Melissa Etheridge Posts Message After Son Beckett, 21, Dies From Opioid Addiction — ‘My Heart Is Broken’
Melissa Etheridge, 58, has spoken out about the death of her son Beckett Cypher, revealing that the 21-year-old struggled with addiction. “Today I joined the hundreds of thousands of families who have lost loved ones to opioid addiction. My son Beckett, who was just 21, struggled to overcome his addiction and finally succumbed to it today,” she began her emotional message shared to Instagram, Twitter and Facebook on Wednesday, May 13. “He will be missed by those who loved him, his family and friends. My heart is broken. I am grateful for those who have reached out with condolences and I feel their love and sincere grief,” the Grammy winner wrote.