On April 7, the couple shared a joint publish on Instagram, through which they revealed their daughter, Lily Ann, handed away the day prior.

“Our candy Lily Ann went to be with Jesus on Sunday, April 6. She was precisely 9 months previous, 9 months our stunning miracle, 9 months of a love, pleasure, and sunshine in our dwelling and hearts,” Lauren and Wilson started within the caption of the publish, which featured a carousel of photographs of them with their daughter. “We’re so extremely grateful for the promise of Heaven and the hope now we have in our Heavenly Father. His methods are larger and higher than ours, even after we do not perceive it. He blessed us each single day for the previous 9 months and we are going to by no means be the identical.”

“It was the glory of our lifetime to get to share her with the world,” the message continued. “We all know so a lot of you really liked her and prayed for her. She was pure pleasure and sunshine! Thanks all for loving her and us the previous 9 months!”

The couple added, “We all the time stated she was an actual life angel What a blessing it was to be her mother and pa. Thanks Jesus and thanks Lily Ann for altering our lives perpetually!”

Lauren and Wilson concluded the emotional publish by sharing a quote from pastor Tim Keller.

Lily Ann — who was born on July 6, 2024 — battled a uncommon genetic dysfunction referred to as citrullinemia sort I (CTLN1). CTLN1 is “attributable to deficiency or absence of the enzyme argininosuccinate synthetase (ASS),” which is “one among six enzymes that play a task within the elimination of nitrogen from the physique,” per the Nationwide Group of Uncommon Problems (NORD). 

In accordance with a GoFundMe arrange for the Johnsons, Lily Ann handed away “after an ammonia spike attributable to her analysis of CTLN1.”

Lauren chronicled her daughter’s battle with the dysfunction on her Instagram account, @choosejoygivegrace, on which she has over 46,000 followers. She can be the founding father of Select Pleasure Nursing, an evening nurse company in Nashville, and Select Pleasure Concierge, a program that provides luxurious in-home post-surgical care.

Following Lily Ann’s delivery in July, Lauren shared on Instagram in August that her daughter “was admitted to the pediatric ICU 8 hours after discharge from the hospital after delivery.”

In a February Instagram publish, Lauren opened up about her daughter’s situation, writing that she was “born with a situation the place she can not break down protein” and is “lacking a essential enzyme within the urea cycle.”

“Lily Ann was hospitalized for her first month of life which result in her first nasogastric(NG) tube,” she continued. “It was essential for her get a certain amount of energy so her physique didn’t breakdown her personal muscle mass for protein. It allowed entry for fast meals and drugs supply. After months of feeding remedy, she was nonetheless unable to take bottles by mouth, in order that they moved ahead with a G-tube surgical procedure in December!”

She shared lovely photographs of Lily Ann post-surgery earlier this month.

“Our angel woman we couldn’t be extra in love or extra obsessed together with her!!” Lauren wrote within the publish’s caption. “And for many who keep in mind how nervous I used to be about her gtube – it’s been wonderful and so life saving for us!!”

Following the toddler’s passing, she shared on her Instagram Tales, per PEOPLE, that she and her husband have been “absolutely ready” for his or her daughter to solely dwell a couple of weeks or a month resulting from her situation.

Lauren shared data relating to Lily Ann’s memorial on her Instagram Tales, sharing that the funeral would happen on Monday, and could be livestreamed. She additionally supplied hyperlinks to the household’s GoFundMe in addition to Alive Hospice, which she stated “supplied Lily Ann with the utmost care, love, and compassion all through her 9 world-changing months on earth.” Lauren additionally supplied a hyperlink for many who want to donate to Vanderbilt Hospital, the place Lily Ann was hospitalized thrice.