Singer Mariah Carey has revealed her sister and mom died on the identical day.
In an announcement on Monday, Carey shared that her mom, Patricia, and sister, Alison, handed away on the identical day.
Carey shared, “My coronary heart is damaged that I’ve misplaced my mom this previous weekend. Sadly, in a tragic flip of occasions, my sister misplaced her life on the identical day.”
The Grammy award-winning singer added, “I really feel blessed that I used to be in a position to spend the final week with my mother earlier than she handed.”
Carey added no additional particulars concerning the reason for her mom and sister’s demise.
It was beforehand reported that Carey’s mom was in hospice care after having organ failure problems.
Mariah Carey’s mom & sister have tragically handed away inside hours of each other. ️ #BillboardNews pic.twitter.com/FZznL9JD0F
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Per AP:
Mariah Carey’s mom Patricia and sister Alison each died on the identical day, the singer stated Monday.
“My coronary heart is damaged that I’ve misplaced my mom this previous weekend. Sadly, in a tragic flip of occasions, my sister misplaced her life on the identical day,” the Grammy-winning singer stated in an announcement.
“I really feel blessed that I used to be in a position to spend the final week with my mother earlier than she handed,” the assertion continued. “I respect everybody’s love and assist and respect for my privateness throughout this unattainable time.”
The Instances Union reported Monday that Alison, who was largely estranged from Carey, died at 63 from problems along with her organ perform and that she had been in hospice care.
Mariah Carey confirms her mother Patricia and sister Alison each died on identical day:
“My coronary heart is damaged that I’ve misplaced my mom this previous weekend. Sadly, in a tragic flip of occasions, my sister misplaced her life on the identical day. I really feel blessed that I used to be in a position to spend the final week with… pic.twitter.com/TePUaV96lU
— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) August 26, 2024
In her 2020 memoir, Carey wrote about her difficult relationship along with her mom however finally devoted her ebook to her mom, Patricia.