General Hospital’s Kristina Wagner Honors Late Son Harrison on Birthday 6 Months After His Death: ‘He Is Missed’

01.12.2022 - 23:55 / usmagazine.com

Keeping his memory alive. General Hospital alum Kristina Wagner reflected on her grief while celebrating late son Harrison Wagner‘s birthday.

“Sometimes I feel like a pinned butterfly. There’s no second chance. There’s no see-him-again. There’s no nothing. He’s not coming back. It’s final. But life goes on,” the soap star, 60, wrote via Instagram on Thursday, December 1, alongside a video Harrison dancing and goofing around at a shopping center. “How do I spend the rest of my own without Harrison in it? What does it mean to be “all right” after the death of your child, your blood? The pain will never go away.”

Kristina added that the pain was especially difficult on what would have been his 28th birthday. “I had the privilege to know him for 27 incredible years,” the Hotel alum continued, describing Harrison as “larger than life” with “vulnerability and compassion” under the surface. “He understood his own defects and worked hard to turn them around, to strengthen his positive attributes. He was a good listener and stood up for others when they couldn’t speak for themselves. He is missed.”

She concluded her post with a note to other parents grieving the loss of their children: “May you find peace. Let’s stick around and see what’s in store for our extraordinary lives.”

Kristina shared Harrison — who was found dead in June after a lengthy battle with addiction — and son Peter, 31, with ex-husband Jack Wagner. The pair split in 2006 after 13 years of marriage. The When Calls the Heart actor, 62, is also father to daughter Kerry, 34, from a past relationship.

The Wagners have long been open about their youngest son’s struggles with substance abuse, with Jack revealing in July 2016 that Harrison had gone missing for several days.