As his family faced an agonizing choice, a teenage girl held her boyfriend close and shared a heartbreaking message

When we lose someone close to us, a little part us tends to die with them. And sometimes it’s really hard to carry on… but, somehow, we do, and when the dark days come, you’ve gotta have some faith to get you through.

16-year-old Blake was swimming at sea when he encountered serious problems. When he was pulled from the waters by emergency responders, he had to be airlifted to a nearby hospital. But he had suffered severe brain damage and had to be hooked up to life support.

In a short time, his parents made that heart-breaking decision to turn off the life support. As family gathered around him to say their goodbyes, Blake’s girlfriend, Stephanie, climbed into his bed to give him one last hug.

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