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Billie Lourd Marks Carrie Fisher’s 69th Birthday With Candid Post on Explaining Her Death to Her Son

Her message focuses on telling a partial truth to a young child to navigate grief.

Overview

  • Lourd shared an Instagram tribute on Oct. 21 marking what would have been Fisher’s 69th birthday, reflecting on nine birthdays without her mother.
  • She wrote that when her son asked how Fisher died, she told him “she didn’t take care of her body,” describing it as the truth without the whole truth.
  • Lourd detailed conflicting emotions, including being mad at Fisher for not getting sober, sadness that she couldn’t, and gratitude that she lived.
  • She said she honors Fisher for her children by telling stories, watching her movies, eating favorite foods, and having a Coke with a lot of ice.
  • Coverage reiterated the public record of Fisher’s 2016 death: a cardiac arrest followed by a coroner’s finding of sleep apnea with contributing factors, with toxicology showing multiple substances of uncertain relevance.