Isla Fisher Shares Heartbreaking News in Emotional Instagram Post
'How do you live without someone that you can’t live without?'
Isla Fisher is mourning a very important family member.
The actress took to Instagram to share the loss of her 85-year-old father Brian, posting a heartfelt tribute alongside a photo of her loved one.
"How do you live without someone that you can’t live without?" she opened the caption of the Jan. 22 upload, after sharing a candid picture of herself with her dad enjoying Starbucks together a day earlier.
She continued the heartbreaking social media note: "How lucky am I to have had you as my dad. You were hilarious, positive and my best friend. No matter what was going in my life on you always asked me if I was having fun. I know this pain is going to get worse as the days between when I last saw you increase and that is very scary."
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Followers and famous friends hopped into the comments dropping messages of support and sending love Isla's way during this difficult time.
"Oy Islush… I’m so so sorry. I’m sure you’ve made him proud. Sending a big hug ??" Gal Gadot wrote, while Reese Witherspoon offered, "Oh friend. I'm so so sorry. I know how much you left [sic] your daddy. Sending you all my angels.???"
Helena Christensen chimed in with "Sweetest friend, I am so so sorry for your loss of your wonderful dad. He sounds like he was the best dad and I know how this must hurt ?? sending so much love ??????" as Alyssa Milano and several others expressed condolences, saying they are "so sorry."
One fan took the opportunity to pen a relatable note to the Wedding Crashers actress, providing ways to cope with the void. "There's truly no pain like it, and it will feel like you can't survive it. But you can and you will. You will learn to live around the hole in your heart. But for now, just do what you need to. There is no right or wrong way to grieve and there are no right or wrong ways to feel... Forgive yourself and allow yourself time," they suggested.
Another showed gratefulness for the prompt, adding: "Thank you for reminding me to call my Grandpa and tell him how much I adore him ??"
Fisher concluded the caption writing "I love you so much. Thank you for being the greatest father," in addition to adding the hashtag #poppafish to the post.
The actress is currently lending her talent to the role of Mary in Peacock's comedy drama series, Wolf Like Me.