Mariah Carey lost her mother, Patricia Hickey, and her estranged sister, Alison Carey, over the weekend on the same day. The five-octave vocalist did not share further details about the causes of death of her mom and sibling, but she did express the extent of her mourning feelings.
“My heart is broken that I’ve lost my mother this past weekend,” Mariah told ABC News on Monday (August 26). “Sadly, in a tragic turn of events, my sister lost her life on the same day.”
The Grammy Awards winner continued: “I feel blessed that I was able to spend the last week with my mom before she passed.
