announced their mother’s death on April 30. Naomi was 76.The siblings said they lost their mom “to the disease of mental illness.” Naomi had a longtime battle with depression.Judd began the interview by first thanking fans for their thoughts and prayers as her family navigates a difficult time.The 54-year-old actress then revealed her mom’s cause of death: a self-inflicted firearm wound.“Once I say it, it cannot be unsaid,” she began through tears. “She used a weapon…my mother used a firearm.
So that’s the piece of information that we are very uncomfortable sharing, but understand that we’re in a position that if we don’t say it someone else is going to.”Judd said she hopes sharing the truth about her mom’s death will help others suffering from mental illness to seek help.“My mother knew that she was seen and she was heard in her anguish, and she was walked home,” she said. “When we’re talking about mental illness, it’s very important to be clear and to make the distinction between our loved one and the disease.
It’s very real, and it lies, it’s savage.”TOMORROW MORNING: @AshleyJudd sits down with @DianeSawyer — a family’s heartbreak and love, mental illness and help, and why she’s talking now, Thursday morning on ABC’s Good Morning America.
pic.twitter.com/r51OuNt5FfOn the final day of Judd’s life, Ashley said she saw her mother in Tennessee, where they live in separate homes minutes apart.“It was a mixed day,” she said. “I visit with my mom and pop every day when I’m home in Tennessee, so I was at the house visiting as I am every day.
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