{"id":2481050,"date":"2026-06-29T21:10:48","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T21:10:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2481050"},"modified":"2026-06-29T21:10:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T21:10:48","slug":"paul-kim-says-hes-cried-every-day-since-sons-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/paul-kim-says-hes-cried-every-day-since-sons-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Kim Says He&#8217;s &#8216;Cried Every Day&#8217; Since Son&#8217;s Death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Influencer <strong>Paul Kim<\/strong> is paying tribute to his son nearly six months after Micah\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been nearly 6 months since Jesus welcomed Micah home to eternal life,\u201d Kim wrote via <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DaDkmy3DqsU\/?img_index=9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> on Friday, June 26. \u201cI\u2019ve cried every day since. I still can\u2019t believe he\u2019s not here physically like he used to be; smiling, laughing, dancing, raiding the pantry, and giving me the best hugs and kisses. But in a way that is both mysterious and tangible, Micah never really left.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kim shared that before he and his family \u201csaid goodbye\u201d to Micah in the hospital, he told his son that he \u201cneeded to come and say hi to us every day from Heaven.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMicah is a very sweet and obedient son and stayed true to that deal. In addition to all the thoughtful and funny ways he leaves me signs, I have continued to receive daily testimonies from people who have been helped by his intercessory prayers before the throne of God.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/influencer-paul-kim-holds-funeral-mass-for-5-year-old-son-micah\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/influencer-paul-kim-holds-funeral-mass-for-5-year-old-son-micah\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Influencer Paul Kim Holds Funeral Mass for 5-Year-Old Son Micah<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tInfluencer Paul Kim said goodbye to his 5-year-old son, Micah, in an emotional funeral mass. \u201cWhat was supposed to feel like a funeral liturgy felt more like an ordination Mass,\u201d Kim wrote via Instagram on Sunday, January 18. \u201cWhile our sorrow is so real, the joy of offering our son to the service of the [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>He continued, \u201cMicah is not dead, he is alive\u2026 Because we serve the God of the living, not the dead. I love you bubba. I couldn\u2019t be prouder. I can\u2019t wait to see you. Help me, mommy, and your siblings to be brave and faithful till Jesus calls us home too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In December 2025, Kim shared that his son was in the hospital and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/influencer-paul-kim-gives-update-as-son-micah-5-is-on-life-support\/\">on life support<\/a> following a \u201cmedical emergency.\u201d While Micah\u2019s lungs showed slow improvement on a ventilator and doctors gradually reduced life support, a subsequent MRI revealed severe brain damage. Micah <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/influencer-paul-kims-son-micah-5-dead-after-medical-emergency\/\">died later that month<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Since Micah\u2019s death, Kim has honored his late son on social media. On Sunday, June 29, Kim shared a photo of him and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/paul-kim-family-guide-meet-wife-maggie-and-their-6-children\/\">his wife and their six children<\/a> from one year prior.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe took this picture as a family exactly one year ago. I wish we could go back somehow. I wish Micah were still alive in his body. But unfortunately, this is our new reality. This is the cross we carry,\u201d he wrote via <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DaJ1c6jDpUh\/?hl=en&amp;img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>. \u201cThe death of a child is always jarring. Not only for the family who experiences the loss, but for everyone who comes to learn about it as well. When it comes to Micah, his sickness brought millions of people together. They all joined in prayer and concern over his well being. When he passed away, millions cried and felt the blow of this tragedy. But there was still another chapter that would be written.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/influencer-paul-kims-wife-maggie-breaks-silence-on-son-micahs-death\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/paul-kim-maggie-kim-family.jpg?crop=0px%2C337px%2C1200px%2C678px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/paul-kim-maggie-kim-family.jpg?crop=0px%2C337px%2C1200px%2C678px&amp;resize=200%2C113&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/paul-kim-maggie-kim-family.jpg?crop=0px%2C337px%2C1200px%2C678px&amp;resize=300%2C169&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/paul-kim-maggie-kim-family.jpg?crop=0px%2C337px%2C1200px%2C678px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/paul-kim-maggie-kim-family.jpg?crop=0px%2C337px%2C1200px%2C678px&amp;resize=600%2C338&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/paul-kim-maggie-kim-family.jpg?crop=0px%2C337px%2C1200px%2C678px&amp;resize=800%2C450&amp;quality=62&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/paul-kim-maggie-kim-family.jpg?crop=0px%2C337px%2C1200px%2C678px&amp;resize=900%2C506&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/paul-kim-maggie-kim-family.jpg?crop=0px%2C337px%2C1200px%2C678px&amp;resize=1000%2C563&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/paul-kim-maggie-kim-family.jpg?crop=0px%2C337px%2C1200px%2C678px&amp;resize=1200%2C675&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Influencer Paul Kims Wife Maggie Breaks Silence on Micahs Death The Pain Is Indescribable\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/influencer-paul-kims-wife-maggie-breaks-silence-on-son-micahs-death\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Influencer Paul Kim&#8217;s Wife Maggie Breaks Silence on Son Micah&#8217;s Death<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tCatholic influencer Paul Kim\u2019s wife, Maggie Kim, is speaking out following the death of her 5-year-old son, Micah. \u201cMicah, I miss you. There is a deep, aching hole in my heart,\u201d Maggie wrote via Instagram on Friday, January 2. \u201cEven though our home is filled with people, it\u2019s too quiet without you. I keep thinking [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>He continued, \u201cGod saved Micah\u2019s soul. Jesus brought Him safely home to eternal life. And from Heaven, my 5-year-old boy has been proclaiming to the world how real Heaven is. There are so many prayers that have been answered through his intercession, so many favors granted, so many seeming miracles that have taken place. Micah is so happy and alive in Christ forever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kim went on to reflect that \u201cin 100 years, the rest of us in this photo will be gone too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone in your family photo will share the same lot as well,\u201d he wrote. \u201cThis life is incredibly short, but eternity is forever. The only question is, are you ready for the moment when God calls you from this life and you will give an account of the way you lived? Was it your way or His way? Did you live for what the world considered important, or what God did? Are you leading your family closer to God or further away? As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Kim noted that Micah \u201chas helped [him] to truly reassess [his] life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been challenged to let go of things that don\u2019t matter as much. I\u2019ve been invited to repent of the s\u0131ns that hold me back. I\u2019ve been reminded that each day is a gift that I\u2019ll never get back. I\u2019ve been shown that Heaven is the goal that I should be living for at every moment,\u201d he wrote. \u201cThat\u2019s where Micah is. That\u2019s where I want my entire family and I to be one day, reunited forever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued, \u201cJesus, I trust in You. You are faithful and good. You saved Micah. By your mercy, I know I will see him again. In the meantime, help me to do Your will and fulfill your mission for me. I offer You my grief and unite it to Your Cross. Use it to save many souls. Amen.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/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.usmagazine.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Influencer Paul Kim is paying tribute to his son nearly six months after Micah\u2019s death. \u201cIt\u2019s been nearly 6 months since Jesus welcomed Micah home to eternal life,\u201d Kim wrote via Instagram on Friday, June 26. \u201cI\u2019ve cried every day since. I still can\u2019t believe he\u2019s not here physically like he used to be; smiling, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2481051,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[24003,21738],"class_list":["post-2481050","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-celebrity-news","tag-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Paul-Kim-Says-Hes-Cried-Every-Day-Since-Sons-Death.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2481050","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2481050"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2481050\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2481052,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2481050\/revisions\/2481052"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2481051"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2481050"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2481050"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2481050"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}