I remember being in so much denial as a kid, that I would just look for the videos that show he’s alive but hidden. Being 18 now, it’s really emotional how close we grew with bratayley and how quick we can all lose someone.
i remember watching those videos too… i had so much hope thinking he could still be out there but i was just to young to realize those were just rumors and he had been dead the whole time :/
it still gives me so much peace knowing that he didn't feel an ounce of pain. he was home, doing what he loved while surrounded by the people he loved and then simply fell asleep. the knowledge of him being gone will never fail to make my heart ache, but i will forever be grateful that he didn't have to suffer
Hopefully he didn’t feel much pain. He was up and about shortly before he was found. When it comes to sudden cardiac arrest, victims that are awake tend to feel sudden heart palpitations and exhaustion, sometimes discomfort or atleast that something is off quickly before they become unresponsive. It’s highly possible that he felt off during those initial seconds which explains why he was on the couch.
+fakelilymay Honestly, I get this to an extent, but how about we picture him as a Baseball Coach b/c I strongly believe that's where he'd be at this point in his life if he was still here with us. He had a love and passion for baseball so we could always imagine him being a baseball coach.
Yeah, I honestly think he’d look the same just taller. Puberty sure hit him like a train before he passed away. His voice had already deepened and a lot of his features had matured pretty fast.
This women just said “it’s sadder as years go by and I’m starting to forget more” oh mamamaaaaa. Don’t u worry there are millions of souls that really loved your boy…
i will forever miss Caleb… he was one of my first childhood crushes. he was such a sweet and loving individual. sometimes i cannot understand how bad things happen to incredible people. it hurts my heart that this family had to lose their first child. i hope the family and everyone in the comment section can heal to the best of their ability because of this tragedy. ❤
Same. Idk why I started thinking about him a few days ago but I remember how I was obsessed with their videos and I always tried to find information about it cause I was so worried about him. When I found out I was literally heartbroken
I always loved Caleb from the start and knew from a young age his future wife would be very blessed to have him. And thinking he never got the chance to get married and have a family makes me sad. I’ve been thinking about him lately. I think back to when it happened and what I was doing when I read the post. I had just gotten home from school and figured I would scroll through Instagram for a bit before taking a nap. When I saw the post I was shocked and heartbroken. And no I wasn’t able to take a nap after that because I was in a state of shock.
That’s so funny because I had a crush on him growing up back in the day hehehe! I agree with you when they say the good die young man is it not so true Caleb was such a light and never failed to make me laugh sometimes I go back and watch old videos and he still makes me crack up lol and he totally was a good person! I think about him still to! CANT believe he’d be 22 😢I’m 20 now but I like legit back in the day had an actual crush on him I thought he was so cute lol
I lost my first born son and she’s right, no other pain compares. I’ve lost a parent and while it hurts, we’re designed for it, it’s part of life. But you’re not supposed to lose a child. I struggled with alcoholism for a long time after my son died. I would fondly talk about him in public but inside I was hurting bad. She’s right, it’s never something you get over or accept.
caleb’s death was so hard for me as a 13 year old who watched this channel everyday for multiple years , we grew a sort of bond to this family. we seen annie and hayley as sisters and caleb as a brother. it was very hard to watch everything come crashing down. it was the end of a chapter for us. i still think about him and what he would be like now about 8 years later. my heart is with the family still.
I remember growing up with bratayley and when I first heard the news that he was really gone, I started to cry extremely hard because he was like the big brother out of Haley and Annie and he brought so much joy into the family to. Caleb will always be in a special place in my heart, and he will never be forgotten.❤
I was 8 when he passed away, I remember just bawling my eyes out for hours. Bratayley was my favorite TH-cam channel growing up (and the shaytards) and Caleb was just such a bright light!
for me, Caleb's death will always be one of those events where I remember exactly where I was when I found out. I was on holiday in the UK, in an Airbnb, on my bed, in a hidden room in the roof of the house we were staying in, scrolling through Instagram on my iPod Touch, when my feed suddenly refreshed and I saw that photo of Caleb with Hayley with a long caption. After reading it, my heart sank and my stomach dropped. I remember not being able to figure out what to do. I was in denial for the rest of the day (the rest of the trip for that matter). I remember going to out to dinner that night and having to pretend like it wasn't eating me up on the inside and that everything was okay. For the rest of that trip, including the plane ride home, I kept feeling like I was seeing him everywhere, only it never was him. Rest In Peace, Caleb.
Still to this day, I remember when the news broke out about Caleb I was searching for my bus back home in middle school when I read the news. I'm a sophomore in College now. It's crazy how fast time flies by.
I watched them everyday and their videos were the highlight of my day no matter how bad the day may have been it always felt better watching them and when I found out I was in school and my friend told me bc I hadn’t seen the post yet and I was in denial all day I didn’t wanna believe her I said she was lying and just pranking me or something so I waited till I got home to confirm and I cried so much the second I saw the post myself, I couldn’t believe it bc I had watched him in the video the day before and he was perfectly fine so I was just confused for so long bc I was pretty young I’m a freshman in college now and it still hurts to think about
I remember I was in school and after I had gotten out I checked my phone to see if they had uploaded any new videos then I remeber seeing the news and I thought it was fake at first
+Dylan21 Honestly, I remember watching this channel in bits and pieces when I was in high school. I had stopped watching it for quite a few years. Then, sometime within my early college years, I somehow came back to it and with 1 of the first 2 videos I watched, I'm thinking: "why do I recognize these girls?" basically having a deja vu moment. Also, 1 video I came back to was "Taking Him With Us Wherever we go." And as I'm watching that vlog of theirs, I knew something was missing and couldn't pin point it at the time. Then, I was thinking: "Didn't they have a brother?" having 0 clue what had happened to him. I remember one of the fans commented on that video why Katie never talked about him anymore (this was barely even a month after he passed away). Once I saw that comment, I'm like wait a minute, "what happened to Caleb?" and did some research on that. Idk abt. that time or not, but there had been times they would be abt. 2 weeks behind on uploading their vlogs. The "Taking Him with us wherever we go" shows that it was uploaded on October 30.
