Ellen DeGeneres Share Heartbreaking Message After Former Visitor Dies at 19

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.