Allison Holker She shares new details about her late husband Stephen “Twitch” Boss'The last days before him Sudden death.
The morning before Buss disappeared, Holker, 36, said her husband dropped their oldest daughter, Wesley, off at school. His last words to her were: “I wish I could be your Superman.”
“Having someone say last words to you that you didn't really process at the time as a mistake…that's really hard, especially when you're a teenager,” Holker said. the people In an interview published on Tuesday, January 7th. “She handles it with a lot more grace than she should.”
president He died by suicide He turns 40 in December 2022. Wesley, 16, Maddox, 8, and Zaya, 5, partnered with Holker.
More than two years after Bose's unexpected death, Holker is ready to share a glimpse into her family's ongoing journey of healing in a new memoir titled This Far: My Story of Love, Loss, and Embracing the Light.
Holker said she and her children began intensive therapy in 2023 in the wake of the late DJ's death, and as a result, learned that “it's okay to not be okay.”
“We took steps to really help (Wesley) and reach out to her and make her feel seen and heard,” Holker shared while acknowledging that her oldest daughter was the last family member to see Buss alive. “I think she also sees those words as a beautiful thing, and also an ugly thing. It's a battle she'll always have with herself, but I know she can see it from both sides.”
Since Boss's death, Holker has teamed up with several mental health organizations, including the National Alliance on Mental Illness and Maple Counseling, to spread awareness about the importance of mental health.
She also remains determined to be the best mother possible to her three children.
“The number one thing I want to do for Wesley is give her the strength to deal with anything she faces,” she said. “That's really what I want for my kids. Just keep taking steps forward. Things will come to hit you, and that's okay.”
As Holker continues to learn about… Private conflicts to her late husband, So you think you can dance Alums benefit from people and resources that can be helpful.
“I'm not going to have closure. My kids won't have closure,” she said of her husband's death. “That's still something I'm still trying to understand for myself, and that's why therapy is great.”
This Far: My Story of Love, Loss, and Embracing the Light Available February 4.
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