Wednesday 5 October 2022 05:33 PM Wynonna Judd says 'vulnerable' late mom Naomi 'was determined to die' in new ... trends now
Wynona Judd has talked about her mother Naomi's death after the country music superstar took her own life in April at the age of 76.
In an interview with People, 58-year-old Wynonna said that her mother was 'determined to die' after battling depression for many years.
And the singer added that was just the way her mother was: determined.
'She was always so determined. No matter what happened to her. Being fired. Being forgotten. A single white female raising two babies by herself. On welfare and food stamps. She never gave up,' shared Wynonna.
Reflections: Wynonna Judd has talked about her mother Naomi's death after the country music superstar took her own life in April at the age of 76. Seen in 2006
Interview: In an interview with People , 58-year-old Wynonna said that her mother was 'determined to die.' And the singer added that was just the way her mother was: always determined
And Naomi seemed to take that approach to ending her life.
'So think about that and apply it to every stinking part of life, including death,' Wynonna shared.
'With the same determination she had to live, she was determined to die. It's so hard to comprehend how someone can be so strong and yet so vulnerable.'
The grieving daughter said she is will trying to understand why her mother chose to end her own life April 30, after a long struggle with depression, at the age of 76.
'I can't quite wrap my head around it and I don't know that I ever will,' said the star.
'That she left the way she did. That's how baffling and cunning mental illness is. You have to make peace with the fact that you don't know. Sometimes there are no answers.'
Grief: 'She was always so determined. No matter what happened to her. Being fired. Being forgotten. A single white female raising two babies by herself. On welfare and food stamps. She never gave up,' said Wynonna; seen in April
Mental illness: Naomi, 76, seen here on the red carpet at the CMT Music Awards April 11, died by suicide April 30
Wynonna had been touring in the weeks before her mother's death.
The last time they saw each other was when the duo performed at the CMT awards April 11,
