Christine Brown defends the use of social media after Garrison’s death
Christine Brown
TLC/YouTubeSister women star Christine Brown spoke tearfully about her continued social media presence in the wake of Garrison Brown‘s death.
Two weeks later Janelle And Kody Brown‘s son died at the age of 25, Christine, 51, opened up about how she deals with her grief. “I have to keep working because it’s what I understand, it’s what I know. It’s what I know I have to do,” she explained in an emotional Instagram video on Wednesday, March 20, adding that posting to social media is sometimes part of her job.
Christine acknowledged that not all of the responses she received were negative. “To those of you who understood that this is exactly what I need to do to keep moving forward, thank you so much,” she said. ‘It’s terrible to lose your son. Horrible.”
Christine emphasized that the Brown family would miss Garrison “all the time, every day, for the rest of our lives,” adding that getting back to some normalcy hasn’t been easy.
Sister Wives star Kody Brown has his hands full with wife Robyn Brown and his three former partners, Meri Brown, Janelle Brown and Christine Brown. Kody’s family – which has a total of eighteen children – was thrust into the spotlight in September 2010 when Sister Wives premiered. At the time, Kody was courting his fourth wife, Robyn. […]
“We have to keep moving forward,” she said. “Because otherwise I would just want to stay in bed all day.”
She thanked fans for their condolences since Garrison’s death. “All the love and support we have received from people means so much. Thank you from the bottom of my heart,” she continued. “Please, start reaching out to people you love and let them know. If you want to call someone, you have to call him or her. Just reach out and get on with it. Thank you so much.”
In the caption of her video, Christine added the hashtags: “#grieving #gottakeepgoing #thankyou #misshimsomuch.” Responses to the post were limited.
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We weekly confirmed Garrison’s death on March 5. Police arrived at his home in Flagstaff, Arizona, where Garrison was discovered with what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Foul play was not suspected and the death was investigated as an apparent suicide.
Kody, 55, spoke about the family’s loss via Instagram that same day. “Janelle and I are deeply saddened to announce the loss of our beautiful boy Robert Garrison Brown,” he said. “He was a light in the lives of everyone who knew him. Our loss will leave such a big hole in our lives that it will take our breath away. We ask that you respect our privacy and join us in honoring his memory.”
Garrison Brown.
Thanks to Christine Brown/InstagramJanelle, who split from Kody in 2022, issued a nearly identical statement. Garrison was one of the former couple’s six children Logan29, Maddy28, Hunter26, Gabriel21, and Savannah18.
Before Garrison was laid to rest on March 9, Christine and several other members of the plural family honored him with heartfelt messages.
Kody Brown and Janelle Brown shared a lot of love before splitting in 2022, including raising their six children. The Sister Wives stars’ 1993 spiritual wedding marked the beginning of their plural family. Kody was already legally married to Meri Brown when he welcomed Janelle into his life. He got married spiritually […]
“Garrison was a wonderful, caring brother who understood [my daughter] Truely needed a hobby and built her a flower bed,” Christine wrote on March 7 in a tribute on Instagram. “We will miss him forever. #gratitude #missyou #loveyou #tellthoseyoulovethatyoulovethem.”
His sister Maddie later revealed that mental health played a role in Garrison’s death, as she described the lessons she has learned since losing her younger sibling.
“Mental health is so important,” she said in an Instagram video on Monday, March 18. “And I don’t think we talk about it enough. I don’t think we’re doing enough to raise awareness. It wasn’t bullying, it wasn’t a lack of love that Garrison had. It was mental health. And I’m going to continue talking about mental health and self-care until I’m blue in the face because I don’t think it’s talked about enough in a way that people understand.
Along with Janelle, Kody previously had spiritual connections with Christine and Meri Brown. He remains legally married to the fourth wife Robin Brown.
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