THE UNTHINKABLE

On June 4, 2019, Amber Smith and former country music artist Granger Smith faced every parent’s worst nightmare. In a matter of seconds, their three-year-old son, River, got through the gates of their backyard pool and drowned. Granger was outside with all three kids while Amber raced upstairs to take a quick shower. While watching his daughter show him her gymnastics routine, he had only taken his eyes off River for a minute to turn back around and find him floating in the pool. After calling 911, Granger and Amber started CPR. The ambulance arrived, and the EMTs were able to get a pulse. They rushed to the hospital in hopes that River would survive. Doctors put him on life support, only to realize later that his brain was dead. River was only being kept alive by a breath

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