Mariah Carey loses mother, sister on the same day
American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey is mourning the loss of her mother, Patricia Carey, and sister, Alison Carey, who both died on the same day over the weekend. The 55-year-old Grammy Award-winning artist confirmed the news on Monday in a statement. She did not reveal the cause of their deaths but requested privacy during this difficult time. Here are more details.
'My heart is broken,' says Carey
In a statement to People, Carey said, "My heart is broken that I've lost my mother this past weekend. Sadly, in a tragic turn of events, my sister lost her life on the same day." "I feel blessed that I was able to spend the last week with my mom before she passed." She also thanked everyone for their love and support.
Carey's sister died of organ failure
According to The Times Union, Alison, who was largely estranged from Carey, died at 63 due to complications with her organ function. She had been in hospice care. Patricia, on the other hand, was a Juilliard-trained opera singer and had been Carey's inspiration since childhood.
Carey's parents divorced when she was 3
Carey's parents divorced when she was just three years old. Her father, Alfred Roy Cory, died in 2002 of a rare form of cancer. In her 2020 memoir, The Meaning of Mariah Carey, the singer opened up about her complicated relationship with her late mother. "Like many aspects of my life, my journey with my mother has been full of contradictions and competing realities," she wrote.
Carey had a strained relationship with her siblings
Carey also spoke about her strained relationship with her brother, Morgan Carey, and her late sister, Alison. "For my sanity and peace of mind, my therapist encouraged me to literally rename and reframe my family," she wrote in her memoir. "My mother became Pat to me, Morgan my ex-brother, and Alison my ex-sister...I had to stop expecting them to one day miraculously become the mommy, big brother, and big sister I fantasized about."
