Veronica McCorkle Andrew lost her three-year-old son Garrett, after he died in a tragic pool accident.
The mother from Utah in the US, decided to share her emotional journey of losing her son on Facebook, as a way of coping with her grief.
She revealed the tragic news about her son through a Facebook status on July 12th: "For those who don't know Garrett drowned in my parents pool today. He is brain dead and being kept alive til Cody gets to Texas tonight."
Since then Veronica has shared posts about how each day was going for her during her difficult emotional journey.
The mother even included a post about the heartbreaking and difficult decision that she had to make over keeping Garrett alive via a machine.
On July 13th Veronica posted: "Turned off the ventilator. Getting ready to harvest his organs. God, please be near us. Please wrap him in your arms and hold him for me. I don't know if I can survive. At 8:25 Garrett passed through the veil of Heaven... Please pray for us".
Veronica’s friend Carli Webb has helped her through this difficult time. Carli understands what it’s like to go through such a tragic loss, as she lost her eight-year-old son Liam to Cancer last year.
"If you are left alone in that there is no way you can handle it.”
Veronica says she’s been overwhelmed by the support she has received online.
“My phone, inbox and wall have been flooded with kind words of love and support from so many people... Thank you".
In Veronica’s most recent status, the mother revealed that an organ transplant was made possible with the help of her little boy.
“Garrett's kidneys were transplanted this morning into a 30 year old woman in Houston who had been waiting for a year. Although she is not a child, she is someone's child... they have been praying for a miracle and it happened this morning. My heart is bursting with gratitude that something good came out of this. My baby lives on".
Our best wishes go to the Andrew family at this awful time.
