<p id=”par-1_71″><em><a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/sister-wives/”>Sister Wives</a></em> is currently on hiatus, but the cast is pretty busy on social media. Janelle Brown updates fans on Instagram regularly. Recently, Janelle took to Instagram to mourn the loss of her son,<a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/sister-wives-star-garrison-brown-dead-at-25.html/”> Garrison Brown</a>, on the one-year anniversary of his death. To honor his memory and legacy, Janelle asks friends, fans, and followers to donate to animal shelters in Garrison’s honor. The idea started last year with fan donations.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-janelle-brown-asks-fans-to-donate-in-her-late-son-s-honor”>Janelle Brown asks fans to donate in her late son’s honor</h2>
<p id=”par-2_52″>Janelle Brown has returned to <a target=”_blank” href=”https://www.instagram.com/p/DG0aH3fRj79/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Instagram </a>with a request. The <em>Sister Wives</em> star took time out of her day to honor her son, Garrison Brown, on the first anniversary of his death. The mother of six wrote that she thinks about him often despite trying to keep herself as busy as possible.</p>
<figure class=”wp-block-image size-full” id=”emb-1″><img decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high” width=”1800″ height=”900″ src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/garrison-and-janelle-brown.jpg?strip=all&quality=89″ alt=”Garrison and Janelle Brown in a scene still from Season 18 of TLC’s ‘Sister Wives.'” class=”wp-image-3644277″><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>Garrison and Janelle Brown in a scene still from Season 18 of TLC’s ‘Sister Wives’ | TLC</figcaption></figure>
<p id=”par-3_70″>In the post, she also asked followers to help her honor Garrison by donating to animal shelters in his name. Garrison owned three cats, all of whom he adopted from local shelters. Following his death, <em>Sister Wives</em> fans donated $13,000 in his honor to various shelters in Arizona. Thanks to the donations, <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/humane-society-plans-to-honor-garrison-brown-after-thousands-in-donations-flood-in-following-his-death.html/”>the High Country Humane Society </a>honored the late reality TV star by naming their cat room after him.</p>
<p id=”par-4_44″>Janelle clearly wants to continue to honor her late son in the same way. As for what happened to the cats he owned, they are all safe and happy. The cats he owned were rehomed to his siblings. Janelle<a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/janelle-brown-sells-garrison-browns-house-9-months-after-his-death.html/”> sold Garrison’s house</a> recently. </p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-how-did-garrison-brown-die”>How did Garrison Brown die?</h2>
<p id=”par-5_65″>Garrison Brown was found dead inside his bedroom on March 5, 2024. The 25-year-old died by suicide after sending a series of increasingly troubling text messages to family. His younger brother, <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/gabriel-brown-confirmed-to-be-the-individual-who-discovered-garrison-brown.html/”>Gabriel Brown</a>, was reportedly sent to the house to check on him after he stopped responding to messages. Janelle announced the death via Instagram hours after reports of police activity in the area surfaced.</p>
<figure class=”wp-block-image size-full” id=”emb-2″><img decoding=”async” width=”1200″ height=”831″ src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Garrison-Brown.jpg?strip=all&quality=89″ alt=”Garrison Brown of ‘Sister Wives’ fame” class=”wp-image-3635509″><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>Garrison Brown | YouTube/TLC</figcaption></figure>
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<p id=”par-6_73″>Months after Garrison’s passing, Janelle opened up to <a href=”https://people.com/sister-wives-janelle-brown-no-idea-garrison-brown-struggling-before-death-exclusive-8710021″ target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>People </a>about the tragedy and whether or not there were warning signs. Janelle told the publication that substance abuse likely played a role in her son’s death but that she nor family members had any clue he was in such a bad place. She insisted he was consistently upbeat and happy. Garrison’s blood alcohol level was extremely high at the time of his death. </p>
<p id=”par-7_29″><strong><em>How to get help:</em></strong><em> In the U.S., call the</em> <a href=”https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/”><em>National Suicide Prevention Lifeline</em></a><em> at 1-800-273-8255. Or text HOME to 741-741 to speak with a trained crisis counselor at the free </em><a href=”https://www.crisistextline.org/”><em>Crisis Text Line</em></a><em>.</em></p>