Ellen DeGeneres is honoring Tayt Andersen after his loss of life at age 19.
“We had a really particular visitor on the present a number of occasions, and his identify is Tayt, and he thought that I used to be his girlfriend, so I instructed him he was my boyfriend, which shocked my spouse,” DeGeneres, 67, stated in a social media video shared on Friday, September 26.
She continued, “He was a really particular little human being and simply introduced pleasure and life and laughter into each room that he was in. And I'll miss him.”
DeGeneres started to tear up as she nodded for the digicam. The video then shared a sequence of throwback clips of Anderson, who was born with a congenial coronary heart situation. In a single clip, Andersen's mother, Chrissy Becker, defined that he would inform his docs to “go away” till The Ellen DeGeneres Present was over.
In one other video, Becker defined that Andersen was struggling however instructed her, “Mommy, I gotta get higher. I gotta go see my girlfriend. I gotta go see Ellen.”
When Andersen instructed DeGeneres he can be receiving a brand new coronary heart, she replied, “Let me inform you one thing proper now. There aren't too many individuals I've met which have a coronary heart nearly as good as yours, as you've got proper now. You could have an incredible coronary heart. You might be an incredible man. However if you wish to get one other coronary heart, that's OK with me.”
“I really like you Tayt. I really like you Chrissy. You touched so many lives. @taytandersen @chrissydawn101,” DeGeneres captioned the put up, to which Becker replied, “We love you a lot thanks for being his girlfriend you gave him a lot power.”
Andersen's household introduced on Instagram that he died on September 26.
“Our hearts are completely shattered as we share the information we by no means needed to jot down: Our candy, sturdy warrior, Tayt, was launched from his bodily jail early this morning, at 1:30 a.m. CT, surrounded by the fierce love of his household,” a put up shared by way of Andersen's account learn.
“Whereas our souls really feel shattered and misplaced by this unimaginable grief, we're so grateful that Tayt is lastly free. No extra ache, no extra appointments, no extra therapies.”
The tribute continued, “Tayt was liked by so many, and he impacted numerous lives along with his unbelievable smile, his quiet power, his kindness, and his lovely love.”
The add shared that Andersen took “a flip for the more serious attributable to an an infection” the weekend prior and “fought one final battle.”
“He was so alert and responsive on Sunday, however by the evening, he was in ache,” the put up learn. “After a protracted evening, he lastly discovered peace and drifted off to sleep round 4:00 a.m. Monday. He remained asleep and unresponsive, resting comfortably, till he handed away peacefully early this morning.”
The assertion shared that they “spent the day calling and FaceTiming household so they might say their goodbyes.” The household additionally “made positive to get his handprint—a small method to maintain on to him— we watched his favourite films, learn his favourite tales. We knew Tayt time was restricted however we actually simply weren't able to lose him.”
“Please preserve Chrissy, Tayt, and our household in your ideas and prayers as we navigate this crushing grief,” the put up concluded. “There are really no phrases to explain this ache; we're simply transferring via this painful course of, grateful for each second we had with our wonderful boy. Please give us grace throughout this time. When you'd like to assist with funeral and transition prices, the GoFundMe hyperlink is in our bio. 💔#JustKeepSwimming @ellendegeneres @gofundme @heroesforchildren.”
Former producer of The Ellen DeGeneres Present Andy Lassner wrote within the feedback part, “So, so sorry. Thanks for sharing him with the world. 💔❤️.”
 
 

 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 