Granger Smith

Granger Smith and his wife, Amber, will never know how their 3-year-old son River managed to gain entry into their home’s fenced pool, which led to his accidental drowning. But there are many things that the couple has learned in the year since they lost their little boy — perhaps, most soberingly, that drowning is the No. 1 cause of accidental injury death among children ages 1 to 4.  “It’s not that that could have changed our outcome,” the 40-year-old Texas artist tells PEOPLE, “but it would have been good to have heard more about it.”  Adds Amber, 38: “It should definitely be talked about.” And so the Smiths are talking, speaking out with the hope that their loss will help prevent similar tragedies.  Read the full story HERE.
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It’s been a year since Granger Smith lost his 3-year-old son, River, to a drowning accident, and the country singer now says, “I feel like I’ve died” — and, he adds, “It’s not a bad thing that that ‘me’ died. In fact, I think it’s all good. It’s only good.”  The 40-year-old Texan tells PEOPLE he feels like he’s “truly shed layers. I feel wiser. I feel more in tune spiritually. I feel more aware of our present moment and the value in the present moment, the value in the current breath that we have.”  Still, that doesn’t mean he wouldn’t trade this hard-won rebirth in a heartbeat to have a different outcome to the darkest day of his life.  Read the full story HERE.
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