Sister Wives’ Janelle Brown Admits It’s ‘Taken Awhile to Accept’ Late Son Garrison’s Death

Transferring on from her son Garrison’s demise hasn’t been simple for Janelle Brown.

On Might 5, the Sister Wives star, 56, mirrored on returning to Flagstaff, Arizona since her late son’s demise in March 2024. Alongside a black and white picture of him kissing her on the cheek, she opened up about how far she’s are available in her grieving course of.

“It’s taken awhile to accept the fact that, in the end, we did everything we could,” Janelle started within the caption. “Sometimes the mind convinces someone there’s no hope, even when all the evidence says otherwise.”

“Being in Flagstaff this past week brought a deep awareness of how much I need this new chapter—somewhere different. Everywhere I looked, I could see traces of Garrison,” she continued, thanking her youngsters and “grandbabies” for serving to her by laborious occasions.

“Because of my faith, I know I’ll be reunited with Garrison one day. That promise brings me immense comfort,” she concluded.

The emotional put up comes after the Might 4 episode of Sister Wives, the place the Brown household recalled listening to that Garrison had died by suicide after Gabriel, his youthful brother, discovered him in his Flagstaff residence. 

Followers noticed Janelle have a dialog along with her sister Carrie about her new dwelling in North Carolina and the way she and her youngsters have been faring since Garrison’s demise.

“We all are starting to have a lot more frank conversations about mental health,” Janelle mentioned of her youngsters, earlier than including that Gabriel was “doing okay.”

“Now I have the big job of getting his house ready and all that stuff,” she continued, referring to the Flagstaff property the place Garrison lived. 

Carrie responded, “Well, with closing the house and the kids moving out and selling everything, that kind of closes that chapter.”

As each sisters appeared to get emotional, Janelle tried to say, “We got home from the property the other day,” however trailed off as she started to choke up. With tears in her eyes, her sister added, “Yeah, our Gare Bear. You know it’s going to take some time, right?”

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In a dialog with cameras, Janelle defined that the grief over her son’s demise generally catches her off guard, however she’s grateful to be in North Carolina in the course of the mourning course of. 

“Sometimes it catches you at a more raw moment for sure,” she mentioned. “I’m glad that I’m here now versus still in Flagstaff.”

For those who or somebody you recognize is contemplating suicide, please contact the 988 Suicide and Disaster Lifeline by dialing 988, textual content “STRENGTH” to the Disaster Textual content Line at 741741 or go to 988lifeline.org.