I remember too! I was sitting on my bed and it was a weekend so we didn’t have school. I was playing Xbox and my sister came running up stairs and told me I didn’t believe her till a couple days after when I figured out it was a hoax
This story gives me chills- I remember always wondering what exactly happened but obviously they didn’t share much detail so it’s crazy to hear it all in detail
It also just Clicked that Caleb was her FIRST baby. Really the only baby she had true one on one time with, that bond is one of a kind, I hurt for Katie & Jules and Hayley
I watched bratayley every day, it completely shocked me when he passed away. I couldn't watch them again, if I see a video of Caleb it still upsets me. Happy belated heavenly birthday Caleb, you still in many peoples thoughts.
I remember i couldn’t believe it, when i saw the news and everything i started crying on the spot i was 9 years old at the time and watching bratayley became a part of me which i grew up with, it took me a while to process he was dead that itself shows how much he meant to so many people and he still does, my heart goes to the family they’re very strong. Im 17 now and i sometimes still think about them and Caleb. He’s our reminder to appreciate each day and live it to the fullest🤍
I was 10 when Caleb passed and I had a crush on him growing up, I didn’t understand death but I knew he was gone. Being 18 now, I still miss him as he was apart of my childhood. I loved watching old videos of their family and I’m glad Caleb didn’t suffer from anything
i can not imagine how devastated the whole family feels and sydney and luke. some of us didn’t have healthy families/ households and after a long day we would get on our tablets and watch their videos and feel like we were a part of their family. it was as if we were with them the whole time, instead of watching their lives through the screen it felt like we were really watching them with our own eyes and we were experiencing their lives together. i just feel like we all know so much about them. this family is so strong. he would have been so beautiful, caring, loving, funny, and proud of his sisters today. i also wish he had more time with sydney, what they had felt so pure like a genuine connection. i really wish they ended up being together and living out their dreams just how they planned it that night. caleb was genuinely so beautiful his smile and his laugh was everything he knew how to lift and light up the room. i wish we got to see him he would have been so great. i’ll never get over how pure and loving he was. i wish we could have traded something for him. we all miss him sm
I used to watch them religiously as a kid but then I stopped because I grew out of that phase but I remember the exact day I found out he had passed. I remember the time of day, whose house I was at, and where I was sitting. I was in such shock especially because I’m only a year younger than him so it definitely became a core memory for me. God rest his beautiful soul and I genuinely wish his family nothing but the best.
i loved braytayley so much growing up, i remember looking through the videos not believing it. My heart aches thinking about him, he was so young. He will always have a special place in my heart he brought so much joy to the family it was never the same without him.
It’s absolutely heartbreaking to hear the story💔 I started to tear up🥺 we all miss Caleb so much, and he will always be in our hearts❤️ still today I watch bratayleys old videos, always when I’m feeling down, Caleb’s laugh is so heartwarming and I know we all miss that little baked potato 🥔❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Im 23 and I went to the book signing of Hayley. Katie was there and as I lost my son in 2018 I wanted to hug her and talk about it. Her saying here that she doesn’t mind Caleb’s name being said brings me comfort that if in future there is another meet & greet I can approach her and just tell her that she isn’t alone. Cause I didn’t for this reason, I didn’t wanted to make her uncomfortable
I was only 12 years old when he passed away, I was in denial and really wished they were pranking us. Unfortunately, they were not... I'm 20 now and I still get sad every time I remember this.
something that really stuck to me was “mention their name” YES! My mom lost her cousin this year to brain cancer and I think family members are scared to talk about her. But these loved ones are still apart of our lives and deserve to be talked about as if they are there and apart of the family. We have to keep their legacy going
This is something my family has always been so good at and it makes me so proud. We lost my uncle suddenly and horrifically when he was only 50. His kids were only 20, my mother only in her 40s... but we talk about him. We talk about all the things he would have been here for and just exactly what his reaction would be. How proud he'd be of his kids and his brand new granddaughter, that he would tease my mother for not yet being a grandmother even though all her kids are older. His comedic personality... "you know if Dan were here, you know exactly what he'd say to that....I can just hear him now." He was my dad's best friend even though he was my mom's older brother. My parents are divorced, yet my dad talks about Dan all the time... all the things they'd still be doing together... I hope your loved ones start talking about your loss; they all deserve to have their name mentioned :)
My little kid brain at the time of him passing was in so much denial. I just couldn’t believe it. Because we were the same age and I loved all the same things as him. I remember coming back home from school everyday and watching their daily videos :(
I was 9 when he passed. I was always a big fan of their channel, but i just now, this past year realized they were a coping mechanism as i felt i could relate to them. My grandfather passed the same year in December. I was a child and had no feeling. I was numb. I had to literally force tears at his funeral because i knew we were to be sad when someone we loved passed; but i was a kid and no idea what or how to grieve. I started watching more and more of their videos after that. I was in denial when i saw Caleb passed, but after going through loss, even if I hadn’t felt, or consciously felt sadness, I did and I coped through relating to their loss. I am about to turn 18 soon and it took me till this past year to allow myself to grieve my grandfather. I’ve grown as a person and honestly grew up with Jules and Hayley and Caleb. I occasionally will come across an older video of them and watch it and the nostalgia of being 7 and seeing Jules and Hayley flip around at gymnastics was my favorite part of my day. I miss Caleb and really sad he won’t share an earthly photo as a 21 year old. It has been a few months since his birthday, but Caleb, happy late heavenly birthday :)
I still remember the day it was announced that Caleb had passed away, it was such a sad day.. I related to Caleb so much since he had the same age as me and now I’m 21 and thinking that he would’ve been 21 also, just breaks my heart. Wow
i can't even imagine what they went through when the doctor told them that he passed away... thats sooo shocking for them omg like it makes me tear.. poor family.. Rest in peace beautiful Caleb forever remembered...
