A Boston couple is mourning the loss of their 2-year-old son.
Doug Kyed, beat reporter for the New England Patriots at Boston Heraldshared the news in an Instagram post on Sunday that his daughter, who he shares with wife Jen, had “passed away peacefully in her sleep” the night before, nine months after being diagnosed with leukemia.
“We are completely lost and heartbroken without Hallie. Our lives will never be the same. Hallie was a special child and made a positive impact on so many people she met. We were lucky to be her parents, and Olivia was lucky to have the best little sister,” he began a long tribute to his younger daughter.
In the caption, Kyed detailed his daughter’s journey with an “aggressive form of leukemia” that “was out of control by the time she started trial treatment.” She recently had a “relapse” after a bone marrow transplant, and chemotherapy was “ineffective” after that.
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His wife, Jen, said Hallie “passed away comfortably and peacefully, snuggled up next to Doug and me at Children’s Hospital, where the whole family stayed last week to spend every minute with her” in her own Instagram post.
“I don’t know how any of this works. I hope she woke up in an alternate universe with other versions of us and lives a nice life. I would give anything to have her snuggle up in bed with me,” Jen continued. “She deserved the world. I miss you endlessly. We will meet in our dreams. I love you forever, love bubo 💕.”
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Kyed described Hallie as his “koala” who “loved painting, LOL dolls, her pink Hallie blanket, boots, using sign language for ‘more’, a selection of crisps, her cat Rambe, puppies and her family.”
“The world is a worse place without Hallie in it,” he wrote.
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Doug Kyed’s daughter Hallie.
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“If you can take anything from Hallie today, it’s to know exactly what you want and be persistent in going after it, whether it’s going for a walk, riding in a car, or wearing a Disney dress (usually Cruella),” he said. continued. “I’m going to miss rubbing her hair and kissing her head and telling her I love her the most.”
The NFL reporter said he and his wife will share an update on Hallie’s “memorial” in due course.
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