Last week, Dwight Howard revealed that the mother of his 6-year-old son had passed away following complications from a seizure.
Reports from ESPN said that on March 27, Melissa Rios had an epileptic seizure at her home in Calabasas, California that resulted in her death. The NBA professional star who plays for the Lakers team shared the tragic while on a video conferencing call that took place last Friday.
“I’ve had some things happen in my personal life that has been difficult to really handle,” Dwight Howard said during the call. “My son’s mom, she had passed away a month and a half ago, and it’s extremely difficult for me to try to understand how to talk to my son, who’s six years old, just about the whole situation.”
Howard, meanwhile, was on hiatus in Georgia spending time together with their 6-year-old son, David. He revealed that it was about the time he wanted to invite Melissa to his house to spend time with their son that he discovered she has passed away.
Despite the lockdown and social distancing restrictions due to coronavirus pandemic, Howard and his son, David, were able to attend Melissa Rios’ funeral in Reno, Nevada. Although those who attended the funeral adhered to strict social distancing rules.
“There was no way I could not be there for my son, and even for her family,” Dwight Howard explained about attending the funeral. “I definitely would’ve felt like that would’ve been bad. She deserves, and he would deserve better if I didn’t do that.”
Moreover, Dwight admitted that being around with David and his four other children have helped him get on well with the situation.
“Every moment counts,” the athlete told ESPN. “Be grateful for every situation that you have, just be grateful for life. I think we also take for granted the little things and just spending time with people and stuff like that. And you know after having all these situations, it’s like, reconfirming to me just stay in the moment. Always be grateful. Always be grateful for everything you have, every little thing that happens.”
