Morgan Miller shares heart-wrenching photo of daughter's final moments
She shared the picture on Instagram with an emotional caption.
Morgan Miller has shared a heartbreaking picture of her daughter Emmy's final moments but promises that her footprint will 'forever be left on this world'.
Bode and Morgan Miller announced the news that every parent dreads, that their daughter Emmy had died in June after drowning in a neighbour's swimming pool.
Morgan gave her first interview since the tragedy earlier this month and broke down in tears as she recalled her daughter's death.
Speaking to the Today show in the US in order to raise awareness about drowning, Morgan heart-wrenchingly recalled the fact that her daughter had no fear of the water.
Bode and Morgan continue to try and raise awareness about water safety as one in four unintentional deaths in children in the US is due to drowning.
Sharing an intimate picture from the moments just before Emmy passed away, Morgan wrote: 'I wish I could have one more day to hold you, but until that day comes, continue to work through me and give me the strength to bring awareness, my love.'
She continued: 'I told you as I held you in this moment that you could still change the world, you could still move mountains. Every step we take forward is because of you and Levi. Your footprint will forever be left on this world. I love you, My baby girl.'
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The post has received over 40,000 likes and hundreds of people are praising Morgan and Bode for spreading awareness, even while they are dealing with a situation that every parents dreads.
One person wrote: 'I'm so sorry for you, i think it's really good you're sharing this pic with your story. It's reality and it's already helping to save others, even though, saying that doesn't bring your girl back. Sending you so much love and strength❤'.
Another said: 'Can't imagine how hard it was for you to share such a heart wrenching moment. But thank you for doing so.'
A third added: 'Raw. Poignant. Gut-wrenching. Heartbreaking.'
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