Kym Marsh pens heartbreaking letter to late son Archie on his 16th birthday

Former Coronation Street prima Kym Marsh opened up astir her grief with a heartfelt, moving missive to her precocious lad connected what should person been his 16th birthday

Kym Marsh marked what would person been her precocious lad Archie’s 16th day by penning a heartbreaking letter.

The actress, 47, and ex-husband, Hollyoaks actor, Jamie Lomas, 48, mislaid Archie successful 2009 erstwhile helium was stillborn astatine 21 weeks. On Instagram, she shared a photograph of his tiny footprint and reflected connected the symptom that remains. Sharing the affectional tribute with her followers, the Corrie star admitted she recovered comfortableness knowing her precocious father, David, who passed distant past year, is present with Archie.

“16 years without you,” she wrote connected alongside a photograph of Archie's manus and ft prints. “It feels similar yesterday we said goodbye. Every year, I effort to constitute thing new, but the information is, thing changes. I inactive miss you each day. I inactive privation you were present to celebrate, to laugh, to bicker with Polly, to hug me—even if I embarrassed you.”

The HearSay vocalist added that portion Archie is ever missed, she believes her begetter is present taking attraction of him. “Grandad is hugging you for me, making you laughter with his silly jokes, and reminding you however loved you are.”

Wondering what helium would look similar today, she added: “If you’re thing similar your siblings, you’re a beauty, we each miss you. We’ll observe you today. Happy birthday, son. Love you always, Mum.”

Family, friends and fans rushed to remark connected the poignant post. Her eldest girl Emilie, 27, wrote: "I emotion you mum, and truthful does Arch." While her and ex-Jamie's girl Polly Lomas, 13, wrote: "I emotion you mum, Archie would beryllium truthful arrogant of the mode you looked aft me."

Kym was besides inundated with messages of enactment from different grieving parents. One heartbreaking enactment read: "Thinking of you, your household and your beauteous boy. My girl Chloe was stillborn astatine 38 weeks successful 2020 truthful she would beryllium 5 astatine the extremity of the month. How the years spell by I’ll ne'er know. Sending emotion and hugs from 1 grieving mum to another."

Kym has been vocal astir the stigma surrounding kid loss. Speaking to OK!, she admitted she initially avoided discussing Archie’s death, fearing it would marque it consciousness much real. However, opening up helped her heal and brought her household closer.

She said: “People don’t privation to speech astir a babe who has died—it makes them uncomfortable. It near maine feeling unsocial and isolated. But erstwhile we started sharing our grief, we realized we were each suffering. Talking astir it is key.”

Now, she keeps Archie’s representation alive. Her children, David, 28, Emilie, and Polly, person each grown up knowing astir their brother. Even her grandchildren perceive stories astir him.

“He’s portion of our lives. We ne'er got to cognize the lad helium would person been, but we observe him always.”

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