Carson Daly’s mother died after a heart attack on September 17, 2017, at age 73. He commemorated her death on Instagram with a touching post. Carson shared a photo of the pair and wrote that he woke up with a heavy heart that morning. He misses his mom daily and wants to honor her.
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“Truth is I think about her every single day like hundreds of times a day. I talk to her. Out loud sometimes. I ask her questions or offer thanks when something goes right directly related to how she raised me; I wink at photos of her in my house as I walk by & say thanks, mom. I cheers her when drinking a bloody mary or a glass of red. In fact, she’s sorta everywhere,” he wrote.
Carson Says His Mother Is Still With Him
He said her spirit remains with him.
“Why would all the other thoughts & feelings just stop? They don’t have to. It’s a choice I have. And I choose to honor her still just as much as I ever have. As if she’s still alive. When my kids are in school plays I accept the feeling of pride I know she has. Not would have had. She is there. For all of it. I talk to my kids about her often, so they’ll never forget the love she had for them. I speak about her as if she’s across the country. It’s a really powerful thing to ignore death’s stereotypes & focus on the power of life.”
Carson shared that a poem called Do Not Stand At My Grave And Weep helps him keep his mother with him at all times. The words give him peace as the poem ends, “Do not stand at my grave and cry. I am not there. I did not die.”
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