On July 29th, the Trader family began to hurt in the unimaginable tragedy that is the loss of a child. In Taylor’s words:

“5 days ago we had a healthy, perfect little angel that lit up every room with her beaming smile…our Smiley Eily. She got sick on Thursday, and today she sadly passed away from a short and severe illness at Riley Children’s Hospital. From the time she was conceived, she was loved endlessly. As she grew up, she developed such a precious personality. She was so goofy and happy. Always smiling and laughing, especially at her big sister, Robyn. Robyn was Eily’s favorite person in the world, from the time she was born. Her pregnancy and infancy healed me in ways I had no idea I needed from the first time I had a baby. Age 1 is my absolute favorite age, and Eily didn’t disappoint. She walked and talked all the time. She said so many sweet little words and had such soft blonde hair that she loved to play with just like her Momma does. She loved baths and swimming, her ba-bas, dogs, cuddles with Mom, and and getting tumbled by Dad and turned upside down. She called every animal a “doggy”. We are absolutely crushed to have to share this tragedy, but we also need you to please keep her memory alive. Please talk about her, share fun memories and pictures, and speak of her like she is still part of our family. She is gone but never forgotten. One of our specialists at Riley told us today “life is measured in love not length, and she was very loved” and that will stick with the rest of our lives. Thank you to all of our close friends and family who have stuck by our sides all this week. They have cleaned our house, taken care of Robyn and Stella, bought and sent us food, kept us company, and weathered this nightmare right there with us. This is not the outcome we expected going into this at all. It’s impossible to ever be ready to say goodbye to your child, but our angel baby is no longer suffering. We all love and miss you so much sweet Eily Ryan “

This loss will persist, though the impact of Smiley Eily’s sweet life on everyone she encountered will subsist; I write this humbly asking for your consideration in contributing to a fund that will help this family as they navigate all of the financial aspects of losing one so precious. Support from this fund will allow the Traders and their family to celebrate and honor Eily’s life, memory, and love by helping with financial burdens such as accrued medical expenses, memorial funding, and counseling and support care as they move into this season of life.