Kyle Richards has opened up on how she lost one of her closest friends, Lorene Shea, following a long-term battle with mental illness.Â
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills: Kyle Richards Heartbroken Following Her Friend’s Death After Struggling With Mental Illness-‘ The System Failed Her!’
The star of ‘The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ announced that Lorene had tragically passed away on 1st May, 2022 when she was just 52-years-old. And given that Kyle had known her since they were children, the news was very hard for her to take.
Although Lorene is no longer here, Kyle forged plenty of memories that will last a lifetime. And by the looks of it, Lorene was one of a kind. In a post to her fans on Instagram, Kyle shared a series of pictures of the pair throughout the various stages of their lives.
The post was captioned by the following comments: “She was kind, thoughtful, funny, smart, beautiful , sentimental… The most important thing in the world to her was being a good Mom, wife, daughter, sister, aunt & friend (dog Mom too).”
Despite having had such a positive view of her, one thing that Kyle did not hold back on was the fact that her friend did not gain the requisite help that she needed. The star expanded on how Lorene began to suffer from depression.Â
While family and friends rallied around her in order to make sure that she could get help as soon as possible, it seems that the mental health system did not do what it should have done.
Kyle added: “The system made it impossible to get her the help she needed. This past Sunday we lost Lorene. The system failed her! The system failed her loved ones who are now left in unbearable pain.”
It is stories like this that really show just how much a friendship can have an impact on someone, but now that Lorene is no longer here, the only way to honour her would be to help others who may be going through a similar situation. So there you have it folks.
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