Hayden's dad is devastated by his loss and spoke out in an 11-minute video
Brad Hunstable from from Aledo, Texas, said Hayden, 12 "wasn't depressed" or "someone who moped around" before the COVID-19 pandemic.
But his young son suffered during as a result of the emergency stay home orders and school closures.
Reflecting on his loss, Hunstable refuted people's claims that the lockdown was "just like summer" for kids like Hayden, who were stuck at home and isolated from their peers.
"It's not like summer," an Hunstable said in an emotional YouTube video, where he describes how coronavirus killed his son "but not in the way you think."
"We have a social and emotional bubble that's about to burst," he said "I hope nobody ever feels this way, to see what I saw, and to feel this pain."
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He described his son as an 'incredible' kid
He described his son as an 'incredible' kid
Hayden's dad believes this tragedy would not have befallen their family if it wasn't for the virus and its consequences.
He recalled how Hayden struggled without the routine of school and seeing his friends.
An avid gamer, he was devastated when he accidentally broke his monitor - not to mention the fact that coronavirus had scuppered his birthday celebrations.
"I believe my son would be alive today if he had been at school," Hunstable said. "And that's not to discount massive suffering around the world because of this virus.
"I don't want my son and his memory to be the last mistake he ever made. Nobody wants that."
Instead, Hunstable said, he wants Hayden to be remembered for his "smile, heart, dedication, and tenacity."
The distraught dad started a new Facebook page and set up a website called "Hayden's Corner" to raise money for a mental health campaign.
It aims to help schools provide learning content focused on the social and emotional development of our youth and Create a Public Service Announcement campaign, educating kids and parents on responsible gaming and oversight from the parents and the gaming corporations.
The isolation from other children isn't good. The stupid mask thing isn't good... Even though they know its bullshit a good percentage of their friends will think it's real due to stupid parents.
Children that are hooked into "social media" are at an extreme risk. My children are not which is a blessing. Think of how confusing and frustrating this is for us adults who are capable of critical thought! Children staring at toxic devices all day would be pummeled with the legacy media propaganda 24x7.
Think of all the millions of children in abusive homes where school was a respite!
Insanity. Just pure insanity.