Naomi Judd’s Husband Details What Life Was Like Months Before Her Death

Country singer Naomi Judd’s widower, Larry Strickland, has opened up about the last few months of her life. In an exclusive interview with People , he revealed that “It was a very chaotic, hectic, hectic time.” “It was…

Rebecca GuzelDec 15, 20223 min read

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The couple were married for 33 years; Strickland spoke about sticking by his wife’s side despite her Mental health battle.

He shared that he was with her 24/7 “for the past 13 years or more.”

“I never left the house without Naomi knowing where I was going and when I would be back. As far as taking care of myself, I’m not sure that fits my situation. When you have a mate that has a mental illness, you walk that path with them,” he said.

Speaking on Naomi Judd’s death, Strickland said it was pain like he’s “never felt before.”

“When you lose someone to suicide, you don’t get a chance to say bye. , it was pain like I’ve never felt before,” he shared.

Strickland teamed up with National Association of Mental Illness “to raise funds and help break the stigma surrounding mental illness,” People reported.

In an interview with Academy of Country Music, on Wednesday, he gave advice for those struggling with mental illness.

“First of all, try to be present. Make your world a little smaller, come inside yourself, and understand you woke up this morning, you’re still breathing and you need to be grateful. Things can change on you drastically within a split second your world could change into chaos or tragedy or anything,” he said.

He added, “You can’t handle it if you don’t stay present.”

On April 30, Judd died by suicide at the age of 76.

Her daughters, Wynonna Judd and Ashley Judd, announced the news on social media.

“Today we sisters experienced a tragedy. We lost our beautiful mother to the disease of mental illness. We are shattered. We are navigating profound grief and know that as we loved her, she was loved by her public. We are in unknown territory,” the statement read.