Remembering Liam

A GoFundMe set up by the family describes Liam as a “bright and smart young boy, full of life and potential. His presence brought joy and warmth to everyone he met.”

The fundraiser, which has raised over $54,000 so far, is helping cover the family’s mounting medical expenses in the wake of their unimaginable loss.

Ashlee also shared a heartbreaking video of Liam in the hospital—moaning in pain, his body wracked by the infection that would soon take his life.

“He was kind and sweet,” the family wrote. “He touched the hearts of everyone around him.”

Hib vaccines are significantly more expensive — costing around seven times as much as the combined vaccines for measles, polio, tuberculosis, diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis.