Photo: Talinda Bennington/Instagram
Chester Bennington’s widowTalinda Benningtonis remembering her late husband on what would have been his 46th birthday.
On Sunday, Talinda posted an old photo of Chester holding a birthday present while flashing a big smile to herInstagrampage.
“Happy Birthday my love!” she began her heartfelt note. “We miss you so much. The pain doesn’t get any easier but you get used to it is what they say. I’m not sure I believe that at all. There’s no getting used to this type of grief.”
“I’m doing my best to raise our babies the way we always talked about,” Talinda continued. “You were my other half and it is so hard walking without you. I love you and we are celebrating you today.”
Chester Bennington and Talinda Bennington.Gregg DeGuire/WireImage
Talinda and Chestershared three children together— son Tyler Lee, and twin daughters, Lily and Lila. The Linkin Park singer was also father to three other children from previous relationships, including one adoption.
During a 2019 episode of the ABC News podcastLife After Suicide, Talinda opened up about her late husband, telling the network’s chief medical correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton that she thought he had reached a “good place” following years ofstruggling with substance abuse and depression.
“We just thought he was okay,” she said. “I can’t emphasize enough. If you knew Chester, you would know that he was in a good place, in such a good place.”
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Rather than staying “stuck in despair,” Talinda added that interacting with Linkin Park fans on social media helped her through the early stages of grief.
“They were reaching out, saying how sad they were and how they didn’t think they could go on because Chester couldn’t,” she said. “And I knew that that’s the last thing Chester would’ve wanted.”
If you or someone you know is considering suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255), text “STRENGTH” to the Crisis Text Line at 741-741 or go tosuicidepreventionlifeline.org.
source: people.com
