“16 and Pregnant”'s Whitney Purvis Admits She's Having a 'Hard Time' After Death of Son Weston, Asks Followers to 'Continue to Pray'

Whitney Purvis is asking for support pursuing a devastating loss.

After announcing connected Monday, June 2, that her 16-year-old boy Weston had died, nan 16 and Pregnant star, 33, shared a new station connected Facebook and noted that she's been appreciative of each nan support she's received successful nan past fewer days.

"Thank you everyone for reaching out, [and for the] benignant comments and messages," she wrote. "It intends much than you know."

"I americium having a difficult clip being connected my telephone correct now but I will respond to you soon," continued Purvis. "Please proceed to believe for our family during this devastating tragedy."

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Purvis announced connected June 2 that her boy had died successful an emotional Facebook post. “This is truthful difficult to write. My beautiful son, Weston has passed away. He was only 16 years old. Life is truthful sadistic and unfair. I conscionable dont understand. Oh my babe is gone and I don't cognize what to do pinch myself,” her announcement began.

"He was truthful perfect. This is really my worst nightmare travel true. How do you spell connected successful life aft losing a child? I'm successful disbelief, this cannot beryllium happening. I don't want it to beryllium real,” she wrote. “I would do thing conscionable to clasp him. Words conscionable can't picture nan symptom I americium feeling.”

She continued, “I emotion you truthful much, Weston Owen Gosa. God, I emotion you truthful much. You are my heart. I was truthful proud of nan young man you were becoming. I conscionable can't spell connected without you. Rest successful Peace, my angel. You are gone excessively soon. April 2, 2009 - June 2, 2025.”

Weston's stepmom Amy Gosa besides shared a post connected Facebook and said that nan family had ordered an autopsy to look into nan teenager's origin of death.

"Its [sic] really difficult to constitute this but this greeting small Weston passed away," Gosa, Weston's stepmom, wrote.

"We do not cognize nan cause, they will do an autopsy soon but each we cognize is we sewage up this greeting astir 7 americium and tried to aftermath him up," she continued. "He was not breathing, we attempted cpr and called an ambulance. The paramedics attempted it arsenic good and took him to nan infirmary successful Gordon County wherever he was pronounced dead."

"He had respective wellness issues arsenic good arsenic diabetes," said Gosa. "We are wholly heartbroken and successful shock. It was truthful unexpected."

Whitney and Weston Sr. welcomed their boy connected April 2, 2009, during nan first play of nan MTV show, 16 and Pregnant. The mates collapsed up and past rekindled earlier giving commencement to their 2nd son, River, successful 2014. After welcoming River, they collapsed up again.

In nan years since their relationship, Whitney mislaid custody of some boys. She was arrested successful 2024 for allegedly failing to make kid support payments, per TMZ.