Vanessa Bryant still finds the loss of husband Kobe and daughter Gigi ‘unfathomable’ three months after tragic helicopter accident
- ‘No two days are the same for Vanessa,’ an insider told Us Weekly
- She is relying on faith and friends like sister Sophie Laine, La La Anthony, Kelly Rowland and Gabrielle Union to get through the tough times
- Earlier this week Vanessa lamented the loss of her husband while paying tribute to Kobe’s final game in the NBA
- Bryant and daughter died along with seven others in a January helicopter accident
Vanessa Bryant is still grieving the loss of her husband Kobe and daughter Gianna three months after a tragic helicopter accident took their lives.
Bryant, 37, has been taking things day by day as she deals with her ‘unfathomable’ loss.
‘No two days are the same for Vanessa,’ an insider told Us Weekly.
Grieving: Vanessa Bryant is still grieving the loss of her husband Kobe and daughter Gianna three months after a tragic helicopter accident took their lives. She’s seen at the public memorial service above
‘One day she feels motivated, and the next she’s depressed and needs to take time for herself,’ they explained. ‘There are moments when it all completely consumes her.’
Vanessa is still in shock over the tragedy, as the source said: ‘It’s still unfathomable.’
‘It’s the heaviest loss a mother and wife could possibly experience. She’s grieving — and will be for a very long time.’
Vanessa has been relying on her support system which includes sister Sophie Laine, La La Anthony, Kelly Rowland and Gabrielle Union.
‘They’ve been checking in and sending food and care packages,’ the insider said.
Her faith has also been providing her solace, according to the source.
Tragic: Kobe and Gigi were among nine people who were killed in a January helicopter crash along the southern California coast
Ups and downs: ‘No two days are the same for Vanessa,’ an insider told Us Weekly. ‘One day she feels motivated, and the next she’s depressed and needs to take time for herself’
Yesterday Vanessa honored the Lakers legend on the fourth anniversary of his famed 60-point ‘farewell’ performance with an Instagram tribute.
‘My husband worked his a** off for 20 years. Gave it his all,’ she captioned the video.
‘All he wanted was to spend time with our girls and me to make up for lost time,’ the 37-year-old Vanessa continued. ‘He wanted to be there for every single milestone and special moment in our girls lives.
Tribute: Yesterday Vanessa honored the Lakers legend on the fourth anniversary of his famed 60-point ‘farewell’ performance with an Instagram tribute
In a post titled ‘Mamba Day,’ Vanessa Bryant described the couple’s hopes for a happy retirement
‘He only got to enjoy 3 years and 9 months of retirement. We had 2 more daughters, he won an Oscar, he opened Granity studios, he became a 5x best selling author and coached Gianna’s basketball team in that time. She worked hard and gave her all 7 days a week just like her daddy.
‘I wish I could [go] back to that morning, every day. I wish they had a normal local game on 1/26. Life truly isn’t fair. This is just senseless.’
Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna were among nine people who were killed in a January helicopter crash along the southern California coast.
Kobe and Vanessa Bryant pictured alongside their four daughters Natalia (now 17, bottom right), Bianka (now 3-years-old, bottom near right), Gianna (left, died at 13 in the helicopter crash that claimed Kobe’s life) and Capri (now nine months)
The helicopter was taking Bryant, his daughter and six other passengers to one of Gianna’s youth basketball games when it crashed.
The pilot, Ara Zobayan, had nearly navigated the helicopter out of blinding clouds when it turned and plunged into the mountainside.
Vanessa after the crash filed a wrongful death lawsuit, alleging that Zobayan was careless and negligent by flying in cloudy conditions and should have aborted the flight.
Accident: The helicopter was taking Bryant, his daughter and six other passengers to one of Gianna’s youth basketball games when it crashed