Carrie Fisher's Brother Says Family Is Leaning On Christian Faith After Loss Of Star Wars Icon And Her Mother, Debbie Reynolds
Four months after Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher passed on, Todd Fisher said the family still "heavily shaken up" from the loss of his mother and sister. Carrie, 60, died from cardiac arrest in December followed by Debbie, 84, who succumbed to a stroke the next day.
"We took this huge loss," he said of their situation. "They were no small girls. They were no small change. When they left the planet, they left a lot of people kind of shaken, and we're no exception to that."
However, Todd is more concerned about how his niece Billie Lourd is taking the loss.
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Lourd took a huge shot, the filmmaker said, but she doesn't show it and continues to go on like everything is fine. He is confident though that the 24-year-old "Scream Queens" starlet will survive the tragedy.
"She's going to pull through," he remarked. "She's just going to limp along a little bit."
Todd went on to reveal that the family is holding on to their faith in this most difficult time of their lives.
"We're people of faith — my mother raised us that way, and we believe we will all meet again," he said. "And without those thoughts, it would all be pretty depressing. It would be wholly unacceptable to think we'd never meet again."
Todd also finds comfort in that he was close to his mother and sister and that they spent beautiful moments together, not knowing those were their last. He advised fans in a Us Weekly interview to say what they need to say to their loved ones because nobody knows what tomorrow might bring.
Another source of comfort for the family was the unexpected outpouring of love from fans around the world who reached out to them with messages of support which made them feel less lonely. Reynolds is best remembered in the movie "Singin' in the Rain" while Fisher played the iconic role of Princess Leia in the "Star Wars"saga.
