RJ Mitte's heartbroken mother says it's 'painfully difficult' navigating life without the late Breaking Bad star after his death at 34

RJ Mitte's mother Dyna Mitte paid an emotional tribute to her late son on Thursday, a month after the Breaking Bad actor tragically took his own life.'My beautiful boy, it has been a month since you left us,' Dyna said, accompanying the post with a photo they took at the Renaissance festival. 'I miss you so much it hurts.'Dyna described the deep grief and sadness she's felt in the month since her son's death at 34.'There are days that it feels like it happen today, and at times it feels like forever ago,' Dyna said. 'I am trying to navigate through this new life, but it is so painfully difficult.' She continued: 'What I would not give to hold you again, see that beautiful smile, laugh at the crazy conversations we had, are just look at you.' [sic]Dyna wrapped up in writing, 'I love you forever + time. Please continue to watch over us. With all my love, Mom.' RJ Mitte's mother Dyna Mitte paid an emotional tribute to her late son on Thursday, a month after the Breaking Bad actor tragically took his own life. Pictured 2014 in LA 'My beautiful boy, it has been a month since you left us,' Dyna said, accompanying the post with a photo they took at the Renaissance festival. 'I miss you so much it hurts' (source: Instagram/Dyna_banana)Dyna on October 15 spoke with NBC News about the harrowing experience of discovering her son in the wake of his passing.'I called him at 11,' she said. 'He didn't answer, so I picked up lunch and went to take it to him, and that's when I discovered him.'Dyna told the outlet that she thought her son might have made the tragic decision in the 'spur of the moment' as he did not have a documented history of mental illness and never sought out a therapist.'We all go through some heartbreak in our life and, and we all deal with it differently,' Dyna said. 'If I had known anything and could have done anything different, I truly would have. I would have given my life for his life.'Dyna said that she had made overtures for RJ to receive therapy 'for the last three months... but he was like, "No, I've got it. It's OK. I'm handling it."'She said in hindsight, she would have taken him 'screaming and yelling' if need be, adding: 'There has to be a way to let them know to step back and to get that help.'Dyna spoke about RJ's impact on the world in an October 26 post on Instagram, saying that he inspired 'everyone he met,' as he lived with cerebral palsy.'Whether he was learning to manage and later thrive with cerebral palsy or finding his way in the acting community, it required hard work, but he succeeded and was always ready for the next challenge,' Dyna wrote. 'I can never express how proud I was of everything he overcame to become the man the world was just beginning to know. RJ played Walter White, Jr. on 56 episodes of the AMC hit Breaking Bad from 2008 to 2013. Pictured September 30, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California Dyna previously spoke about how RJ's impact on the world, saying that he inspired 'everyone he met,' as he lived with cerebral palsy RJ was best known for playing Walter White Jr in Breaking Bad alongside Bryan Cranston and Anna Gunn - pictured 2008'The years he spent advocating developed a deep empathy for those who needed him to be their voice and it was never a burden, but a role he loved to play.'She said 'it became a joy watching his way with people, the way he naturally lit up in every room he entered and instantly charmed his way into people's lives like they were family.'Dyna said: 'My son was an incredibly special and sensitive soul who did so much for his family, his community, and the world, and we will mourn him for the rest of our days.' Dyna's latest comments came days after a celebration of life was held for RJ at Hope Lutheran Church in Hollywood, with costars including Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Bob Odenkirk, Jonathan Banks and Raymond Cruz in attendance.If you or someone you know needs help, please call or text the confidential 24/7 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline in the US on 988. There is also an online chat available at 988lifeline.org In the UK, for confidential support call the Samaritans on 116 123 or visit www.samaritans.org