Overview
- Kim announced in Instagram videos on January 1 that Micah died on December 31 after 11 days in the hospital and asked for privacy as the family mourns.
- He said the flu led to sepsis, seizures and a coma, and MRI scans showed severe brain injury that physicians told the family was not medically recoverable.
- Across the two-week hospitalization, the family consulted legal, medical and ethical advisers while clinicians adjusted life-support measures.
- Kim’s updates drew wide attention online, with tens of millions of views and messages of support, including a comment from Gwen Stefani.
- A GoFundMe to help with medical and family expenses has topped about $350,000, with reports noting the loss occurred during a broader U.S. flu surge tracked by the CDC.