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Fundraising Campaign Launched After One-Year-Old Maltese Boy Dies Tragically On Christmas Day

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Christmas Day will never be the same for Daniela and Leonardo Herrera Frendo. The young couple’s son, Joshua, died in a tragic accident on the 25th of December, at only 18 months old. Now, they’re planning ‘a celebration of life’ for little Joshua, but they need help making this a reality.

“Our little angel has gone back to the light but he lives in our hearts forever,” his mother Daniela had written in a Facebook status one day after the horrible accident. “Our hearts are breaking, our lives will never be the same again, ever.”

Daniela and Leonardo are now planning ‘a celebration of life’ for Joshua in a few weeks, but bringing their family together in Malta is proving to be a challenge. With immediate family members needing to “travel great distances to come and be together”, friend of the Herrera Frendo family have opened a GoFundMe page to help share the burden of expenses.

“If you know Daniela and Leo like I do, they are giving individuals who always step in to volunteer and help in times of crisis,” Brittany Rogers-Hanson, a family friend, said on the page description. “This time, they need our help.”

Brittany explained how she’s currently trying to get tickets for family coming in from Europe, along with “other expenses that come with such a tragedy.”

“As a personal friend to the family and a mother of three, I cannot imagine losing a child at such a young age,” Brittany said. “I know so many people would like to support in some way. Here is a way to support this loving family.”

In the first 20 hours, nearly $2,000 were raised, but the campaign has a long way to go if it’s to reach its goal of $25,000. Brittany desperately urged everyone to share with friends who’d be willing to donate in the limited time she has to help her friends, explaining that the funds will be sent directly to the family.

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Joshua was born on the 12th June 2016, and was according to his parents a very happy boy who never fussed or complained. He also loved playing with his older brother Mattias, with whom he’s been snapped in multiple adorable photos.

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Tag someone who’d love to help the Herrera Frendo family out in these hard times.

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Lovin Malta's Head of Content, Dave has been in journalism for the better half of the last decade. Prefers Instagram, but has been known to doomscroll on TikTok. Loves chicken, women's clothes and Kanye West (most of the time).

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