A Winnipeg high school football player who suffered a serious neck injury during a game two weeks ago has died.

"Our hearts are heavy today, but there is comfort in knowing that Dee is no longer suffering," Stephanie Ciaralli posted on Facebook early Thursday.

"After heartfelt visits and final goodbyes from family and friends, he took his last peaceful breath early this morning ."

Ciaralli was raising Darius Hartshorne, better known to everyone as Dee.

" Dee, you are the son I chose to love every single day, without hesitation. I’m so deeply sorry for all that you had to go through these last 12 days, but I am endlessly proud of the young man you became and the path you had just begun to walk," the Facebook post said.

" Though your time here was far too short, the love you gave

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