Kody Brown Breaks Down Over Son Garrison’s Death: ‘I Can’t Run From It’
Sister Wives star Kody Brown is grappling with heart-wrenching grief following the after his son, Garrison Brown, died by suicide.
The 56-year-old patriarch revealed he experienced an “anxiety attack” while navigating the overwhelming waves of loss during the Sunday, May 11 episode of the TLC reality series.
“Grief hits you in waves. When it hits me, I can’t run from it,” Kody shared candidly, as viewers witnessed the raw emotion he’s been enduring since Garrison’s suicide at just 25 years old in March 2024.
In a moment of vulnerability, Kody — who shares Garrison with ex-wife Janelle Brown — explained, “If I cry it out, or if I sob it out, I can cut it short, but when that wave comes, I cannot prevent it from affecting me.”
Kody and Janelle, 56, held a military funeral for their late son but Kody felt compelled to embark on a personal “pilgrimage” to Wyoming, where he aimed to lay Garrison to rest alongside family. “I wanted to take Garrison ‘home’ and bury his ashes next to his grandma and his grandpa and, you know, just kind of … finish the circle,” he said.
“I was the first one that held him. This is my son. I rocked him to sleep. This is part of my mourning process,” he added.
Despite their love, Kody and Garrison shared an estranged relationship prior to the tragedy, admitting to having an “anxiety attack” as he remembered his son.