Now Carrie Fisher? :(

double damn.

 

My mom struggled with being bipolar and while she was on a cocktail of meds, pot was what she used to bring calm and a sense of balance to her life. Carrie Fisher was one of the bravest and most human celebrities of this time, I hope she is at peace. <3

 

I was kind of knocked back by Billie Lourd's statement on the whole thing.

"Carrie's daughter, actress Billie Lourd, said, "My mom battled drug addiction and mental illness her entire life. She ultimately died of it. She was purposefully open in all of her work about the social stigmas surrounding these diseases."

Billie went on to say, “She talked about the shame that torments people and their families confronted by these diseases. I know my Mom, she’d want her death to encourage people to be open about their struggles. Seek help, fight for government funding for mental health programs. Shame and those social stigmas are the enemies of progress to solutions and ultimately a cure."

Lourd concluded her statement with a message to her late mom: "Love you, Momby."