I’m a year older than Caleb. I was 14 when he passed and I was watching bratayley DAILY. You guys were such a huge part of my life coming from a majorly dysfunctional family. Thank you guys for all of the memories. I was devastated when I saw the video, my heart went out to you then and my heart still goes out to you now. I’m so sorry this happened.
I was so young when Caleb passed. It hit me so hard, i remember crying for days and praying that my family would not have to experience that pain. about a week later, my dad died from cardiac arrest. I was only 13... My grandma also passed close to that time... In some weird way in my 13 year old mind, I convinced myself that I was grieving with the Brataley family and i felt much less alone. Thank you guys for sharing so much on the internet throughout the years. You've helped people in ways you would never know.
Forever holding Caleb and the Bratayley fam close to my heart. So grateful they allowed us to see a glimpse into their lives, sharing their experiences and fun moments. It brings me comfort seeing Katie talk about Caleb and seeing the kids still post about him, it gives me comfort that they are still living their lives to the fullest even after such a loss. They are such a strong family (even if things have happened) ik they live on to make Caleb proud and I couldn’t be more happier for them rn!!!
I’ve been thinking of Caleb a lot lately. I still can’t think of him without tearing up. I lose it when I realize both of his sisters have outlived him. I hope Caleb wasn’t in any pain when he passed and if he was I hope it didn’t last long.
I remember I was in high school senior year and my heart drop when I saw the video. I watch y'all since the beginning and that day broke my heart. Mama of 2 now it's heartbreaking, we loveeee Katie and how she open up about it and it's hard ❤
She right you never get over it it’s been almost a year since my daughter has passed away and everyday it don’t get no easier i lost my mom and grandmother but it’s no pain like losing a child 😢
Being a fan of your channel I just couldn't believe that Caleb died. I couldn't wrap my head around it. I had just seen him in a video and he looked healthy and especially when it was from a heart problem, usually there are symptoms but not with this kind of heart disease. It runs rampant in our family too and I have it. I have had my kids checked and rechecked after Caleb passed and now I get them checked every year. I am so sorry for your loss. Caleb was a funny kid, funny haha and he was smart. I still think about this a lot. It's just so hard to believe that he was walking talking one minute and gone the next. Rest In Peace Caleb
i grew up with this youtube family and as a kid i felt like i was part of their family aswell i love my family as much as i love them and when caleb died i was in pain i was so heartbroken i would watch the videos of him every time i missed him and can’t lie i still do i just wish he was here with us and hope nobody forgets him he was the brightest star in my childhood and gave me lots of inspiration i love you caleb and hope you’re better in heaven 💗💗😭
I remember when it first happened people were blaming Katie and saying she didn't realise the signs, when it was evident in the vlog he was sick. TH-cam and social media is a horrible place, shame on anyone who blamed this poor woman.
my brother was murdered and seeing caleb had died just brought back all those memories of missing and grieving for him and i felt so sorry for them, especially his sisters. it feels horrible to lose a loved one let alone ur own sibling. him being the oldest, he was there for those 2 sisters their whole lives, i just know it was such a shock to get the info of ur brothers death. i had to stop watching their content afterwards as i had watched them when i was really young and learning about their brother kinda strayed me away from them. i dont even remember their names, i barely remembered the channel name, but i started watching them a little a few months ago to get the nostalgia. it really saddened me when after all these years, i come back and learn the husband had left. went from 5 to 3.
his death still wrecks me. wondering what he’d be like now… posting goofy videos/selfies, knowing he would’ve kept us all entertained during covid? it’s just sad, we was robbed. ‘loved you then loved you still, always have always will forever in our hearts’ caleb logan💜
I just learned about Caleb and.. although I don’t know him I miss him loads just knowing he was 13, sweet, caring and kinda cute.. he was the glue of the family keeping billy and katie together.. after he passed everything went downhill
This is so heartbreaking, I never knew he passed away from an illness due to it being hidden in most videos and him not being around in vlogs made me wonder and question his disappearance then again I was super young, now it'll be the New Years soon and I'm 18, going on 19. RIP Caleb, you will be missed.
Calebs passing happened 2 months after my mom’s passing. I remember having so much comfort in their videos after she passed. It was so much loss for my 12 year old self.
I grew up watching Bratayley, I watched every new episode everyday and Caleb was my fav. TH-camr. We were the same age and I felt super sad when I found out he passed away I was in shock and confused being 13 because I watched them since they first started their channel and I made a dedication video to him. It truly feels weird to this day and he impacted the lives of millions in the most positive ways. He was a good person.
