(*20*) announces daughter’s death 20 months after

Social media influencer Melissa Mae Carlton and her husband Tom are mourning the devastating loss of their youngest daughter, Molly.

Melissa, who operates a faith-based artwork enterprise, announced the heartbreaking news on December 26 by means of a collection of images that includes Molly, their other kids, and herself along with her husband. In her In an Instagram put up, she revealed that Molly handed away on Christmas Day and has now joined her older sister Abi, who died in April 2024 after combating sepsis at 9 years outdated. She and Tom are also mother and father to their son Harry and daughter Lily.

She posted, “On Christmas morning, our sweet Molly girl, and her big sister Abi were reunited. [broken heart emoji] This is the only thing giving me even a small sense of comfort. Molly missed her sister so deeply. She would often ask me, ‘Mummy, when is Jesus coming back so Abi can come down?’ We are devastated. In disbelief. Confused and in shock. We are exhausted and shaken after a day filled with trauma and heartbreak.”

Melissa’s message went on to say, “I feel numb. I cannot yet accept that this is real. I am not ready for this pain. We are overwhelmed by how many of you prayed with us and for her yesterday. I am asking, with all my heart, that those prayers do not stop [red heart emoji]. In the days and weeks ahead, there will be so much to do and to organize, and we will need strength beyond our own,” experiences the Mirror US.

While there was no official trigger given for Molly’s death, Melissa acknowledged that “doctors believe Molly had a genetic heart condition and suspect this may have been the case with Abi as well.”

She added that they have been “told that this type of cardiac event is, in most cases, not survivable.”