[Warning: Potentially Triggering Content] It’s been a few weeks since Toddlers & Tiaras star Kailia Posey tragically died by suicide at just 16 years old.
Now, her mother is opening up about her final moments and how she is coping with the significant loss — including what it was like to receive a gift her daughter ordered for her just weeks before her untimely death.
Speaking to E! News on Tuesday, Marcy Posey Gatterman (left inset) shared that her daughter, who was named runner-up in the Miss Washington Teen USA Pageant in February and recently made her high school’s football cheerleading team, “made the rash decision to end her earthly life” in early May.
She had been “struggling” with her mental health, according to a friend, and even seeing a therapist. Related: Bob Saget’s Wife Reveals Wish To Have ‘One More Day’ With The Late Star Despite being aware of Kailia’s challenges, Marcy never saw this coming, she elaborated: Tragically, on May 1, Kailia asked her mom to pick up deodorant from the store, claiming that she needed it the next day for school.
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