I remember seeing the post about his passing it hit me in the heart I never knew what loss felt like but I was soo emotional I genuinely can’t imagine what they must have gone through I’m 18 now and my brother was Caleb’s age soo I made sure to appreciate him
its sad to see such a beautiful family is broken ...i used to watch them....caleb passed and the parents separated....they have been through a lot...may god give them all the blessings in the world ...Caleb would have became such a handsome man if he was still alive....the fact that the girls wish him happy birthday on social media every year filled my eyes with tears...they miss their brother so much.....he should be so proud of his sisters for they have achieved so far...RIP ur gonna be missed forever CALEB LOGAN LEBLANC.....i wish u were still here 💔
I remember the day I found out and being in absolute denial. I cried for days. I was constantly checking on the channel to find out more. I stopped watching them not long after cause it wasn’t same.
It would be so terrifying to have something like this run in your family and then to have children, knowing in the back of your head that this awful horrific thing is lurking and could potentially randomly just one day appear and change everything. So devastating. 💔
I grew up watching Bratayley. I watched since they had around 200-300,000 subscribers. Loved their family. The morning I opened instagram and saw the post announcing his death, I thought it couldn’t possibly be real. It had to be a cruel prank. It was shocking. I remember watching his memorial service live from my home computer. I was 14, a year older than he was.
I can remember watching that video finding out he pasted away I have always watched them and I’m so sorry for you loss but he’s in a great place now and may be rest in peace .
I rember watching there family's TH-cam channel and I rember calab smile and his his personality just ligt up the room I remaber having a smile on my face when evey I watched there youtube channel it just made my day that much brighter
I remember the day i knew he died, i was in middle school and then i went to my house and saw the video. I’m mexican and at that time i was like 11 or 12 years old and i didn’t understand the 100% of the videos because i speak spanish, but i remember trying my best to understand it, i was so sad. I still remember Caleb everyday of my life and i can’t get over it. It’s just so sad and unfair :(
I was at a family members house. Me and my brother were in the lounge room, he was scrolling through instagram at the time, and that’s when he told me about the post announcing caleb’s passing. I didn’t cry.. i didn’t say a word. If anything, I was just completely shocked and in utter disbelief. I was 9/10ish at the time, and i had never experienced a death of someone i “knew” before, so i didn’t quite know how to process it. Bratayley felt like an online second family to me. Whenever i felt sad about what my family was putting me through, i’d watch their videos and i suddenly felt safe again. I’ll never forget the happiness their videos brought me, especially caleb with his goofy but loving personality. He’d be the same age as my brother now. Rest in heavenly peace, caleb 🤍🕊️.
I remember the year it was announced about his death I was so sad for them! I’m only 2 years younger than him if he was still here, I can’t imagine what they’re still going through 😢
I feel so bad for the Family especially Jules and Hayley that was there Brother If that was my Brother I would have been tearing up by now I feel so sad for all of them Thank you guys for 45 Likes
I can’t stop crying on how he passed and that he passed I would watch them all day everyday and I feel so bad that he passed away and it hurts me for them 😊
Caleb was my first death that really hit me, i had a panic attack when i saw the last video of him of “the day before caleb died” i cried so much, i never felt so much pain i was only 10 im pretty sure and it was just horrible.
I remember watching it not even a few hours after it started getting posted... I went back and watched every video with him in it. It was so hard to believe....
Today; July 13th, Caleb would be celebrating his 21st Birthday. Happy heavenly birthday Caleb💕💕
Happy Heavenly Birthday Bubba 💜
Happy birthday caleb ❤
He would be legal age for drinking 😢
Happy birthday Caleb ❤ we love you
@@Saraa89764 ikr 😢
I remember being in so much denial as a kid, that I would just look for the videos that show he’s alive but hidden. Being 18 now, it’s really emotional how close we grew with bratayley and how quick we can all lose someone.
i remember watching those videos too… i had so much hope thinking he could still be out there but i was just to young to realize those were just rumors and he had been dead the whole time :/
@@heartsfordnf i know, it’s so sad but now we realize it’s a part of life
@@emberssxx exactly ❤️
Same
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it still gives me so much peace knowing that he didn't feel an ounce of pain. he was home, doing what he loved while surrounded by the people he loved and then simply fell asleep. the knowledge of him being gone will never fail to make my heart ache, but i will forever be grateful that he didn't have to suffer
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Hopefully he didn’t feel much pain. He was up and about shortly before he was found. When it comes to sudden cardiac arrest, victims that are awake tend to feel sudden heart palpitations and exhaustion, sometimes discomfort or atleast that something is off quickly before they become unresponsive. It’s highly possible that he felt off during those initial seconds which explains why he was on the couch.
@@MiatheHeartthrobdo you know who exactly from the family found him?
@@pizza6274I somewhat remember hearing it was one of the girls and their best friend.
@@BMarie774I believe it was billy. The girls were at gymnastics
Not being able to picture him as 21 is so upsetting ☹️
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+fakelilymay Honestly, I get this to an extent, but how about we picture him as a Baseball Coach b/c I strongly believe that's where he'd be at this point in his life if he was still here with us. He had a love and passion for baseball so we could always imagine him being a baseball coach.
@@cicicave1279 oh yea definitely ❤️🩹
I can…. Barely
Yeah, I honestly think he’d look the same just taller. Puberty sure hit him like a train before he passed away. His voice had already deepened and a lot of his features had matured pretty fast.
This women just said “it’s sadder as years go by and I’m starting to forget more” oh mamamaaaaa. Don’t u worry there are millions of souls that really loved your boy…
i will forever miss Caleb… he was one of my first childhood crushes. he was such a sweet and loving individual. sometimes i cannot understand how bad things happen to incredible people. it hurts my heart that this family had to lose their first child. i hope the family and everyone in the comment section can heal to the best of their ability because of this tragedy. ❤
Same. Idk why I started thinking about him a few days ago but I remember how I was obsessed with their videos and I always tried to find information about it cause I was so worried about him. When I found out I was literally heartbroken
I always loved Caleb from the start and knew from a young age his future wife would be very blessed to have him. And thinking he never got the chance to get married and have a family makes me sad. I’ve been thinking about him lately. I think back to when it happened and what I was doing when I read the post. I had just gotten home from school and figured I would scroll through Instagram for a bit before taking a nap. When I saw the post I was shocked and heartbroken. And no I wasn’t able to take a nap after that because I was in a state of shock.
