Photo: I Am Second — Stanley Tongai
GrangerandAmber Smithare opening up about their grieving journey, hoping to inspire others struggling to find purpose in the wake of tragedy.
PEOPLE has the first look at anew filmfrom global storytelling organizationI Am Second, in which the couple shares their story of discovering purpose following the loss of their sonRiver Kelly, whodied at the age of 3after a tragic drowning accident in 2019.
The emotional video, out Thursday, details the Smith family’s experience of losing their son and how they found hope and strength amid a time of devastating grief, according to a press release.
“Suffering is inevitable in humanity,” Granger, 41, says in a statement. “No one can escape it, no one can avoid it and not one person can be void of suffering.”
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Amber — who also shares sonLincoln, 7, and daughterLondon, 9 with her country music star husband — gave birth to sonMaverick Beckhamon Aug. 20. Being pregnant with her little boy was “one of the greatest definitions of grief and joy coexisting together,” she says in a statement.
“We hope that others can see through our story that good can be revealed through tragedy,” Amber, 39, adds.
I Am Second — Stanley Tongai
In March, thecouple announcedthey were expecting their fourth child this summer. The road to parenthood wasn’t an easy one, however. The Smiths turned to IVF, as they had planned for River to be their last child and Amber had her tubes tied after he was born.
But things changed when the “Merica” singer realized he had “extra love to give as a father,” and they learned IVF was a way around the fact that Amber’s surgery was irreversible.
Tragedy struck again, though, when Amber miscarried with the first of the two viable embryos they produced via IVF. Thankfully, their second embryo stuck, and the couple told PEOPLE at the time that their family couldn’t wait to meet their new addition.
source: people.com
