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In 2024, Brittany Defer's 7-year-old son died unexpectedly while taking a bath

One year later, she found herself crying at Trader Joe’s while buying flowers for her son’s grave, and the cashier’s response left her speechless

She posted a TikTok about the interaction, and it went viral, amassing over 1.3 million views

In September 2024, Brittany Defer faced the unimaginable after her son, Bodhi, suffered a febrile seizure – a sudden convulsion caused by a high fever – while taking a bath.

After three days in the hospital, the 7-year-old was declared brain dead.

“We had to make the impossible decision to withdraw care,” Defer tells PEOPLE exclusively. “It was, and always will be, the most heart-wrenching experience of my life.”

Defer says Bodhi was a bright spot that li

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