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Mariah Carey’s Mother and Sister Died on the Same Day: ‘My Heart is Broken’

Mariah Carey's mother Patricia and sister Alison died on the same day last weekend, the singer confirmed in a statement.

In her 2020 memoir , the star shared how her therapist once recommended she redefine her relationship with her family for her own “sanity and peace of mind.” Recalling this time of her life, Carey wrote, “My mother became Pat to me, Morgan my ex-brother and Alison my ex-sister … I had to stop expecting them to one day miraculously become the mommy, big brother and big sister I fantasized about.” “I’ve emancipated myself from bondage several times, but there is a cloud of sadness that I suspect will always hang over me, not simply because of my mother but because of our complicated journey together.” The Grammy winner described their bond as complex and deep: “Our relationship is a prickly rope of pride, pain, shame, gratitude, jealousy, admiration and disappointment.

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