Among the many tragedies resulting from the California fires, Shelley Sykes posted one of the most devastating on social media on Saturday.
Rory Sykes, a former child actor, is Sykes’s child.
She explained that Rory had cerebral palsy from birth, was blind, and had trouble walking.
“With surgeries and therapy, he overcame a lot to regain his sight and learn to walk,” she wrote in a post on X.He was nevertheless excited about going on a globe tour with me, from Africa to Antarctica, in spite of the discomfort.
According to his mother, Rory Sykes perished in the fires on January 8. He was only thirty-two. Furthermore, Shelley claims to have attempted to save her son, which adds to the tragedy of his passing.
She claimed that Rory owned a cottage on their 17-acre Malibu estate, and that because the water was turned off, she was unable to use a hose to extinguish the cinders that sprang to his roof.
All day long, not even the fifty courageous firefighters had water! She went on to say.
She said that because of her fractured arm, she was unable to lift and carry her son.
She told Australia’s 10 News First, “He said, ‘Mom, leave me.’ No mother can leave their child.” I was unable to lift him because I had a broken arm. I was unable to move him.
Prayers and well wishes were swiftly sent by admirers and followers.Her post and their replies are available here.
In 1998, Rory Sykes starred in the British television series Kiddy Kapers.
Additionally, he developed into a professional speaker who collaborated with the Cerebral Palsy Alliance and the Tony Robbins Foundation.