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Ashley Judd Remembers 'Beloved' Mom Naomi Nearly 2 Years After Her Death


Ashley Judd remembered her ‘beloved’ mother, Noami Judd, in a mental health speech at the White House nearly two years after her death

Ashley Judd and Naomi JuddGetty Images) (2)“I’m here because I am my beloved mother’s daughter and on the day she died, which will be the two-year anniversary in one week, the disease of mental illness was lying to her, and with great terror convinced her that it would never get better,” Ashley, 56, said during an appearance at the White House on Tuesday, April 23, sharing her story as part of the Biden Administration’s newly formed National Strategy for Suicide Prevention. Ashley sat on stage alongside United States Surgeon General Dr. Vivek H. Murthy, suicide prevention activist Shelby Rowe and musician Aloe Blacc. Before continuing the conversation on mental health, Ashley offered a few words to remember her mother, who “left country music better than she found it.”

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