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Slade Smiley’s 22-year-old lad Grayson died connected Feb. 5 aft a yearslong conflict with an inoperable encephalon tumor. Read connected for Gretchen Rossi’s tribute.
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Gretchen Rossi and Slade Smiley are successful mourning.
The Real Housewives of Orange County mates shared the devastating quality that Slade's 22-year-old son, Grayson Arroyo-Smiley, has passed away. In a connection posted to Gretchen's Instagram leafage connected Feb. 7, Gretchen and Slade said they are "beyond devastated and heartbroken" implicit the loss.
"He was an Angel connected this world and an unthinkable warrior…a warrior similar nary 1 has ever seen before," they said. "He fought mundane done his symptom and discomfort to find joyousness successful the smallest of things. He was ever singing & dancing & laughing contempt his circumstances."
Gretchen and Slade—who named their 3-year-old girl Skylar Gray arsenic a motion to Grayson—continued, "Although his beingness was chopped abbreviated connected world helium made an unthinkable interaction connected truthful galore people. The Lord knew his beingness had intent and would interaction galore on the way. We are everlastingly grateful for the galore lessons learned from this small man, and volition miss his beauteous tone immensely."
"This isn't goodbye but alternatively spot you soon small man," they added. "We emotion you Grayson. You volition everlastingly beryllium successful our hearts."
Grayson died connected Feb. 5 aft a lengthy conflict with diffuse fibrillary astrocytoma, an inoperable encephalon tumor, according to his parent Michelle Arroyo. He was diagnosed with the information erstwhile helium was 6 years old, undergoing chemotherapy attraction and aggregate surgeries passim the pursuing years to lessen the symptom and maturation of the tumor.
On Grayson's website Amazing Gray, which documented his journey, Michelle shared her son's encephalon scans appeared "stable" from late 2008 to 2010. She besides recalled Grayson waking up every day "with a grin connected his face" and acceptable to inquire "'Mom, what are we going to bash for amusive today?'" Even aft each the surgeries, Michelle said that Grayson's "biggest ailment was the atrocious haircut 'bulb spot' that his Neurosurgeon gave him."
In a Feb. 7 Instagram post, Michelle called Grayson's passing "very unexpected" arsenic helium had been "doing overmuch better" since being discharged from a infirmary successful January for fever and an infection.
"His bosom stopped present astatine home, and I performed thorax compressions to get it going until the paramedics arrived and took over," she wrote, adding that though Grayson "looked good" for a time, "but his bosom gave retired again astatine the hospital."
"I cognize Gray is playing cards with Gramma and playing Trouble with our beloved Diane," she added. "His canine Mo is close astatine his broadside arsenic helium ne'er near him."
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