Whether singing to a crowd or jammin' at home, 9-year-old JJ Day was an entertainer."Whenever we had our friends over, he would always play along with us. He would always be making poses for the camera. He would always make us laugh," his sister, Morgan Day said. JJ's older sister, Madison said, "Potty humor, that was his favorite. He made jokes constantly ... He told me a few of his new year's resolutions, and one was to have more friends."The Mason third-grader, who wanted to be Mickey Mouse at Disney World one day, knew how to dominate a room. "His personality, it was explosive. It was so big," said his mother, Kristen Day. "He was our source of huge laughter." JJ's presence was always filled with love."He made sure that each of us knew that he loved us, and we loved him," Kristen Day said. JJ Day unexpectedly last Saturday. While his family still doesn't have answers about how he died, their focus is on how he lived. The term "Love like JJ" has spread through the community and on social media."I mean, he's everywhere," said his father, Jon Day. "He would want to be everywhere. He would want to be in everyone's face." Stories of JJ can fill a room with laughter, but words can't describe the pain in his family's hearts.The Days said they've found strength in their community and every person who has reached out to say they will try and love like JJ."We hear you. We see you and we feel you," Jon Day said."We feel the prayers. We feel the support. We absolutely feel it. I know my girls feel it too," Kristen Day said.The Days said they believe JJ was destined to change the world, and now, they will help him do so.A foundation, https://www.lovelikejj.org/ has been set up in his name. Services for JJ will be held Saturday. More information can be found here:https://www.muellerfunerals.com/obituary/jonathan-day?fbclid=IwAR3O4pWvceUTktN_0LfqJCr09vS9WeibptxuOQuief0fb4DtfrQdfWyKdbw

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'Truly a nightmare': 28-year-old in ICU for days battling COVID-19

Updated: 7:02 AM EDT Aug 8, 2021

A 28-year-old woman who caught COVID-19 and did not get a vaccine said getting the shot will be one of the first things she does when she is able and out of the hospital.Claire Pride, of Madison, Mississippi, said she was in the ICU at Baptist Hospital in Jackson for five nights while she battled COVID-19 for nearly two weeks."It was truly a nightmare that at points, I thought, 'I don't know that I'll wake up from this. It will be like this the rest of my life,'" said Pride.Pride said she did not have any underlying health conditions before she got sick. She said she did not think she would get the virus because of her age.Pride said, "I did have that mentality and I hate that I had to learn from my mistake."Pride said she plans to get an appointment to get vaccinated because she said she never wants to end up back in the hospital.

JACKSON, Miss. —

A 28-year-old woman who caught COVID-19 and did not get a vaccine said getting the shot will be one of the first things she does when she is able and out of the hospital.

Claire Pride, of Madison, Mississippi, said she was in the ICU at Baptist Hospital in Jackson for five nights while she battled COVID-19 for nearly two weeks.

"It was truly a nightmare that at points, I thought, 'I don't know that I'll wake up from this. It will be like this the rest of my life,'" said Pride.

Pride said she did not have any underlying health conditions before she got sick. She said she did not think she would get the virus because of her age.

Pride said, "I did have that mentality and I hate that I had to learn from my mistake."

Pride said she plans to get an appointment to get vaccinated because she said she never wants to end up back in the hospital.