A mom in the nation's heartland is begging for help in locating her late son’s stuffed animal after it was lost on a recent family vacation.

Liz Atkinson is an emergency room nurse from and the mother of six-year-old son Sebastyan and late son Gabryel. 

Gabryel was born at just 31 weeks with a chromosomal anomaly that caused a throughout the seven years of his young life. 

"He had a skull reconstruction, a palate surgery, the right middle lobe of his lung removed, multiple airway surgeries … things [from]head to toe," Atkinson told Fox News Digital about Gabryel's health battle.

On April 9, 2022, Gabryel passed away after years of health complications related to the chromosomal anomaly, his mother shared.

When Gabryel was born, he was placed in the hospital's NICU — and Atkinson was given a baby shower at the hospital, she said.

"Bruce the elephant has had multiple baths, had the vibrating mechanism replaced and has been with the Atkinson family through it all."

One of the shower attendees gave the child a colorful that would vibrate and play music — something that instantly relaxed him, said his mom.

Gabryel was very attached to the stuffed animal, Atkinson also said — and named it Bruce.

"From there on and ever since, it’s been in bed with Gabryel every night," she said. 

Throughout the years, Bruce the elephant has had multiple baths.

It's had its vibrating mechanism replaced and has through it all, said Atkinson.

So when the family decided to take a trip to Florida — a trip they were unable to take while Gabryel was alive — there was no question that Bruce the stuffed animal would come along.

Bruce went on every trip the family took. The plan was to bring it along for comfort as they continue to mourn the loss of Gabryel.

At the last minute, Atkinson decided to put some of Gabryel’s ashes in the back of the stuffed animal. 

"The intention of bringing Bruce wasn’t necessarily to bring him everywhere with us," she said. 

"It was just the fact that he was going to be coming along on the trip and staying in the hotel rooms," she added.