Social networks affect the mental health of Internet users, are the scene of clashes and controversies, but not only! They also gather, around noble causes and fights. Thousands of users have thus expressed their support for a young American mother, whose two children are suffering from serious illnesses. Her 6-year-old son died from it.
Whitney frost has over 1.7 million subscribers on TikTok, and nearly 53,000 on Instagram. Saturday January 1, 2022, she announced the death of her son Harrison. The little boy was 6 years old. He suffered from infantile neuroaxonal dystrophy, a rare neurodegenerative syndrome characterized by psychomotor regression and progressive neurological impairment. The life expectancy of affected children is 8 to 12 years.
“We lost our little friend today. Harrison passed away this afternoon. It was a shock, he was fine yesterday but it deteriorated very quickly. He died quickly, and knowing that he did not suffer and was surrounded by love comforts me, explains Whitney Frost on Instagram, caption of a photo of the little boy taken on December 31, 2021, the day before his death. Seems unreal to me. My son is gone. But I’m glad I had time with him. He was the happiest child I have ever seen in my life. We’re devastated but we have to stay strong for Natalie and Riley.“