That’s so funny because I had a crush on him growing up back in the day hehehe! I agree with you when they say the good die young man is it not so true Caleb was such a light and never failed to make me laugh sometimes I go back and watch old videos and he still makes me crack up lol and he totally was a good person! I think about him still to! CANT believe he’d be 22 😢I’m 20 now but I like legit back in the day had an actual crush on him I thought he was so cute lol
I lost my first born son and she’s right, no other pain compares. I’ve lost a parent and while it hurts, we’re designed for it, it’s part of life. But you’re not supposed to lose a child. I struggled with alcoholism for a long time after my son died. I would fondly talk about him in public but inside I was hurting bad. She’s right, it’s never something you get over or accept.
I am so sorry for your loss. Sending so much comfort your way.
Be gentle on yourself. Sending much love to you
God loves you
I'm really Sorry for your lost but how old he was
caleb’s death was so hard for me as a 13 year old who watched this channel everyday for multiple years , we grew a sort of bond to this family. we seen annie and hayley as sisters and caleb as a brother. it was very hard to watch everything come crashing down. it was the end of a chapter for us. i still think about him and what he would be like now about 8 years later. my heart is with the family still.
100% I feel like this!!! Every day I would check to see if there was anything! X
I remember growing up with bratayley and when I first heard the news that he was really gone, I started to cry extremely hard because he was like the big brother out of Haley and Annie and he brought so much joy into the family to. Caleb will always be in a special place in my heart, and he will never be forgotten.❤
I was 8 when he passed away, I remember just bawling my eyes out for hours. Bratayley was my favorite TH-cam channel growing up (and the shaytards) and Caleb was just such a bright light!
Yesss shaytards love them and our family nest
I’ll never forget watching them. I’ll never forget when he first passed away. So tragic. Such an amazing soul. Keep restin darlin. It’s been 10 years…
I cried so hard🥺
for me, Caleb's death will always be one of those events where I remember exactly where I was when I found out. I was on holiday in the UK, in an Airbnb, on my bed, in a hidden room in the roof of the house we were staying in, scrolling through Instagram on my iPod Touch, when my feed suddenly refreshed and I saw that photo of Caleb with Hayley with a long caption. After reading it, my heart sank and my stomach dropped. I remember not being able to figure out what to do. I was in denial for the rest of the day (the rest of the trip for that matter). I remember going to out to dinner that night and having to pretend like it wasn't eating me up on the inside and that everything was okay. For the rest of that trip, including the plane ride home, I kept feeling like I was seeing him everywhere, only it never was him. Rest In Peace, Caleb.
Still to this day, I remember when the news broke out about Caleb I was searching for my bus back home in middle school when I read the news. I'm a sophomore in College now. It's crazy how fast time flies by.
I watched them everyday and their videos were the highlight of my day no matter how bad the day may have been it always felt better watching them and when I found out I was in school and my friend told me bc I hadn’t seen the post yet and I was in denial all day I didn’t wanna believe her I said she was lying and just pranking me or something so I waited till I got home to confirm and I cried so much the second I saw the post myself, I couldn’t believe it bc I had watched him in the video the day before and he was perfectly fine so I was just confused for so long bc I was pretty young I’m a freshman in college now and it still hurts to think about
I remember I was in school and after I had gotten out I checked my phone to see if they had uploaded any new videos then I remeber seeing the news and I thought it was fake at first
+Dylan21 Honestly, I remember watching this channel in bits and pieces when I was in high school. I had stopped watching it for quite a few years. Then, sometime within my early college years, I somehow came back to it and with 1 of the first 2 videos I watched, I'm thinking: "why do I recognize these girls?" basically having a deja vu moment.
Also, 1 video I came back to was "Taking Him With Us Wherever we go." And as I'm watching that vlog of theirs, I knew something was missing and couldn't pin point it at the time. Then, I was thinking: "Didn't they have a brother?" having 0 clue what had happened to him. I remember one of the fans commented on that video why Katie never talked about him anymore (this was barely even a month after he passed away). Once I saw that comment, I'm like wait a minute, "what happened to Caleb?" and did some research on that. Idk abt. that time or not, but there had been times they would be abt. 2 weeks behind on uploading their vlogs. The "Taking Him with us wherever we go" shows that it was uploaded on October 30.
I remember too! I was sitting on my bed and it was a weekend so we didn’t have school. I was playing Xbox and my sister came running up stairs and told me I didn’t believe her till a couple days after when I figured out it was a hoax
This story gives me chills- I remember always wondering what exactly happened but obviously they didn’t share much detail so it’s crazy to hear it all in detail
It also just Clicked that Caleb was her FIRST baby. Really the only baby she had true one on one time with, that bond is one of a kind, I hurt for Katie & Jules and Hayley
I think about Caleb all the time. Like he was so sweet and caring towards everyone.
Even though Caleb passed a while it’s still just sad to think of. RIP Caleb 🥺
Same 🥺
LITERALLY
I watched bratayley every day, it completely shocked me when he passed away. I couldn't watch them again, if I see a video of Caleb it still upsets me. Happy belated heavenly birthday Caleb, you still in many peoples thoughts.
