Bachelor Nation Rallies Around Sarah Herron and Dylan Brown After Son Oliver’s Death: Emily Maynard, Chris Harrison and More

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Sending condolences. Sarah Herron and her fiancé, Dylan Brown, received an outpouring of support from members of Bachelor Nation after revealing the death of their son, Oliver.Herron, 36, shared an emotional Instagram post on Wednesday, February 1, announcing that she delivered the infant at 24 weeks on January 28. “He passed away in his dad’s arms shortly after,” she wrote. “There are no words for the magnitude of loss and pain we’re experiencing.

It’s beautiful and simultaneously tragic. He had my nose and his dad’s mouth and long fingers.”The Colorado native, who appeared on Sean Lowe‘s season 17 of The Bachelor in 2013, noted that she felt “grateful” for the time she had with her little one before his death. “Oliver, our IVF miracle, defied so many odds and fought through so many hard milestones to be here, but the higher powers still had other plans for the three of us,” she wrote, adding that the duo’s son “taught us so much” about their lives. “Oliver filled our home and hearts with so much love and most importantly, optimism.

The stars aligned to create Baby Oliver with a deep, meaningful purpose bigger than we’ll ever understand. His body was small, but his legacy will always be larger than life to us.”In order to view the video, please allow Manage CookiesHerron continued: “While our hearts are shattered beyond comprehension, we are comforted knowing that our son’s soul only ever knew love and will not suffer in a body that wasn’t built for this life.

We’ll never understand the cruelty of it all, but through the darkness, Oliver remains so so bright. We love you so much, baby boy.