General Hospital Alum Mourns the Death of His Girlfriend: ‘I Could Not Fathom the Amount of Pain You Were In’

Sometimes, tragedy strikes that’s so heartbreaking, there’s no easy way to begin. So we’ll just start by saying that we’re sure General Hospital alum Coby Ryan McLaughlin (ex-Shiloh) would appreciate it if you kept him in your thoughts and sent some love his way. The actor took to Instagram to share the news in an achingly heartfelt post that his girlfriend had passed away.

It was something that, he admitted, he’d tried sharing earlier, but he couldn’t quite do it, as it, understandably “felt too soon… I think it will always feel too soon…”

He then went on to write a note to his “beautiful beloved,” beginning with “The first thing I noticed about you was how you moved. Always in some sort of fluid motion… even when you were sitting still; always swaying to a melody that only you could hear. Music. I could feel it when you touched me. We moved as one. Always in step. Easy.”

The images he shared of their relationship were poetic and beautiful, as McLaughlin’s farewell invited us in to understand what made their love so special.

“My heart would explode with the love I felt for you,” McLaughlin continued. “My person. My friend. My beloved. I am utterly destroyed from your early departure. I could not fathom the amount of pain that you were in. I could not help you. I could not save you. I know there will be a light again somewhere, someday, but today I am completely empty, and my despair bottomless.”