I remember i couldn’t believe it, when i saw the news and everything i started crying on the spot i was 9 years old at the time and watching bratayley became a part of me which i grew up with, it took me a while to process he was dead that itself shows how much he meant to so many people and he still does, my heart goes to the family they’re very strong. Im 17 now and i sometimes still think about them and Caleb. He’s our reminder to appreciate each day and live it to the fullest🤍
I was 10 when Caleb passed and I had a crush on him growing up, I didn’t understand death but I knew he was gone. Being 18 now, I still miss him as he was apart of my childhood. I loved watching old videos of their family and I’m glad Caleb didn’t suffer from anything
No grief could compare to that. And to have a sister with a shared experience is unbelievable
Gosh poor Katie, she’s been through so much. Cant imagine the pain she felt that day, that they all felt. 😢
i can not imagine how devastated the whole family feels and sydney and luke. some of us didn’t have healthy families/ households and after a long day we would get on our tablets and watch their videos and feel like we were a part of their family. it was as if we were with them the whole time, instead of watching their lives through the screen it felt like we were really watching them with our own eyes and we were experiencing their lives together. i just feel like we all know so much about them. this family is so strong. he would have been so beautiful, caring, loving, funny, and proud of his sisters today. i also wish he had more time with sydney, what they had felt so pure like a genuine connection. i really wish they ended up being together and living out their dreams just how they planned it that night. caleb was genuinely so beautiful his smile and his laugh was everything he knew how to lift and light up the room. i wish we got to see him he would have been so great. i’ll never get over how pure and loving he was. i wish we could have traded something for him. we all miss him sm
I used to watch them religiously as a kid but then I stopped because I grew out of that phase but I remember the exact day I found out he had passed. I remember the time of day, whose house I was at, and where I was sitting. I was in such shock especially because I’m only a year younger than him so it definitely became a core memory for me. God rest his beautiful soul and I genuinely wish his family nothing but the best.
i loved braytayley so much growing up, i remember looking through the videos not believing it. My heart aches thinking about him, he was so young. He will always have a special place in my heart he brought so much joy to the family it was never the same without him.
i can’t even begin to imagine having to go through everything katie has been through, she’s the strongest woman out there❤️❤️❤️
right? and also recently i have had a certain song stuck in my head and a certain somebody yelling in my ear "sing it" And im too terrified to.
I totally agree I admire that! 🩷🩷
It’s absolutely heartbreaking to hear the story💔 I started to tear up🥺 we all miss Caleb so much, and he will always be in our hearts❤️ still today I watch bratayleys old videos, always when I’m feeling down, Caleb’s laugh is so heartwarming and I know we all miss that little baked potato 🥔❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
it still hasn’t sunk in that he’s passed away he’s forever alive in my heart 💜
Im 23 and I went to the book signing of Hayley. Katie was there and as I lost my son in 2018 I wanted to hug her and talk about it. Her saying here that she doesn’t mind Caleb’s name being said brings me comfort that if in future there is another meet & greet I can approach her and just tell her that she isn’t alone. Cause I didn’t for this reason, I didn’t wanted to make her uncomfortable
I was only 12 years old when he passed away, I was in denial and really wished they were pranking us. Unfortunately, they were not... I'm 20 now and I still get sad every time I remember this.
It's so sad that her sister lost her son as well, RIP to both of them
something that really stuck to me was “mention their name” YES! My mom lost her cousin this year to brain cancer and I think family members are scared to talk about her. But these loved ones are still apart of our lives and deserve to be talked about as if they are there and apart of the family. We have to keep their legacy going
This is something my family has always been so good at and it makes me so proud. We lost my uncle suddenly and horrifically when he was only 50. His kids were only 20, my mother only in her 40s... but we talk about him. We talk about all the things he would have been here for and just exactly what his reaction would be. How proud he'd be of his kids and his brand new granddaughter, that he would tease my mother for not yet being a grandmother even though all her kids are older. His comedic personality... "you know if Dan were here, you know exactly what he'd say to that....I can just hear him now." He was my dad's best friend even though he was my mom's older brother. My parents are divorced, yet my dad talks about Dan all the time... all the things they'd still be doing together... I hope your loved ones start talking about your loss; they all deserve to have their name mentioned :)
My little kid brain at the time of him passing was in so much denial. I just couldn’t believe it. Because we were the same age and I loved all the same things as him. I remember coming back home from school everyday and watching their daily videos :(
Is that you in your pfp? You looked so much like Caleb too, this really sucks to happen. I am a year older than Hayley 💔
I was 9 when he passed. I was always a big fan of their channel, but i just now, this past year realized they were a coping mechanism as i felt i could relate to them. My grandfather passed the same year in December. I was a child and had no feeling. I was numb. I had to literally force tears at his funeral because i knew we were to be sad when someone we loved passed; but i was a kid and no idea what or how to grieve. I started watching more and more of their videos after that. I was in denial when i saw Caleb passed, but after going through loss, even if I hadn’t felt, or consciously felt sadness, I did and I coped through relating to their loss. I am about to turn 18 soon and it took me till this past year to allow myself to grieve my grandfather. I’ve grown as a person and honestly grew up with Jules and Hayley and Caleb. I occasionally will come across an older video of them and watch it and the nostalgia of being 7 and seeing Jules and Hayley flip around at gymnastics was my favorite part of my day. I miss Caleb and really sad he won’t share an earthly photo as a 21 year old. It has been a few months since his birthday, but Caleb, happy late heavenly birthday :)
I still remember the day it was announced that Caleb had passed away, it was such a sad day.. I related to Caleb so much since he had the same age as me and now I’m 21 and thinking that he would’ve been 21 also, just breaks my heart. Wow
i can't even imagine what they went through when the doctor told them that he passed away... thats sooo shocking for them omg like it makes me tear.. poor family.. Rest in peace beautiful Caleb forever remembered...
