Lisa Marie Presley Memoir Recap/Discussion: Chapter 8 (pt two)

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Previous recaps: Chapters 1 & 2 || Chapter 3 || Chapter 4 || Chapter 5 || Chapter 6 (pt one) || Chapter 6 (pt two) || Chapter 7 || Chapter 8 (pt one)

Lisa Marie Presley’s memoir From Here to the Great Unknown was 85% done and spread across 16 tapes when

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[bostongirl2003]

I lost my little brother to suicide and had the same wish about wanting to be with him. I think guilt is a big part. When I told he was gone my first stupid thought was "Is he okay?" which of course he wasn't. I wanted to go wherever he was to make it better, fix whatever had driven him to it and make up for wherever he had been let down.

A co-worker of mine went through the same experience a few years later and I remember her venting after a year or so that her friends expected her to "get over it" and go back to how she was before but she and I both felt that you can't ever be the same person you were.

[ginainabottle]

Will read this soon bc I’m pretty sure I’m behind on chapter 7 (the link to it in the post is to chapters 1-2 btw). Thanks again for these, OP ❤️

[shangri__la]

Thank you for the heads up! And I forgot to message you, I'm sorry!

[ginainabottle]

no worries, I’m checking the tag to catch up, I’ll read it all again before the last one ❤️

[angedesoir]

I wish Riley a happy but boring long life.

And thank you OP for your effort posts with fact checking and trauma resources 😊❤️🙏

[shangri__la]

💜💜

[jime22]

That last set of pictures broke my heart, I feel like I have gone on a trip with this family. If I am not mistaken this is the first time we learn of Riley´s daughter´s name, I didnt imagine her connection to Elvis was as strong as to name her after him. Those six months of the family living together and sharing their grief sound like something I would never be able to do, and I have lost someone incredibly close, but to each their own, whatever helps.

[tillychar]

i saw a clip of riley from the book promo where she was talking about how, though she obviously never knew elvis, she and her siblings still really felt connected to him because of their mom's stories and how deeply she loved him. in a way, using tupelo as a name could be in honour of her mom's love too.

[tillychar]

i missed the last post so i just read both posts about the ben chapter. devastating. i cannot even begin to imagine having to tell my parents that one of their other children has died.