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08-05-2025
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Sister Wives' Janelle Brown Says She ‘Knew' Son Garrison Was ‘Struggling' Before His Death
Sister Wives star Janelle Brown admitted that she was aware of her son Robert Garrison Brown's struggles with his mental health before his death by suicide in March 2024. The TLC personality, 55, opened up about the day before her and ex Kody Brown's son's death at age 25 during the Sunday, May 4, episode of Sister Wives, explaining that it felt like an ordinary day. Janelle, who said she had been 'traveling back to Flagstaff' at the time, was 'texting all day long' with Garrison on March 4, 2024. "And this was not unusual because he and I talked probably three times a day,' she explained. "I knew he was struggling, and I always just picked up the phone, and I always make it a point to just talk to him. … It was just, I think he needed the connection." Janelle said that although Garrison eventually stopped responding to her texts, this was nothing out of the ordinary. She knew that he had been drinking. "He would go through periods where he was really good and then he just would have a binge just as part of the cycle," the Taeda Farms cofounder said. Janelle added that she got in bed at around 8:30 p.m. and called her sons Logan Brown and Hunter Brown, with whom she's 'tag-teamed' to check in on Garrison. "I said, 'Will you guys see if Garrison will respond to you?' And so they were on it,' she continued. 'They said, 'Mom, we're on it. We'll just kind of check on him and make sure he's OK.'' Janelle fell asleep, but she later woke up to a call from son Gabriel Brown telling her that Garrison had died on March 5, 2024. "Gabriel had found him," the reality star explained. "He's like, 'Mom, he's gone.' I mean, 'What do you mean?' He said, 'He's dead. He killed himself.' I don't remember the next few minutes, but I got in the car and drove." Janelle later told her younger sister, Carrie, that Garrison struggled with 'anxiety and depression' and had 'started drinking as a way to sort of soothe that." However, it "became the animal he couldn't get a hold of." "We knew he was in a bad place," she continued. "We were doing everything we could for him, but he just, he just couldn't get on top of it." Janelle and Kody, 56, confirmed their son's death in a statement on social media shortly after news of his passing broke on March 5, 2024. 'Kody and I are deeply saddened to announce the loss of our beautiful boy Robert Garrison Brown,' the statement read. 'He was a bright spot in the lives of all who knew him. His loss will leave such a big hole in our lives that it takes our breath away. We ask that you please respect our privacy and join us in honoring his memory.' Janelle has remembered Garrison on social media in the year since his death. On April 10, she paid tribute to her son on what would have been his 27th birthday. 'Such a weird day. You seem so alive in the millions of photos I have. I sometimes forget I won't see you again — and then — I remember,' she wrote on Instagram. 'Grief is so strange. I've loved all the remembrances of you posted by family and friends. And I had to re-share the reel from the county fair because it shows who you were so well. Till we meet again sweetheart.' If you or someone you know is in emotional distress or considering suicide, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
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05-05-2025
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'Sister Wives'' Janelle Brown's Daughter Maddie Reveals They Were 'Trying' to Get Garrison to Move to North Carolina Before His Death
In the May 4 episode of, the Brown family shares the heartbreaking details behind Garrison Brown's death Garrison, the son of Janelle and Kody Brown, died of suicide in March 2024 His older sister Madison Brush said that she'd been trying to convince him to move near her in North Carolina prior to his death Garrison Brown's loved ones wanted a different future for him prior to his death. The son of Janelle Brown and her ex Kody Brown died by suicide in March 2024 and on Sunday's episode of Sister Wives, the family opened up about the painful experience of learning of Garrison's death and the events leading up to it. Garrison's older sister, Madison Brush, and her husband, Caleb Brush, shared that they'd urged Garrison to move out of Flagstaff, Ariz., across the country to where they live in North Carolina. 'I was trying to get him to move out here,' Madison shared during her confessional interview. 'And so every step that we get closer to it, we talked a lot about that.' Related: Sister Wives Star Garrison Brown's Cause of Death Confirmed 2 Months After He Died at 25 'We almost had him here too,' Caleb said of his brother-in-law. 'He was almost coming.' Madison concluded, 'I think he was just so deep in.' The family recalled learning the news that Garrison had taken his own life after his younger brother Gabriel Brown found him dead in his apartment. Janelle called Maddie to tell her, and she recounted the horrifying experience of sharing the news with her siblings. 'There's a few moments in your life that I feel like alter your brain chemistry, and I definitely feel like calling siblings that a sibling had died definitely alters your brain chemistry,' Maddie said. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Janelle now lives in North Carolina to be close to Maddie and her four children. Together, the two are opening the Taeda Farms flower farm in North Carolina. Related: Sister Wives Star Janelle Brown Marks 1 Year Since Son Garrison's Death: 'You Are First and Foremost in My Thoughts' She shared that she had been in touch with Garrison on the day of his death, opening up about his struggles with alcohol toward the end of his life. 'I don't know what happened,' Janelle said through tears. 'He was never a drinking kid. He didn't like the taste of it. And he started to drink during COVID and something happened in this last year and it really just got him.' The TLC star said that she and others in their family had reached out to Garrison to help amid his struggles. 'We had offered him all the love, all the support, all the help, all the resources,' she shared. 'I don't know what happened that night he did that because he's had other nights like this where he would drink and then pass out and he would go kind of radio silent, but he'd be back in the morning.' If you or someone you know is considering suicide, please contact the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by dialing 988, text "STRENGTH" to the Crisis Text Line at 741741 or go to Read the original article on People
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05-05-2025
