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Dancing With the Stars<\/a> pro Witney Carson McAllister<\/a><\/strong> posted a heartbreaking message to her Instagram stories<\/a> on Wednesday, September 10, about her family members’ gut-wrenching loss.<\/p>\n Warning: <\/strong>The following content is distressing in nature and is related to miscarriage and pregnancy loss.<\/p>\n “My relatives just lost their sweet baby boy full term,” wrote Carson. “My heart is shattered for them.”<\/p>\n The professional dancer went on to say that the family is “now facing the unexpected cost of the funeral.”<\/p>\n “If you could pray for them and donate to help ease this financial burden as they experience an unbearable loss,” she added with a link to the GoFundMe<\/a> and a link to the family’s original post<\/a> about their baby boy.<\/p>\n RELATED: DWTS\u2019 Derek Hough Touches Fan With Powerful Message About Being Bullied<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n In the post, grieving mom Taylor Southard<\/strong> wrote, “Broken. Shattered. Forever changed. Our boy, Westley Brent Southard. Pure perfection. Everything was perfect, you were just rolling in my tummy that morning, to find out your heart wasn\u2019t beating that night.”<\/p>\n She continued, “We got to hold you, and admire you. You\u2019re sleeping perfect little body. You look so much like your sister, a curved button nose, long fingers and toes. And so much dark thick hair. I\u2019ll see you in her and daddy every day and I couldn\u2019t be more thankful for that. Dad got to take a nap with you, his favorite thing. Born 9\/9\/25 a Tuesday just like your sister, September just like your mom, 9th like dad. I\u2019m broken beyond words and this pain is deeper than anything I\u2019ve ever felt.”<\/p>\n The GoFundMe was organized by Kenzie Carson<\/strong>. In the donation list, Witney’s current Dancing With the Stars partner Robert Irwin<\/strong>, his mom Terri Irwin<\/strong> and his sister Bindi Irwin<\/strong> each donated $500 to help the Carson-Southard family in their time of unimaginable grief.<\/p>\n As of this writing, the fund has raised $8500 of its $13,000 goal.<\/p>\n This story was originally reported by Parade<\/a> on Sep 11, 2025, where it first appeared in the News<\/a> section. Add Parade as a Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n