The 2-year-old son of CNE correspondent Rene Marsh, Blake, died after a fight with pediatric brain cancer.
Marsh announced the tragic news on social networks on Thursday, along with a series of photos of his deceased son.
“In the 25 months you have been on earth, you have taught me how much power I have stored in the reserve that I did not know I had. You taught me endurance. You taught me a depth of love that I never experienced, ”Marsh wrote in the pictures.
“You inspired me to continue when I wanted to give up. You helped me prioritize what is really important in this life. ”
Blake, who “changed Marsh forever,” passed away on April 14, just one month after his second birthday. She and her husband, Kedric Payne, welcomed Blake in March 2019.
“I am blessed and honored to have been your mother. I would like to have more time together, but I am grateful for the time we had “, she continued.
Marsh lashed out at her son’s ability to “bring laughter and happiness to any room you were in” and his love of “cruising the neighborhood with your top electric car …”
The news not only mourned the loss of her son, who was diagnosed with brain cancer in December 2019, but also the loss of “all the dreams and hopes that a mother has for a son.”
“I lost my motherhood and I mourn everything. I am dedicated to the fight against pediatric cancer for the rest of my life “, he concluded. “I will do it not only to relieve other parents of this unbearable pain, but I will do it to honor you forever, Blake. Your life was not in vain my sweet angel.
“Mom loves you and I look forward to holding you and kissing you when we meet again.”
In an opinion piece for CNN published on February 4, 2021, Marsh wrote that she and her husband had been assured by doctors for six months that her son’s cancer was in remission, but in November they were “eyed” by the return and its spread. .
Following the announcement of Blake’s death, she posted on Twitter, “Thanks to all the doctors and nurses at #JohnsHopkins who cared for and loved Blake for the past year and a half.”