Kaia Gerber shares heartbreaking quote on grief as she continues mourning loss of brother Presley
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By ADAM S. LEVY, US SENIOR SHOWBUSINESS REPORTER
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Kaia Gerber on Sunday shared a quote on Instagram expressing her sadness over the passing of her brother Presley Gerber less than two months ago.
Kaia, the 25-year-old daughter of Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber, shared an image of a stack of books that touched on loss, along with a quotation from late writer Joan Didion's 2005 book The Year of Magical Thinking.
It read, 'Grief, when it comes, is nothing we expect it to be. Grief has no distance.
'Grief comes in waves, paroxysms, sudden apprehensions that weaken the knees and blind the eyes and obliterate darkness.'
Kaia had previously opened up about her grief in an extensive October 18 post in which she wrote, 'prez, i don't have the words... how naive of me to believe that language could transcend grief.'
She added, 'I've read all of the books and i have none of the answers. my articulation is no match against this, the magnitude of losing you... i am, quite literally, down on my f***ing knees.'
Kaia Gerber, 25, on Sunday shared a quote on Instagram expressing her sadness over the passing of her brother Presley Gerber at 27 less than two months ago
'You know how much i loved being your sister. it has always been, and will forever be, my favorite thing about myself,' Kaia wrote. 'I came into this world with a white-knuckle grip around you.
'I had more love for you than i knew what to do with. and now that it has nowhere obvious to go, i'm certain it's going to swallow me whole.'
Kaia wrapped up the post in calling her late sibling her 'best buddy,' 'great protector,' and 'one true love of my life.
'You lit all of my candles and took all of my monsters away. and i love you. and i love you. and i love you. only you know how much. thank you for being here.'
Kaia and parents Rande Gerber, 64, and Cindy Crawford, 60, said in a statement on October 18 that they were 'beyond heartbroken to lose our beloved son and brother.'
The family added, 'We feel so blessed to have had Presley in our lives for 27 years. He is a sweet, beautiful soul who loved and is loved, now and forever.
'We are so proud of how he showed up in the world, with kindness and vulnerability. We are grateful for the outpouring of love and support from so many who know and love our family and even strangers who feel our pain.'
They ended the post in saying, 'Til we meet again our sweet boy. We love you forever, Mom, Dad and Kaia.'
Kaia shared a quotation from late writer Joan Didion's 2005 book The Year of Magical Thinking
Presley and Kaia pictured at a Marc Jacobs event in NYC in February of 2017
The moving statements came in the wake of Presley's death after he was found unresponsive September 20 at the Santa Monica, California rehabilitation facility Resolutions Living, where he had checked in hours before.
Authorities have not yet released the official cause of Presley's death at the age of 27, as the Santa Monica Police Department is probing it as a suspected drug overdose.
The County of Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner said in a statement on September 21 that paramedics pronounced Presley dead at 9:45 a.m. the day before.
An examination had been performed on Presley 'and the cause and manner of death have been deferred,' authorities said.
The deferred cause 'means additional testing and/or studies were requested in order to make a determination,' and 'can take a few months before a cause of death is determined.'
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