heart hurts and I’m angry,” Leach continued, saying that while she is grateful for the outpouring of support, it still “hurts” her that her son’s story has gone so public.
source: people.com
