Juice Wrld’s Mother Writes a Letter to Her Son on His 23rd Birthday
In celebration of what would have been Juice Wrld’s 23rd birthday, his mother has sent a tribute to her loving son.
In honour of the late Chicago rhymer’s birthday, which is today (Dec. 2), Juice’s mother, Carmela Wallace, sent an open letter to her son, whom she refers to as Jarad.
“I never anticipated that you would not be here today celebrating your birthday 23 years ago,” Ms. Wallace said in the message, which comes almost three years after Juice died of an accidental overdose in 2019. “Despite the fact that you’ve been gone for over two years, I still think about you every day, and losing you has impacted my life forever. I’m happy we always made a point of saying goodbye when we parted ways since we never knew when we’d see each other again.”
She went on, saying: “I recall finding your birthday present the year you turned nine. I concealed it in my closet, a white MP3 player. When you spotted it, you were too pleased to keep it to yourself and proceeded to tell me how much you wanted a white mp3 player for your birthday. I considered returning it to the shop and surprise you with something different, but I chose to give it to you nonetheless. You concluded that you would prefer wait for the surprise than uncover your presents early as time passed and we spoke about it.”
Carmela Wallace, who founded the LiveFree999.org website in honour of her son to raise awareness about the issues young people experience when it comes to mental health, also spoke about the influence her son’s music had on his followers and music listeners all over the globe.
“You impacted the world with honesty and openness via your music,” she wrote. “You spread a healing message and really wanted to make a difference in the lives of people. I’m constantly getting comments from people who claim your music helps them deal with anxiety and sadness. I commit to carry on your healing message and to utilise Live Free 999 to mainstream the topic about mental health and drug abuse and to assist people who suffer in silence.”
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