Kaia Gerber shares emotional post after brother Presley's death: 'Grief has no distance'

Kaia Gerber shares emotional post after brother Presley's death: 'Grief has no distance'

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Kaia Gerber is sharing another glimpse into her life as she mourns the loss of her older brother, Presley Gerber. The 25-year-old model recently posted a small passage about loss and its effects.

The words came from author Joan Didion’s book 'The Year of Magical Thinking' and appeared alongside a photo of several books about grief. The post comes weeks after Kaia shared a deeply personal letter remembering her brother.

Presley died on September 20 at the age of 27. He was found unresponsive at a Santa Monica rehabilitation facility, where he had checked in hours earlier.

Kaia Gerber shares Joan Didion’s words about loss

On Sunday, November 8, Kaia shared a picture of a stack of books through her Instagram account. She highlighted a passage that explores the author’s experience of losing her husband.

The passage read, “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.”

The words describe how loss can return unexpec...