Lisa Marie Presley Talks About How She Tries To Deal With Grief After Son’s Death

They say that when parents lose a child, it’s much more painful than if it is the other way around. Lisa Marie Presley’s son, Benjamin Keough, passed away on July 12, 2020. And now, the grieving mother is opening up about dealing with grief after her son’s death.

Benjamin died by suicide, per reports. He was 27 years old…

“National Grief Awareness Day” takes place every August 30th. People acquired a letter written by Lisa Marie Presley. It was a heartfelt essay about the “horrific reality” of losing her son. It also talks about helping others who may also be grieving the death of a loved one.

She wrote:
“Today is “National Grief Awareness Day,” and since I have been living in the horrific reality of its unrelenting grips since my son’s death two years ago, I thought I would share a few things to be aware of in regard to grief for anyone who is interested. If not to help yourself but maybe to help another who is grieving.”

She also stressed the importance of talking about grief when you lose someone…

“This is not a comfortable subject for anyone, and it is most unpopular to talk about. This is quite long, potentially triggering and very hard to confront. But if we’re going make any progress on the subject, grief has to get talked about. I’m sharing my thoughts in the hopes that somehow, we can change that.”

“Death is part of life whether we like it or not — and so is grieving. There is so much to learn and understand on the subject, but here’s 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. Grief is something you will have to carry with you for the rest of your life, in spite of what certain people or our culture want us to believe. You do not ‘get over it,’ you do not ‘move on,’ period.”

She continued:
“Two, grief is incredibly lonely. Despite people coming in the heat of the moment to be there for you right after the loss takes place, they soon disappear and go on with their own lives and they kind of expect for you to do the same, especially after some time has passed. This includes ‘family’ as well.”

“If you’re incredibly lucky, less than a handful will remain in contact with you after the first month or so. Unfortunately, that is a cold hard truth for most. So, if you know someone who lost a loved one, regardless of how long it’s been, please call them to see how they are doing. Go visit them, they will really really appreciate it, more than you know.”

“Three, and particularly if the loss was premature, unnatural, or tragic, you will become a pariah in a sense. You can feel stigmatized and perhaps judged in some way as to why the tragic loss took place. This becomes magnetized by a million if you are the parent of a child who passed. No matter how old they were. No matter the circumstances.”

Through an Instagram post as she promoted the new Elvis biopic that was released in August 2022, Lisa Marie Presley also opened up about taking the time away to mourn the loss of her son.

She wrote:
“Hello everyone, I haven’t posted in quite some time because there really isn’t much to say, as I am and will forever be mourning the loss of my son. Navigating through this hideous grief that absolutely destroyed and shattered my heart and my soul into almost nothing has swallowed me whole. Not much else aside from my other 3 children gets my time and attention any more.”

“However, that being said, I do want to take a moment to let you know that I have seen Baz Luhrmann’s movie ‘Elvis’ twice now, and let me tell you that it is nothing short of spectacular. Absolutely exquisite.”

Lisa Marie Presley is also the mother of 13-year-old twin girls, Harper and Finley, and 33-year-old actress Riley Keough.