| David Grant | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Days of our Lives | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Unnamed Child Actor (one episode in 2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Current status | Former; Guest | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | June 19, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | June 19, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cause/reason | Died | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Created by | Ron Carlivati | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Ken Corday, Albert Alarr and Greg Meng | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Profile | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Namesake(s) | David Banning Abe Carver | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ethnicity | African-American English-American | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Gender | Male | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 19, 2018 (on screen) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | June 19, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cause of death | Stillbirth | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Salem, Illinois (at time of death) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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David Abraham Grant was a character from the soap opera Days of Our Lives.
David is the baby that Lani Price and Eli Grant lost.
Background
David Grant parents Eli Grant and Lani Price Grant
Lani Price Grant ran into Eli Grant, and confided in him. Eli was furious, and during the conversation he revealed he had fallen for her a long time ago. To suppress their pain Eli and Lani ended up sleeping together. Lani was filled with regret, but Eli felt there was nothing wrong only to find out later that Gabi Hernandez had stayed with J.J. Deveraux because he had been planning to commit suicide.
In January 10, 2018; Lani discovers she is pregnant with Eli's baby and considers abortion without letting Eli and JJ know, only confiding in Kayla Brady Johnson about the child not being JJ's. Later, JJ finds out about her pregnancy, thinking the baby is his and convinces her not to abort the child. She keeps the truth from JJ about the baby not being his, but confesses to Eli about the baby being his after his mother Valerie Grant threatens her to.
Storylines
David is born stillborn.
Gabi Hernandez learns about Eli and Lani's fling and threatens to out Lani unless she helps clear her for murdering Andre DiMera. At Gabi's trial, J.J. Deveraux learned the truth and stormed out in a fit of rage. Lani goes into premature labor and ends up having a C-section due to the Placentia ruptured and unfortunately the baby oxygen was cutting off and was declared stillborn when he was born and Eli told Lani their son was stillborn and didn't make it and Lani was heartbroken with grief and anger.
Elani mourns their stillborn son David Grant.
When they hold their stillborn son they decide to name him David Abraham Grant after his paternal great-grandfather David Martin and paternal grandfather David Banning and maternal adopted grandfather Abe Carver.
Elani mourns their stillborn son David Grant for the last time.
Lani and Eli grieved their son David everyday and grew closer together and they are now currently married and gave David two full siblings twins Carver Grant and Jules Grant.