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Snoop Doggis sending love to his daughterCori Broadusamid a difficult time for their family.
On Saturday, Broadus announced that her and her fiancé Wayne Deuce's 10-month-old baby girl Codi Dreaux — who was born three months premature — died on Jan. 26, just 20 days after coming home from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
"Monday, I lost the love of my life," Broadus wrote on herInstagram Story, alongside a photo of her holding the baby. "My Codi."
Deuce shared his own tribute to his late daughter, posting a photo of himself holding the bundled baby with the caption, "I been the saddest since u left me Codi Dreaux. But I know u at peace. Daddy will always love you."
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Hours later, Snoop Dogg addressed the tragic news of his granddaughter's death, sharing a photo of himself alongside Cori, 26, and his sons, Corde, 31, and Cordell, 28,on Instagram. Snoop shared no words but captioned the post with a heart and the prayer hands emoji.
Cordell also took to social media with a tribute to his sister, reposting the family photo with the caption, "Lil sis, we got you forever."
Broadus first announced that she was expecting a daughter in December 2024. Two months later, she revealed that Codiwas born prematurely, six months into her pregnancy.
"The princess arrived at 6 months," she captioned the post. "I've cried and cried, I've compared and compared, blaming myself because I wasn't able to give her all that she needed. But no matter what God always shows me that He got me!"
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In subsequent social media posts, Broadus shared that her baby was delivered via C-section after doctors told her she was developing HELLP syndrome, a rare obstetric emergency characterized by hemolysis (the process of red blood cell destruction), elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets.
The "life-threatening pregnancy complication" is "very severe and can even cause death if untreated," Broadus told followers at the time. Baby Codi ended up spending 10 months in the NICU before arriving home in early January.
Throughout that period, Cori documented her time as a NICU mother, getting candid with followers about the complications that arose following her daughter's birth.
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She also opened up toUs Weeklyabout the experience in September, praising her daughter's resilience in the middle of the long hospital stay.
"That girl is so feisty. That's a feisty girl. She just has so much character," Broadus shared. "The doctors and nurses always tell me, 'Your baby got her mind. She's smart. She's alert. She knows what's going on. She can hear. She can see. Yeah, the circumstances are not what you thought they would be, but it could be worse.' That girl is just a sweet little firecracker."
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Broadus celebrated Codi's release from NICU on Jan. 6. "She's home," she announced on Instagram. "Thank you for every prayer, every message, every ounce of love."
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