Mother Of Teen Boy Who Made Heartbreaking Video Before Dying Says, ‘We Have Comfort He’s In A Better Place’
Dec. 30 2011, Published 10:30 a.m. ET
By Breaking Celebrity News Staff
Ben Breedlove’s mother Deanne has spoken exclusively to Breaking Celebrity News about the tragic passing of her son on Christmas Day and the legacy he has left behind.
“We have comfort that he is in a better place,” the valiant mom said. “My husband Shawn and Ben’s siblings were with him when he passed but we are preferring not to think about that. It’s too sad.
“Our bodies may ache but our hearts and minds know that he is in a better place. Ben had his challenges but he went to God for help and through him he was able to pass on a message of hope and peace.
“Ben wouldn’t want his legacy to be about himself but about God’s message and to help other people.”
As Breaking Celebrity News previously reported, the brave 18-year-old boy filmed a poignant video of himself just days before he died which has now become a YouTube sensation. The smiling teen used note cards to tell his heartbreaking story of his life long struggle with his chronic heart condition.
The high school senior eventually succumbed to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a deteriorating condition that causes a thickening of the heart muscle, leading to cardiac arrest.
But, his mother says that although it is a tough time for the family, they are finding peace. Deanne said the family were “doing ok all things considered” and that they were “touched and inspired by all the well wishes they had received.”
The family found the tape Ben made just hours after he died and said it was a “gift.” The two videos they posted online have now received nearly 2 million hits and rising.
“It’s so overwhelming,” Deanne said from her home in Texas. “Ben’s talent was that he was compassionate and caring and unbelievably tender-hearted.
“Ben wouldn’t even have been into all of the attention he’s now receiving. He would have preferred to sit back at home with his family and watch online ho