The statement began with a single, devastating sentence, “We are shattered,” and goes on to explain that the family woke up on Wednesday to what she expressed was a “nightmare” and confirmed that their daughter, Lily, had passed away.

The message expressed deep grief and described the little girl as “the purist of beings,” and a child who brightened every space she entered.

Further context from the post revealed that Lily had a previously undetected brain mass. Lizzie wrote that her daughter showed no signs before her passing and that medical professionals only discovered the condition posthumously.