Ellen DeGeneres
Needs ‘Boyfriend’ Tayt Goodbye …
After He Dies at 19
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Ellen DeGeneres shares a heartfelt tribute to Tayt Andersen— a younger boy born with solely half his coronary heart — after he handed away on Friday.
The previous discuss present host shared a video on Instagram wherein she expresses her grief at Tayt’s dying and sends condolences to his mom, Chrissy Becker … calling him a really particular visitor.
Followers will keep in mind Tayt as just a little boy who referred to as Ellen his “girlfriend” … and, Ellen referred to as him her “boyfriend” in return — which she jokes got here as a shock to her spouse, Portia de Rossi.
Ellen says Tayt introduced pleasure and laughter to each room into which he walked … including he will likely be dearly missed.
The video then exhibits a compilation of Tayt’s appearances on the present … detailing his well being difficulties and displaying the bond between himself, his mom and Ellen.
It is a heartbreaking watch … and, it is clear Ellen received emotional simply speaking about Tayt. She wrote within the caption, “I really like you Tayt. I really like you Chrissy. You touched so many lives.”
Tayt’s household launched a press release to each his Instagram and to Chrissy’s this morning … writing Tayt was “launched from his bodily jail early this morning, at 1:30 a.m. CT, surrounded by the fierce love of his household.”
The assertion explains Tayt took a flip for the more severe final weekend … and, they spent a lot of Thursday calling household and buddies so they may say goodbye to him earlier than watching his favourite films and studying his favourite books.
Tayt was 19 years previous.
RIP