less than a month later Olivia Plath (née Meigs) mourns the death of her 15-year-old brother Micah Meigs, remembering his legacy.
“I’ve rewritten this a few times because somehow I have no words, even though every possible emotion is swirling inside me,” welcome to plathville The star, 25, wrote her first post since her sibling’s passing via Instagram on Friday, May 19. “Micah Titus, you will always be in my heart. You were worth so much, and I don’t think you knew how much you are loved. I will miss your laugh.
Plath continued: “For many years I was not allowed to meet my younger brother Micah because, as an adult, I have chosen a non-religious, different life path than my parents. I can’t stop thinking about all the memories we never got to have and how I missed the last few years of his life.
one of the photographers leader And karen meggs10 kids, growing up with a series of strict rules like her now-husband, ethan plathWhom he married in 2018. (Olivia also nodded along with her mother-in-law, Kim PlathBefore they married when she and Ethan, 25, were seeking to get away from the family’s compound and lifestyle to have a baby.)
“Growing up in a large family, the older children often become like parents to the younger ones. Mika was my baby; I was 9 years old when he was born and I remember that day like yesterday,” Olivia recalled on Friday. “I potty-trained her, taught her to read, carried her around on my hip and then piggy-back style, and felt largely responsible for her. I often felt upset as an adult when I was a child, but now I will always cherish those sweet memories because they are all I have. Baby Tika Mitus, we kids used to call him.”
Olivia confirmed via her Instagram Story on 4 May that her younger brother had died, revealing she intended to take a social media hiatus to seek “clarity and space to grieve” .
Micah — who was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at birth after suffering a brachial plexus injury — was struck by a car while riding his electric bike in Virginia earlier this month. The teenager died on the spot.
“Mika was just 15 years old and died in a tragic accident. Life is not promised; hug your loved ones a little tighter today Olivia ended her social media tribute by saying that her family requested donations be made to the Brachial Plexus Foundation in lieu of flowers.
local news outlet Roanoke Times It reported earlier this month that the Micah incident was being investigated by police, but no further updates have been provided.