Kaia Gerber shares heartbreaking quote about grief following brother Presley’s tragic death

See more of our coverage in your search results. Kaia Gerber opened up about grief and loss after the tragic death of her only sibling, Presley Gerber. The model, 25, took to Instagram on Nov. 8 to share a picture showing a stack of books featuring titles such as “What The Living Do,” “The Year of Magical Thinking,” “Grief is for People” and “Finding Meaning.” Gerber also posted a quote from Joan Didion’s “The Year of Magical Thinking,” which read, “Grief, when it comes, is nothing we expect it to be. Kaia Gerber (seen at the “Shards” world premiere on July 27) revealed how she has been managing grief after her brother, Presley, died in September. Getty Images In an Instagram post on Nov. 8, Kaia posted a photo of books about grief and loss. libraryscience/Instagram “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.” Some of the “Shards” star’s famous friends showed support in the comments section, including supermodel Helena Christensen, who wrote, “So much love to you.” “Sending all of my love and healing,” celebrity stylist Rachel Zoe added. Presley died on Sept. 20 at a rehab facility in Santa Monica, California. He was 27. The model also shared a quote from Joan Didion’s “The Year of Magical Thinking” on grief and how it “comes in waves.” libraryscience/Instagram Presley (pictured with Kaia in May 2026) died on Sept. 20 at a rehab facility in Santa Monica, California. He was 27. Virisa Yong/BFA.com / Shutterstock Sources told Page Six that the model had checked himself in for treatment just one day before he was pronounced deceased. Additionally, a source told TMZ that Presley “did not appear sober” when he entered the facility. The “Bottoms” actress previously paid tribute to her late brother last month with an emotional Instagram statement which read, “i love you the bluest, to the moon and back and back again, forever big brother.” In Kaia’s post, which included a childhood video and photo of her and Presley, she admitted not having “the words” to address “the magnitude” of her loss. “you know how much i loved being your sister. it has always been, and will forever be, my favorite thing about myself,” she continued. “i came into this world with a white-knuckle grip around you. Sources told Page Six that Presley (seen with Kaia at a Los Angeles Lakers game in Feb. 2024) had checked himself in for treatment just one day before he was pronounced deceased. Getty Images Following Presley’s death, insiders told Page Six that his mother, Cindy Crawford, was “devastated” over her loss. (Pictured: Presley and Kaia with their mother and their father, Rande Gerber, on May 20.) WWD via Getty Images “i had more love for you than i knew what to do with. and now that it has nowhere obvious to go, i’m certain it’s going to swallow me whole.” Despite knowing “where it ends,” Kaia said she “would choose it all over again. every second,” adding, “i would walk knowingly toward this grief if it meant that on the other side of it i got to be your sister.” “my darling brother, i do adore you. i love my brother. my brother is dead,” she wrote. “and this party sucks so bad without you, prez.” While an official cause of death has yet to be announced, 911 audio obtained by Page Six revealed that Presley went into “cardiac arrest” and was being treated for a suspected “overdose.” While an official cause of death has yet to be announced, 911 audio obtained by Page Six revealed that Presley (seen above) went into “cardiac arrest” and was being treated for a suspected “overdose.” Presley Gerber / Instagram In an Oct. 18 Instagram post, Kaia said she “had more love” for Presley “than [she] knew what to do with.” (Pictured: Kaia and Presley as kids at the beach.) kaiagerber/instagram Following Presley’s death, insiders told Page Six that his mother, Cindy Crawford, was “devastated” over her loss. “They were so close. What you saw online and in the press wasn’t just for that purpose. They were a tight-knit family and Kaia and Presley were more than just siblings,” a source close to the family shared. “This is every parent’s worst nightmare, and the family is still trying to process everything that happened.” Community Guidelines Welcome to the Page Six Community! Our community is about connecting people through open and thoughtful conversations. We want our readers to share their views and exchange ideas in a safe space. In order to do so, we've created a simple set of rules that will improve your experience. Simply put, keep it civil. 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