{"id":2014173,"date":"2025-09-11T13:23:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T13:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2014173"},"modified":"2025-09-11T13:23:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T13:23:08","slug":"dwts-pro-witney-carson-shares-heartbreaking-post-after-family-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/dwts-pro-witney-carson-shares-heartbreaking-post-after-family-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018DWTS\u2019 Pro Witney Carson Shares Heartbreaking Post After Family Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Warning: The following post contains discussions of miscarriage and pregnancy loss.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/show\/dancing-with-the-stars\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Dancing With the Stars;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Dancing With the Stars<\/a> pro <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/witney-carson\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Witney Carson;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Witney Carson<\/a> is asking for prayers and support after her relatives suffered a devastating loss.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On Wednesday (September 10), Carson took to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/stories\/witneycarson\/?hl=en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:her Instagram Stories,;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">her Instagram Stories,<\/a> sharing a post from family member Taylor Southard, who revealed she\u2019d had a miscarriage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cMy relatives just lost their sweet baby boy full term,\u201d Carson wrote. \u201cMy heart is shattered for them. They\u2019re now facing unexpected cost of the funeral and hospital bills. If you could pray for them and donate to help ease this financial burden as they experience an unbearable loss.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/show\/so-you-think-you-can-dance\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:So You Think You Can Dance;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">So You Think You Can Dance<\/a> alum included a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/dgdfh4-baby-westley\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:link to the GoFundMe page;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">link to the GoFundMe page<\/a>, which was set up by another family member, Kenzie Carson.<\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Witney Carson Instagram\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"345\" height=\"570\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/NG5iQX_CnTkUYZxOXSdIlg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTY0MDtoPTEwNTc7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/tv_insider_639\/3c585ce7e4f2f918680cec66682aea59\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Witney Carson Instagram<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Witney Carson Instagram<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As of writing, the GoFundMe has reached $10,535 of its $13,000 target and has received donations from several friends and stars, including Carson\u2019s current DWTS partner, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/robert-irwin\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Robert Irwin;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Robert Irwin<\/a>, his mother, Terri Irwin, and his sister and former Mirrorball Trophy winner, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/bindi-irwin\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bindi Irwin;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Bindi Irwin<\/a>, who each donated $500.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DOb5-e9j9pj\/?hl=en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:In her own post,;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">In her own post,<\/a> Taylor opened up about her heartbreaking loss, writing, \u201cBroken. 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She continued, \u201cWe 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Taylor added that she is \u201ccrippled in indescribable pain and heartache with a bleeding body,\u201d adding, \u201cNo more tears can come out of me. Physically hurting and emotionally gone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI love you Westley Brent.<\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/5Ppl36MoRsfruAliEK8C3A--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTExMDtoPTExMDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/tv_insider_639\/19d86775ba7b5f68c847ebb5d65ffbec\"\/><\/div>\n<p>\ufffd\ufffd<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">I\u2019m your mom forever, and you\u2019re forever my son,\u201d she concluded. \u201cTill we meet again my perfect boy. I\u2019ll be saying your name everyday. Visit me in my dreams.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the latest entertainment news on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:TV Insider;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">TV Insider<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Warning: The following post contains discussions of miscarriage and pregnancy loss. Dancing With the Stars pro Witney Carson is asking for prayers and support after her relatives suffered a devastating loss. On Wednesday (September 10), Carson took to her Instagram Stories, sharing a post from family member Taylor Southard, who revealed she\u2019d had a miscarriage. 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