In what would have been the 42nd birthday of basketball player Kobe Bryant (23 August), Vanessa Bryant dedicates a long post on Instagram to the husband, who tragically passed away on January 26 of this year, when the helicopter he was traveling on with theirs eldest daughter Gianna, 13, crashed in the hills of Calabasas, California.
The widow, mother of three other girls with Kobe, does not spare herself and, on the social side, opens her heart in a truly moving letter dedication: «To my little one. Happy birthday. I love and miss you more than I could ever explain. I wish you and Gigi were here to celebrate! I wish I could make your favorite dish or birthday cake with my Gigi. I miss your strong hugs, your kisses, your smile, your way of laughing. I miss making fun of you, making you laugh and being a spoiler. I miss it when you sat on my lap playing the big baby.
I constantly think about your sweetness and your patience. I think about everything you would do if you were in my situation, with all that has happened. Thank you for growing up with me and for teaching me how to be strong, how to see the best in people and let go of the negative. Your gestures filled with love and the incredible way you made us all feel we miss him terribly. Every day I see your smile and your welcome back hugs in front of me. God, I miss you both. Our lives are empty without you and Gigi.
Inside, I feel completely broken. As much as I would just cry, I wear my best smile to make our daughters’ days shine a little more. I’m not the strong one, but them. They are strong and resilient. I’m sure you would be proud of them. They make me smile every day. I wish I could wake up from this terrible nightmare. I wish I could surprise them and welcome you and Gigi back home. It makes me crazy not to leave first. I always wanted to leave first, so that, selfishly, I wouldn’t have to go through all this pain. Gigi was supposed to be here with his sisters. I should have been in that helicopter. There are so many things I would like to tell you and show you, so many things you would be happy about and want to be a part of, so many special moments of our daughters, so many things you would be proud of. I am grateful that I have fragments of heaven here on Earth that are worth getting up every day for – and all thanks to YOU. Thank you for giving me love for more than a lifetime. In any other existence I would choose YOU. Thank you for showing me what true love is. Thanks for all. I know my Gigi will be celebrating you like she always does on our special days. I miss my thoughtful princess! Natalia, Gianna, Bianka, Capri and I wish you a happy birthday, my love. I love you now and forever. #eternal love”.
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