Mariah Carey’s sister Alison was reportedly in hospice care just weeks before she said on the same day as their mum Patricia.

The singer shared the tragic news both her mum, Patricia, 87, and sister Alison, 63, passed away within hours of each other, in a double tragedy that left her devastated. Mariah announced the news on Monday and said they had both died over the past weekend. She announced her “heart is broken” in a statement.

Details of Patricia and Alison’s death have not been shared, but a close friend of Alison has shared she was struggling with her health. Alison was reportedly receiving home hospice care, according to a source who spoke to The Sun. “Alison was on home hospice care for the last three weeks of her life,” Alison’s close friend and carer Dave Baker told the publication.

He also went on to reveal that she had been suffering from a “problem with internal organs.” Paying tribute to his departed friend, Dave added: “Beneath a tough exterior Alison was a highly intelligent, warm, and sensitive person. I have known her for nine years and as her friend and in recent months her carer I will miss her greatly. Farewell Alison. May you now find peace, your tortured soul forever free from earthly pain.”

Mariah confirmed her mother and sister’s death to PEOPLE as she said: “My heart is broken that I’ve lost my mother this past weekend. Sadly, in a tragic turn of events, my sister lost her life on the same day. I feel blessed that I was able to spend the last week with my mom before she passed. I appreciate everyone’s love and support and respect for my privacy during this impossible time.”







Alison died this weekend on the same day as mum Patricia
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Mariah shared the sad news about her sister and mum
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The grieving singer had a rocky relationship with her mother as in her memoir, The Meaning of Mariah Carey, she described it as a “prickly rope of pride, pain, shame, gratitude, jealousy, admiration, and disappointment.” They were able to reconcile but sadly Mariah had less luck with her sister Alison.

She had hit the headlines back in 2021 when she famously sought to sue Mariah for claims made in the memoir that she said were “vindictive” and had caused “immense emotional distress”. In Mariah’s book, it was alleged Alison “gave her Valium, tried to pimp her out and threw a cup of boiling hot tea on her causing third-degree burns” when she was 12.

Mariah had criticised Alison heavily throughout the book; alleging her now-late sister offering her cocaine as a child and “would barter her body for money or drugs”. Alison disputed these allegations and claimed the singer hadn’t provided any evidence to support them. In August 2020, Alison launched a lawsuit against Patricia and lodged documents with the State of New York Supreme Court seeking damages for “immense psychological and physical damage, mental pain and anguish and intentional infliction of severe emotion distress”.

Throughout her 20s Alison battled with drug addiction following a disastrous childhood saw her almost “burnt alive” by a relative in a house fire, and repeatedly sexually abused in “Satanic Ceremonies” which left her suffering from PTSD. Despite her drug dependency, particularly on heroin, Alison later moved onto a methadone programme and managed to get herself clean, something which marked a huge milestone for her.

She was diagnosed with HIV in 1990 and revealed she had been living with a brain injury since 2015. Late last year Alison also claimed that she had lost all of her teeth and was unable to afford any dental restoration treatments.

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