A heartbroken family from Bathgate, West Lothian, are honoring their daughter's memory by doing Santa visits in her name.
A heartbroken family have paid tribute to their baby daughter after she tragically passed away in her sleep. Kerris Mitchell, from Bathgate in West Lothian, died in her bed following what her parents described as a 'completely normal night'. Mum Steph and dad Donny decided to check in on their two-year-old daughter shortly after midnight - but their world fell apart when they realised she was no longer breathing.
Pathologists believe Kerris died from Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood following an inconclusive post-mortem. The youngster died on the morning of January 4 this year and 11 months on the couple have opened up on the event they have organised in her memory and to help them get through the festive period without their daughter. As reported by Edinburgh Live, they are determined to make sure her memory lives on and have started doing Santa visits in Wester Inch and local cemeteries. Steph said: 'We had Kerris in 2021 and she was born with additional needs. She hated visiting Santa grottos and things so my husband eventually invested in a Santa suit so he could do his own grotto's for her at home. 'This then led to a different decision and in 2022 we decided we would do a Santa event in Wester Inch. We would buy sweets and go round the street with Christmas music and things. But when Kerris passed away at the start of the year, we decided we weren't going to do Santa and it was a thing of the past. We just didn't think we would have the strength to do it without her. 'As the year went on we decided our minds needed something to focus on so we decided to bring it back this year and in the future we are going to continue to do it in Kerris’ name and raise funds for different charities.' Steph and Donny soon realised they didn't want any child to miss out once they brought their Santa visit to Kerris' cemetery. Steph added: 'I didn't want Kerris missing out on anything so we would bring the Santa suit to her cemetery
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