Melissa Etheridge spoke out about her 21-year-old son Beckett’s loss of life on Wednesday, Might 13, after her crew introduced his passing earlier within the day.
“As we speak I joined the tons of of 1000's of households who've misplaced family members to opioid habit,” Etheridge, 58, wrote in a press release by way of Twitter. “My son Beckett, who was simply 21, struggled to beat his habit and eventually succumbed to it at this time.”
The “Come to My Window” singer, who shared Beckett along with her ex Julie Cypher, opened up about her son’s battle with substance abuse to her followers.
“He might be missed by those that liked him, his household and associates,” she continued. “My coronary heart is damaged.”
The Kansas native revealed that she’s “grateful for individuals who have reached out with condolences and I really feel their love and honest grief.”
“We battle with what else we may have achieved to avoid wasting him, and ultimately, we all know he's out of the ache now,” Etheridge added. “I'll sing once more, quickly. It has all the time healed me.”
Etheridge’s crew introduced Beckett’s passing on Wednesday by way of Twitter, writing, “We’re unhappy to tell you that Melissa’s son Beckett handed away and there is not going to be a Concert events From Dwelling present at this time. – #TeamME.”
The “I’m the Solely One” singer informed Yahoo in April 2017 that she smoked weed along with her two eldest kids, Bailey Jean, 23, and Beckett, up to now, after utilizing it recreationally and as a medical support whereas combating breast most cancers in 2004.
“It was unusual,” Etheridge stated throughout Yahoo’s Weed & the American Household particular. “It was humorous at first, after which they realized it’s very pure [at the] finish of the day. It brings you nearer. I’d a lot relatively have a smoke with my grown children than a drink.”
Etheridge and Cypher, 55, who referred to as it quits in 2000 after 10 years collectively, share Beckett and Bailey Jean. Each of their kids are the organic children of musician David Crosby.
The “Just like the Approach I Do” artist is the mom to 2 different children, 13-year-old twins Miller and Johnnie, whom she shares with ex Tammy Lynn Michaels. The pair have been married for seven years earlier than splitting in 2010.
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