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Jim Kelly is remembering his son Hunter on the 20-year anniversary of his death.
The 65-year-old Hall of Fame quarterback, who spent his entire 11-year NFL career with the Buffalo Bills, per ESPN, shares two daughters — Erin and Camryn — with his wife of 29 years, Jill Kelly.
The couple also share a son Hunter, who died of Krabbe disease on Aug. 5, 2005. He was 8 years old.
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“Words are simply not enough to express how my heart is today,” Jim Kelly wrote in a caption on Instagram alongside photos of him and Hunter.
“So many things going in and out of my mind especially this last month. I can only reach out and ask people for prayers,” he added in the Aug. 5 post.
In the final slide, Jim and Jill Kelly are seen wearing black t-shirts with “Hunter” written on them.
“Hunter, I can’t wait for the day that I get to join you in heaven. But I have a lot of loving to do right here at Home. I MISS YOU HB,” he continued.
Jill Kelly also took to Instagram to post a tribute for her son Hunter.
“How can it be 20 years without Hunter? How can it feel like just yesterday and a million days ago? How did we walk through that heartbreak and survive?” she wrote in the caption.
“Not a single day has passed without thinking of Hunter, missing him and wishing he was here,” she added.
Hunter, who shares a birthday with his father, was born on Feb. 14, 1997. At the time, he was diagnosed with Krabbe Leukodystrophy.
According to the Cleveland Clinic, Krabbe disease “is a rare, inherited condition that affects the myelin that covers and protects your nerve cells, causing neurological issues.”
It occurs in about 1 per 250,000 live births in the United States, per the Cleveland Clinic. There’s currently no known cure for the disease.
Despite being given no more than three years to live at the time of his diagnosis, per ESPN, Hunter went on to live well beyond his eighth birthday.
He also inspired his parents to establish the Hunter’s Hope Foundation in 1997, per its official website.
The non-profit has raised millions of dollars to “address the acute need for information and research with respect to Krabbe Disease and related Leukodystrophies,” per its 2024 annual report.
It also strives to “support and encourage those afflicted and their families as they struggle to endure, adjust, and cope with the demands of these fatal illnesses,” per the report.
Jim Kelly’s tribute comes after another tragedy in the family
In July, Jim Kelly’s daughter, Erin, welcomed her first baby with her husband Parker Bean. Later that week, Jim Kelly took to Instagram with a heartbreaking update.
“Well, we need your prayers again,” he wrote in a July 14 Instagram post.
“We never imagined we would be here in this place of heartbreak and suffering again. Please pray for our daughter Erin, her husband Parker, and their precious newborn baby boy,” he added.
Jim Kelly didn’t elaborate on the details, but clarified that his grandson was born with “unexpected medical complications.”
The family has kept their fans in the loop ever since, with Jim Kelly’s latest update coming on Aug. 3.
“Watching Erin and Parker walk through this is heartbreaking,” he wrote in the caption. “It puts everything in perspective and reminds us again and again that we are not in control.”
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“The doctors have decided to pause any changes until August 11th, to give Little Bean time to grow, rest, and get stronger,” he added. “They’re holding off on taking him off his medication until then.”
