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Rob Delaneyis making sure his youngest child’s memory lives on thisChristmasseason.
TheCatastrophestar took to Twitter Wednesday to share with his fans how he and his pregnant wife Leah spent the holiday with their two older sons, almost a year after 2½-year-oldHenry died following a battle with brain cancer.
“Our first Christmas without Henry came & went. The day itself was okay, maybe because there were so many horrible, painful days leading up to it; we must have hit our quota or something,” wrote Delaney, 41, in thebittersweet social media post.
Henry’s presence was celebrated, though, as the actor explained: “We talked about him a lot & included his memory throughout the day.”
Delaney also shared his reasoning behind giving his followers a candid look intothe reality of his family life, tweeting, “Ispeak publicly about Henryin an effort to destigmatize grief. My family is sad & in pain because our beautiful 2 yr old boy died after a long illness. Why wouldn’t we be sad? Why wouldn’t we be angry and confused?”
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Ina third post, he revealedthat the tweets he shares “aren’t therapeutic to me, nor are they ‘updates’ ” but instead a way for him to reach out to others who have experienced similar tragedies so they know they are not alone.
“I just wantother bereaved parents & siblingsto feel seen/heard/respected/loved. And maybe they might help someone not schooled in grief support a friend better. I don’t know,” the actor mused.
Many fellow stars reached out in response to Delaney, includingAngela Kinsey, who recounted her family’s own harrowing struggle with grief.
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Sharing the happy news, theDeadpool 2actor tweeted, “Just had 2 typically wonderful @NHSEnglandLDN midwives visit my pregnant wife & I for a home birth assessment.”
Alongside the announcement, Delaneyshared a video of himselfspeaking about how the U.K.’s National Health Service financially helped his family during Henry’s battle with brain cancer. “See my sad love letter to the NHS below,” he added.
source: people.com
