Tuesday, August 30, is National Grief Awareness Day, and in honor of the event, Lisa penned a heartfelt essay about dealing with grief — something she’s, unfortunately, experiencing in 2020. The “Lights Out” singer got candid about life after losing someone loved while sharing important revelations about her son’s last moments.
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Lisa Marie Presley Talks About Grief In A Touching Essay
In an exclusive essay Lisa wrote for People Magazine, she discusses the bitter truth about dealing with grief after the death of a loved one. She began writing, “Today is “National Grief Awareness Day,” and since I’ve been living the horrible reality of its relentless grip since my son’s death two years ago, I thought I’d share some things to know in taking consider grief for anyone who is interested. If not to help yourself but maybe to help others who are grieving.”
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The singer explained that grief is not a comfortable subject for anyone to discuss, but if any form of progress is to be seen, then it needs to be discussed.
“There is much to learn and understand on the subject, but here is what I know so far: One is that grief does not stop or go away in any sense, a year, or years after the loss,” Lisa wrote. “Grief is something you have to carry with you for the rest of your life, despite what certain people or our culture would have us believe. You don’t “get over it,” you don’t “move on,” period .”
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The only daughter of music icon Elvis Presley shared that the grief is “very lonely”, although there are people who gather or show support in the immediate aftermath of the loss. He advises, “So if you know someone who has lost a loved one, no matter how long it’s been, please call them to see how they’re doing. Go visit them, they’ll really appreciate it, more than you know.”
The 54-year-old noted that people who lose loved ones “prematurely, unnaturally, or tragically” often turn into “pariahs” of sorts.
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“I’ve battled with and beat myself up tirelessly and chronically, blaming myself every day and that’s hard enough to go through now, but other people will judge and blame you too, even if secretly or behind your back which is more cruel and hurt on top of everything,” Lisa admitted.
‘Nobody Cares’ Singer Talks About Her Son’s Last Wish
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In a long and deeply moving essay, Lisa shares her perspective on parents who have lost a child, explaining that she understands why people avoid parents who are “victims” of such tragedies.
“If I’m honest, I can understand why people might want to avoid you when a terrible tragedy has struck. Especially a parent losing their child because it’s really your worst nightmare,” he admitted. “I can remember several times in my life where I knew parents who lost their children and while I could have been there for them when it happened, I avoided them afterwards and never bothered to follow them because they really became representative. my biggest fear.”
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The mother of four continued, “Yet here I am, now living what I feel is the same representative of other parents … Obviously, no parent chooses this path, and thankfully not all parents have to be a victim — and I mean VICTIM here.”
Lisa revealed that she has dealt with “death, grief and loss,” referring to when her father Elvis died. However, none of that could compare to the pain of losing Benjamin.
She wrote, “I’ve had more than my fair share in my life and somehow, I’ve made it this far. But this one, the death of my beautiful, beautiful son? The sweetest and most amazing being I’ve ever been privileged to be with. knowing, who makes me feel so honored every day to be his mother? Who is so much like his grandfather on so many levels that he actually scares me? That makes me worry about him more than I naturally do? No. Just no … no no no no …”
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Despite the excruciating pain, Lisa stated that she had to keep going even though it wasn’t easy. She explained, “It’s a real choice to move on, one that I have to make every day and one that’s always challenging to talk about … But I’m moving on for my girl.”
Lisa then shared the sweet truth about Benjamin’s wishes in his final days. She wrote, “I continue because my son made it clear in his last moments that taking care of his sisters and taking care of them was the main thing in his worries and thoughts. He really adored them, and they him.”
Benjamin is survived by the “You Ain’t See Nothin’ Yet” singer and his three siblings, his older sister Riley Keough, Finley Aaron Lockwood, and Harper Vivienne Lockwood.
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