FitnessOskar + Healthy Mandy
Influencer couple loses four-month-old son to autoimmune disease
Oskar and Mandy with their son Rio
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Influencers FitnessOskar and Healthy Mandy share their journey with their beloved son Rio, who died at just four months old from a rare autoimmune disease, on Instagram.
The two fitness and food influencers FitnessOskar and Healthy Mandy announce sad news on Instagram: their four-month-old son has died.
Oskar and Mandy didn’t give up hope
It breaks your heart when you look at the past posts of the two influencers. In the past few months, both have taken their followers on a journey from son Rio, which has been accompanied by ups and downs. The little one suffered from IPEX syndrome, a rare autoimmune disease that ends fatally in most cases. Of course, Oskar and Mandy still had great hope that their Rio could make it with the help of a stem cell donation. The two regularly gave updates to their fans, posted pictures from the hospital and seemed extremely optimistic.
Terrible loss of her son
But on Friday (9 December) they shared: “Rio has been a fighter since day 1. We’re sorry you couldn’t even hold Rio. Rio was a special baby but we have to tell you that Rio unfortunately lost the fight. An autopsy is still pending, because no one here can explain what happened. Rio will always be there and will watch over each of us from up there! We’re lying right next to him while the Equipment will be turned off immediately. Then Rio will be a little angel.” In addition, Oskar and Mandy posted a photo in which the parents held their little darling’s hand.
Another post shows Oskar and Mandy laughing heartily with their son in their arms. They wrote: “May we introduce the greatest fighter of all time. Rio was born on 07/19/2022 at 11:44 p.m. – we were in the hospital for 143 days. On 12/09/2022 at 7:14 p.m. his little heart stopped beating . RIP. Thank you to everyone who believed in Rio and thank you to everyone who is helping us get through this even remotely.”
The fans feel with the two influencers
The desperation that both feel is also clear in the Instagram stories: “It should all go very differently. We both only wanted to be home again when Rio was there,” writes Oskar. This is followed by a video in which Oskar and Mandy cry bitterly and share their shock.
The many fans share their deepest sympathy with the two in the comments and help them during this difficult time.
Source used: instagram.com