Naomi Judd’s death by suicide in 2022 shocked those who loved her. Whether they were family or fans, no one expected her to die that April day at age 76. Naomi Judd’s daughter, Ashley Judd, opened up about her last conversation with her mother. In the two-part documentary series, The Judd Family: Truth Be Told on Lifetime, Ashley Judd said she received a text from her mother the day she died that said, “pls help.” Ashley rushed to her mom’s side, who appeared “uncomfortable in her body.” Naomi mentioned not wanting to “be here anymore.” The pair spent time together, and Naomi calmed down. Ashley thought everything was going to be OK.
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Naomi Judd Comforted Ashley Judd
Ashley Judd said Namoi Judd eased her fears.
“One of the things she said was me, and I said, ‘You don’t have to worry about me, Mom. I’m OK. I’m OK.’ And she really clocked that in a really deep way,” she recalled.
Tragically, Naomi was not OK. She went upstairs to her bedroom, and when Ashley called out to her later that day, she didn’t respond.
Ashley Judd said she found Naomi Judd in her bedroom, and he had “harmed herself.”
“The first thing I said to her was, ‘It’s OK, it’s OK. I’ve seen how much you’ve been suffering.’ And we just breathed together, and I talked to her and told her how much I loved her, and it’s OK to go,” Ashley said.
Ashley Judd said when Naomi Judd died, she wanted her mother to finally be at peace. As she held her at her death, she prayed that it was the case.
“When she died, my most earnest wish was to make sure that she was relieved and absolved of her guilt and her shame. I was holding her hand. I was kissing her. She was so soft. She smelled so pretty,” she said.
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