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In January, North Carolina journalist Billy Ball, managing editor of Cardinal and Pine, tragically and unexpectedly lost his 6-year-old son. Grieving the loss of his child was devastating enough, but it’s what happened next that created a whole new level of grief.
After posting his son’s obituary on social media, Ball started getting hate mail and messages claiming he had killed his son by giving him a vaccine.
Tim sat down with Ball to talk about his loss, dealing with online trolls, what can be done in these situations and, importantly, we wrap up with some delightful stories about his son, 6-year-old Jackson Ball.
By Spectrum News 14.7
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In January, North Carolina journalist Billy Ball, managing editor of Cardinal and Pine, tragically and unexpectedly lost his 6-year-old son. Grieving the loss of his child was devastating enough, but it’s what happened next that created a whole new level of grief.
After posting his son’s obituary on social media, Ball started getting hate mail and messages claiming he had killed his son by giving him a vaccine.
Tim sat down with Ball to talk about his loss, dealing with online trolls, what can be done in these situations and, importantly, we wrap up with some delightful stories about his son, 6-year-old Jackson Ball.

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