Janelle Brown Says Late Son Never Showed ‘Sad Feelings’

After six months of grieving and a number of tributes, Janelle Brown is lastly able to shed extra gentle on her son Garrison’s dying.

The “Sister Wives” star not too long ago addressed her son’s suicide, revealing that she and the Brown clan have been shocked by his choice to finish his life. She claimed there have been no indicators of melancholy or hints of his heartbreaking plans.

Garrison was the fourth oldest of Janelle’s six youngsters with Kody Brown. He handed away in March on the younger age of 25, together with his mom believing his “substance abuse” points performed a major position in his dying.

Garrison’s dying by suicide blindsided his household for a number of causes, with the largest being the absence of psychological well being struggles. “We simply had no concept that he was in that place,” Janelle confessed in a brand new interview.

The TLC star famous that Garrison’s “substance abuse” seemingly influenced his frame of mind earlier than his dying. Nevertheless, she confused that “he did not ever categorical any form of excessive unhappy emotions.”

“In reality, he was very humorous, very upbeat. He had a profession path that he was enthusiastic about. He had a life, he had mates,” Janelle recalled. She famous her son steadily checked in on family members and even adopted one other cat in the direction of the tip of his life.

The heartbroken mom revealed Garrison was “actually excited” about his profession prospects, telling PEOPLE, “We truly have been having conversations. He had all of the sources that he might have wanted.”

Janelle doubled down on there being zero indicators of Garrison’s devastating plan to finish his life, given the best way he appeared to have a deal with on issues. “This was simply such a shock. We simply by no means anticipated this,” she stated, including:

“I actually truly had kind of thought like, ‘Okay, perhaps he is lastly beginning to get his momentum.‘” 

“It is onerous in your twenties to seek out your path. And I used to be actually excited, so it was such a shock as a result of there was simply no indication in any respect,” Janelle lamented.

She famous that Garrison’s dying opened her coronary heart to different males his age affected by hidden psychological well being struggles, saying: “We ought to be talking extra, particularly about psychological well being for males, and that there is no disgrace in getting assist and in search of assist.”

Psychological well being consciousness has turn into a major a part of the Brown household, with Janelle revealing that Garrison’s dying impressed them to verify in on family members. “We’re very actual, and we assess,” she started, including:

“Life conditions come up, and we’re all the time like, ‘Okay, so what about psychological well being?’ We truly say the phrases, and we wait to listen to what’s actually occurring, not simply form of gloss over it.”

“I believe we’re undoubtedly placing extra inventory in psychological well being in our household,” Janelle continued. Whereas Garrison may need benefited from this type of “actual check-ins,” the mom of six understood that she could not change the previous.

Whereas reflecting on the household’s relationship with Garrison, Janelle confessed, “I do not know what we might have finished in another way. We have been undoubtedly—and I’d encourage all people to be that manner—having actual conversations with him.”

“We have been providing sources, we have been all the time speaking to him, we have been loving him. All of the issues have been there. It actually simply was one thing he couldn’t… just like the demon, he could not get on high of the battle. He could not appear to recover from,” she confused.

“It simply wasn’t for lack of affection or lack of something. And all I can do is assume… we all the time ask ourselves, might we have now finished one thing extra, however I do not know,” Janelle continued, noting:

“I believe that is a grief entice as a result of I believe, finally, all people is accountable for their personal actions and their very own selections. However we did every thing. We actually did every thing that we might have finished.”

Days earlier than her new interview, Janelle mirrored on Garrison’s dying in a poignant put up on Instagram. She shared an image of her late son wrapping his arms round her and putting a kiss on the facet of her temple.

“6 months in the past right now, you went away. You come up in my photograph reminiscences nearly every single day. Generally it would not seem to be you are gone,” the heartbroken mom penned within the caption, adding:

“After which I bear in mind I will not be getting a name or textual content from you, and all of it comes speeding again. I do know you fought onerous, however ultimately, you simply could not keep.”

“I really like you a lot and can see you once more when my journey is finished,” Janelle concluded. Her phrases acquired hundreds of condolences from followers, with some resonating together with her grief.

Janelle Brown will return to followers’ TV screens on Sunday, September 15, for the brand new season of TLC’s “Sister Wives.”