I’m a year older than Caleb. I was 14 when he passed and I was watching bratayley DAILY. You guys were such a huge part of my life coming from a majorly dysfunctional family. Thank you guys for all of the memories. I was devastated when I saw the video, my heart went out to you then and my heart still goes out to you now. I’m so sorry this happened.
I was so young when Caleb passed. It hit me so hard, i remember crying for days and praying that my family would not have to experience that pain. about a week later, my dad died from cardiac arrest. I was only 13... My grandma also passed close to that time... In some weird way in my 13 year old mind, I convinced myself that I was grieving with the Brataley family and i felt much less alone. Thank you guys for sharing so much on the internet throughout the years. You've helped people in ways you would never know.
I am 21, I feel like I grew up with caleb and it’s so heartbreaking to this day to hear!!
Caleb's passing has crushed me for years since it happened. Just so tragic.
why r so many people acting like they knew him like why do u care that much🤣
@@user-pv4yfit's upsetting because a child lost their life
he was such a sweet and pure soul, may he rest in piece ❤️❤️
It really was so heartbreaking, I used to watch them when I was little
Forever holding Caleb and the Bratayley fam close to my heart. So grateful they allowed us to see a glimpse into their lives, sharing their experiences and fun moments. It brings me comfort seeing Katie talk about Caleb and seeing the kids still post about him, it gives me comfort that they are still living their lives to the fullest even after such a loss. They are such a strong family (even if things have happened) ik they live on to make Caleb proud and I couldn’t be more happier for them rn!!!
Ever since he gained wings, my hearts been broke, he really made a different in my life, even just as a viewer ❤
I’ve been thinking of Caleb a lot lately. I still can’t think of him without tearing up. I lose it when I realize both of his sisters have outlived him. I hope Caleb wasn’t in any pain when he passed and if he was I hope it didn’t last long.
sorry for your lose i was so upset when i found out he was gone i hope ur doing okay now
I couldn't believe it. I will never forget how in denial I was. I grew up with you guys and I will never forget Caleb.
This family is so unbelievably strong 🥹
I remember I was in high school senior year and my heart drop when I saw the video. I watch y'all since the beginning and that day broke my heart. Mama of 2 now it's heartbreaking, we loveeee Katie and how she open up about it and it's hard ❤
this is so sad... Happy heavenly birthday, Caleb
She right you never get over it it’s been almost a year since my daughter has passed away and everyday it don’t get no easier i lost my mom and grandmother but it’s no pain like losing a child 😢
Being a fan of your channel I just couldn't believe that Caleb died. I couldn't wrap my head around it. I had just seen him in a video and he looked healthy and especially when it was from a heart problem, usually there are symptoms but not with this kind of heart disease. It runs rampant in our family too and I have it. I have had my kids checked and rechecked after Caleb passed and now I get them checked every year. I am so sorry for your loss. Caleb was a funny kid, funny haha and he was smart. I still think about this a lot. It's just so hard to believe that he was walking talking one minute and gone the next. Rest In Peace Caleb
i grew up with this youtube family and as a kid i felt like i was part of their family aswell i love my family as much as i love them and when caleb died i was in pain i was so heartbroken i would watch the videos of him every time i missed him and can’t lie i still do i just wish he was here with us and hope nobody forgets him he was the brightest star in my childhood and gave me lots of inspiration i love you caleb and hope you’re better in heaven 💗💗😭
I remember when it first happened people were blaming Katie and saying she didn't realise the signs, when it was evident in the vlog he was sick. TH-cam and social media is a horrible place, shame on anyone who blamed this poor woman.
my brother was murdered and seeing caleb had died just brought back all those memories of missing and grieving for him and i felt so sorry for them, especially his sisters. it feels horrible to lose a loved one let alone ur own sibling. him being the oldest, he was there for those 2 sisters their whole lives, i just know it was such a shock to get the info of ur brothers death. i had to stop watching their content afterwards as i had watched them when i was really young and learning about their brother kinda strayed me away from them. i dont even remember their names, i barely remembered the channel name, but i started watching them a little a few months ago to get the nostalgia.
it really saddened me when after all these years, i come back and learn the husband had left. went from 5 to 3.
his death still wrecks me. wondering what he’d be like now… posting goofy videos/selfies, knowing he would’ve kept us all entertained during covid? it’s just sad, we was robbed. ‘loved you then loved you still, always have always will forever in our hearts’ caleb logan💜
I just learned about Caleb and.. although I don’t know him I miss him loads just knowing he was 13, sweet, caring and kinda cute.. he was the glue of the family keeping billy and katie together.. after he passed everything went downhill
This is so heartbreaking, I never knew he passed away from an illness due to it being hidden in most videos and him not being around in vlogs made me wonder and question his disappearance then again I was super young, now it'll be the New Years soon and I'm 18, going on 19.
RIP Caleb, you will be missed.
Calebs passing happened 2 months after my mom’s passing. I remember having so much comfort in their videos after she passed. It was so much loss for my 12 year old self.
Today, Caleb is 22 years old, happy birthday, buddy
so sad😭 and the leblanc girls Jules, Hayley, and Katie, im sure they grief and get sad once in a while
my sister told me and I was in disbelief. I had dreams about him and still do occasionally. I had the biggest crush on him when I was younger.