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'Sister Wives'' Janelle Brown's Daughter Maddie Reveals They Were 'Trying' to Get Garrison to Move to North Carolina Before His Death
In the May 4 episode of, the Brown family shares the heartbreaking details behind Garrison Brown's death Garrison, the son of Janelle and Kody Brown, died of suicide in March 2024 His older sister Madison Brush said that she'd been trying to convince him to move near her in North Carolina prior to his death Garrison Brown's loved ones wanted a different future for him prior to his death. The son of Janelle Brown and her ex Kody Brown died by suicide in March 2024 and on Sunday's episode of Sister Wives, the family opened up about the painful experience of learning of Garrison's death and the events leading up to it. Garrison's older sister, Madison Brush, and her husband, Caleb Brush, shared that they'd urged Garrison to move out of Flagstaff, Ariz., across the country to where they live in North Carolina. 'I was trying to get him to move out here,' Madison shared during her confessional interview. 'And so every step that we get closer to it, we talked a lot about that.' Related: Sister Wives Star Garrison Brown's Cause of Death Confirmed 2 Months After He Died at 25 'We almost had him here too,' Caleb said of his brother-in-law. 'He was almost coming.' Madison concluded, 'I think he was just so deep in.' The family recalled learning the news that Garrison had taken his own life after his younger brother Gabriel Brown found him dead in his apartment. Janelle called Maddie to tell her, and she recounted the horrifying experience of sharing the news with her siblings. 'There's a few moments in your life that I feel like alter your brain chemistry, and I definitely feel like calling siblings that a sibling had died definitely alters your brain chemistry,' Maddie said. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Janelle now lives in North Carolina to be close to Maddie and her four children. Together, the two are opening the Taeda Farms flower farm in North Carolina. Related: Sister Wives Star Janelle Brown Marks 1 Year Since Son Garrison's Death: 'You Are First and Foremost in My Thoughts' She shared that she had been in touch with Garrison on the day of his death, opening up about his struggles with alcohol toward the end of his life. 'I don't know what happened,' Janelle said through tears. 'He was never a drinking kid. He didn't like the taste of it. And he started to drink during COVID and something happened in this last year and it really just got him.' The TLC star said that she and others in their family had reached out to Garrison to help amid his struggles. 'We had offered him all the love, all the support, all the help, all the resources,' she shared. 'I don't know what happened that night he did that because he's had other nights like this where he would drink and then pass out and he would go kind of radio silent, but he'd be back in the morning.' If you or someone you know is considering suicide, please contact the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by dialing 988, text "STRENGTH" to the Crisis Text Line at 741741 or go to Read the original article on People
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07-03-2025
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Christine Brown Remembers Janelle and Kody's Late Son Garrison on 1st Death Anniversary: ‘I Miss Him'
Sister Wives star Christine Brown revealed the heartbreak she's feeling on the one-year anniversary of Robert Garrison Brown's death, remembering Janelle Brown and Kody Brown's late son in a touching way. "I found a video of Garrison helping me move and watched it so many times. My heart aches without him and every photo, video, memory, joke, story with him in it is infinitely more precious than ever," Christine, 52, shared in a Wednesday, March 5, Instagram post. She added, "Gosh, I miss him. I can't believe he's been dead for a year." Christine posted a carousel of photos including a snapshot of Garrison at her October 2023 wedding to David Woolley. Another picture showed her smiling and popping out of the top of a tank while visiting Garrison when he was serving in the Army National Guard. Garrison committed suicide on March 5, 2024, at the age of 25. His younger brother, Gabriel Brown, found his sibling's body in his home in Flagstaff, Arizona, home with a self-inflicted gunshot wound, In Touch confirmed at the time. Garrison's mother, Janelle, 55, had been concerned about the son she shared with Kody, 56, after receiving worrisome texts from him the night before his body was found. The former couple — who split in December 2022 — announced their son's death in a joint Instagram statement on March 5, 2024. 'Kody and I are deeply saddened to announce the loss of our beautiful boy Robert Garrison Brown,' the duo shared. 'He was a bright spot in the lives of all who knew him. His loss will leave such a big hole in our lives that it takes our breath away. We ask that you please respect our privacy and join us in honoring his memory.' Janelle discussed her grief on the one-year anniversary of Garrison's death by encouraging fans to make donations to animal rescue organizations and shelters, which were causes close to her son's heart. 'I stay busy but in EVERY quiet moment you are first and foremost in my thoughts. It's been a year baby,' Janelle wrote via Instagram on Wednesday, March 5, posting a photo of Garrison holding one of his three rescue cats. 'We miss you so much.' She added, "I encourage everyone reading this to consider making a donation to your local animal shelter, rescue or humane society. This cause was close to Garrison's heart — he adopted all three of his cats from shelters." Janelle also included a suicide hotline number in her post. Garrison was one of Janelle and Kody's six children. He was estranged from his father at the time of his death. Janelle now lives in North Carolina, where she's hard at work launching her flower farm, Taeda Farms, with daughter Maddie Brush (née Brown) and son-in-law Caleb Brush. She inherited Garrison's truck, which she plans to use in her business, recalling how she came into possession of the 2012 Toyota Tundra in an Instagram post on February 3. 'After spending a few days with the kids in Vegas I drove this old truck across the country. This is the truck Garrison bought when he came to live in Flagstaff,' she captioned a video showing the pickup truck and some of her road trip adventures. 'He drove it until February of 2022 and then it became Gabe's. Gabe is now driving a smaller car that makes more sense in Vegas. Enter the question of what to do with the truck. It's paid off, and it has more value to me on our new farm than I could get in a trade in. Plus it makes me feel connected to my two boys, especially Garrison.' If you or someone you know is in emotional distress or considering suicide, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
