A Calgary couple found guilty in the death of their son say they feel a deep sorrow for his loss.
A jury found Jennifer and Jeromie Clark guilty last fall of criminal negligence causing death and failing to provide the necessaries of life.
The trial heard that 14-month-old John didn't see a doctor until the day before he died of a staph infection in November 2013.
Jennifer Clark has told a sentencing hearing that she can't explain the depths of the emptiness she felt after John's death.
She says she and her baby were together every day and were inseparable.
Her husband told court he'll never get over the loss and he feels remorse.
"I can never get over the fact that John doesn't get to be a man. He doesn't get to be a teenager riding around on his bike with friends, throwing rocks in the river and stuff," Jeromie Clark told Justice Paul Jeffrey.
Jurors were shown photos of the child after he died. He had blackened toes and a red rash covering three quarters of his body.
They also saw screen shots of online searches for natural remedies for gangrene such as cabbage leaves and cayenne.
The couple's lawyers suggested doctors at the Alberta Children's Hospital were to blame because they raised the boy's sodium and fluid levels too aggressively.
A forensic pathologist's report said John was malnourished and died from a staph infection.