I was 10 when Caleb 10. He would’ve been 21 this year and he deserves to live. I’m 18 now. Rip Caleb
I grew up watching Bratayley, I watched every new episode everyday and Caleb was my fav. TH-camr. We were the same age and I felt super sad when I found out he passed away I was in shock and confused being 13 because I watched them since they first started their channel and I made a dedication video to him. It truly feels weird to this day and he impacted the lives of millions in the most positive ways. He was a good person.
Happy 21st birthday Caleb🎂🎈🎁 . So sorry for your loss. I cant imagine what you been though. Sending lots of love from nz 😢❤
Growing up I used to watch them all the time. When Caleb passed away I couldn’t keep watching.
I remember seeing the post about his passing it hit me in the heart I never knew what loss felt like but I was soo emotional I genuinely can’t imagine what they must have gone through I’m 18 now and my brother was Caleb’s age soo I made sure to appreciate him
its sad to see such a beautiful family is broken ...i used to watch them....caleb passed and the parents separated....they have been through a lot...may god give them all the blessings in the world ...Caleb would have became such a handsome man if he was still alive....the fact that the girls wish him happy birthday on social media every year filled my eyes with tears...they miss their brother so much.....he should be so proud of his sisters for they have achieved so far...RIP ur gonna be missed forever CALEB LOGAN LEBLANC.....i wish u were still here 💔
I remember the day I found out and being in absolute denial. I cried for days. I was constantly checking on the channel to find out more. I stopped watching them not long after cause it wasn’t same.
It would be so terrifying to have something like this run in your family and then to have children, knowing in the back of your head that this awful horrific thing is lurking and could potentially randomly just one day appear and change everything. So devastating. 💔
I grew up watching Bratayley. I watched since they had around 200-300,000 subscribers. Loved their family. The morning I opened instagram and saw the post announcing his death, I thought it couldn’t possibly be real. It had to be a cruel prank. It was shocking. I remember watching his memorial service live from my home computer. I was 14, a year older than he was.
I can remember watching that video finding out he pasted away I have always watched them and I’m so sorry for you loss but he’s in a great place now and may be rest in peace .
Are used to watch and I came across for real. I just started crying. I cannot believe that that happened.
I remember being little and crying :'( up to this day he's still missed., His death was so tragic it makes me sad up to this day :'(
I hope he Caleb releases how loved he is we will always love him💙💙💙
You don’t know me, and I just saw this on my TH-cam feed, I’d like to say thank you for your kind words and comments, very nice. Thank you 🙏- Thomas
I am so sorry for Katie’s loss. When I found out he died I was so sad. Coming from someone with HCM it’s a scary thing.
Caleb will always be missed , we love you baked potato ❤
I rember watching there family's TH-cam channel and I rember calab smile and his his personality just ligt up the room I remaber having a smile on my face when evey I watched there youtube channel it just made my day that much brighter
Been watching them ever since I can’t it’s just so heartbreaking 💔 literally my childhood there
I remember the day i knew he died, i was in middle school and then i went to my house and saw the video.
I’m mexican and at that time i was like 11 or 12 years old and i didn’t understand the 100% of the videos because i speak spanish, but i remember trying my best to understand it, i was so sad.
I still remember Caleb everyday of my life and i can’t get over it. It’s just so sad and unfair :(
Rip caleb. Happy heavenly birthday, Caleb
Happy heavenly 21st birthday caleb💜🕊 you're so missed.
Happy heavenly birthday Caleb we all miss you ❤❤
I was at a family members house. Me and my brother were in the lounge room, he was scrolling through instagram at the time, and that’s when he told me about the post announcing caleb’s passing. I didn’t cry.. i didn’t say a word. If anything, I was just completely shocked and in utter disbelief. I was 9/10ish at the time, and i had never experienced a death of someone i “knew” before, so i didn’t quite know how to process it. Bratayley felt like an online second family to me. Whenever i felt sad about what my family was putting me through, i’d watch their videos and i suddenly felt safe again. I’ll never forget the happiness their videos brought me, especially caleb with his goofy but loving personality. He’d be the same age as my brother now. Rest in heavenly peace, caleb 🤍🕊️.
HAPPY HEAVENLY BIRTHDAY CALEB
forever 13❤
I remember the year it was announced about his death I was so sad for them! I’m only 2 years younger than him if he was still here, I can’t imagine what they’re still going through 😢
Happy Birthday Caleb! We are all thinking of you 💚
I feel so bad for the Family especially Jules and Hayley that was there Brother If that was my Brother I would have been tearing up by now I feel so sad for all of them Thank you guys for 45 Likes
I can’t stop crying on how he passed and that he passed I would watch them all day everyday and I feel so bad that he passed away and it hurts me for them 😊
I remember not believing it at first! It broke my heart for you all! ❤miss seeing you on TH-cam
Caleb was my first death that really hit me, i had a panic attack when i saw the last video of him of “the day before caleb died” i cried so much, i never felt so much pain i was only 10 im pretty sure and it was just horrible.
Happy heavenly birthday, Caleb. We all miss and love you. Especially your family.
I remember watching it not even a few hours after it started getting posted... I went back and watched every video with him in it. It was so hard to believe....
thinking abt this makes me sob he was such a beautiful person
Absolutely heartbreaking my family also carries this disease I’m a carrier of it so understand 💖
So I understand * 💖
Pray psalms 91 over you and your family EVERYDAY
happy birthday to Katie! 🥳
also, rest in peace heaven, Caleb. ❤️
Happy heavenly birthday 🆑 u will always be remember and missed 🙏🏻💗🎂
i actually played his team in baseball a few times. was sad to hear that he passed back then
Happy Heavenly Birthday Caleb u will be missed ❤️🕊️
Happy Birthday Caleb ❤ never forgotten ❤