The pain a family goes through when losing a loved one is almost unbearable — but to lose someone at such a young age, and to suicide? Just unthinkable.
That’s what Benjamin Keough‘s family is dealing with right now after his tragic death by self-inflicted gunshot wound at his mother’s home in the early morning hours on Sunday, July 12.
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Now, after several days of “shock” and mourning, his grandmother Priscilla Presley has finally broken her silence and released a public statement on the state of her family.
As the matriarch, Priscilla is feeling the pain reverberate through her entire bloodline right now, as she wrote on Facebook on Wednesday:
“These are some of the darkest days of my family’s life. The shock of losing Ben has been devastating. Trying to put all the pieces together of all the possible whys has penetrated my soul.”
Haunting words. She spoke about her family’s pain and how their individual reactions to the loss keep breaking her heart over and over again, beginning with Ben’s mother Lisa Marie Presley, whom Priscilla shared with the King himself, Elvis Presley. She wrote:
“Each day I wake up I pray it will get better. Then, I think of my daughter and the pain she is going through as she was a doting mother. Ben’s father, Danny, who is completely lost, as Ben was his only son.”
That would be Danny Keough, Lisa Marie’s ex-husband.
She then turned her attention to Ben’s sister, actress Riley Keough, his 11-year-old twin half-sisters, Harper and Finley Lockwood, and his uncle Navarone Garibaldi:
“Riley, so loving and so close to him; Harper and Finley, who absolutely adored Ben. Navarone, who struggles deeply with loss and death. Rest In Peace Ben, you were loved. ❤️ “
Such a selfless statement about a family that is irrevocably injured.
Ben’s big sister Riley was probably the closest among his family to him, so this has obviously hit her unbelievably hard. She wrote over the weekend:
“Mornings are the hardest. I forget you’re gone. I can’t cry because of the fear that I will never stop. A pain that’s new to me… I hope you give me strength to endure the giant hole you’ve left in my heart. I hope you give me the strength to eat. I hope you’re cradled in love. I hope you feel my love. I hope you feel god. You are god. I can’t believe you’ve left me. Not you sweet Ben Ben. Anyone but you. I guess this is true heartbreak. I hope we meet again.”
So sad. Sending all our love to this family right now.
If you or someone you know is considering suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
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