Kaia Gerber Shares Joan Didion Passage on Grief After Brother’s Death

Didion’s words describe bereavement as unpredictable and capable of disrupting ordinary life: “Grief, when it comes, is nothing we expect it to be. Grief has no distance. Grief comes in waves, paroxysms, sudden apprehensions that weaken the knees and blind the eyes and obliterate the dailiness of life.”

Followers responded with accounts of their own losses. One said Didion’s writing had helped make sense of a world changed by grief. Another described the shock of sudden loss as an added burden, while a commenter who had lost a younger sister to cancer compared grief to ocean waves. Others shared messages of sympathy and support.

The post followed a more personal tribute Gerber shared on October 18. She recalled Presley as her “ultimate teacher” and “great protector,” including how he volunteered to have his ears pierced first when she was frightened. She also wrote about holding an earring removed from his body and trying to understand how to remain his sister without being able to call him.

The Blast reported, citing an unnamed source, that Gerber had spent much of the period at home with boyfriend Lewis Pullman and received visits from friends. The source said she had lost her appetite, prompting concern from her parents, Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber, and described Pullman as her “rock.” Gerber was also said to have resumed some usual activities, including visits to a Los Angeles gym.