{"id":163389,"date":"2021-01-26T19:13:55","date_gmt":"2021-01-26T16:13:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/vanessa-bryant-reflects-on-kobe-giannas-deaths-one-year-ago-it-still-doesnt-seem-real\/"},"modified":"2021-01-26T19:13:55","modified_gmt":"2021-01-26T16:13:55","slug":"vanessa-bryant-reflects-on-kobe-giannas-deaths-one-year-ago-it-still-doesnt-seem-real","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/vanessa-bryant-reflects-on-kobe-giannas-deaths-one-year-ago-it-still-doesnt-seem-real\/","title":{"rendered":"#Vanessa Bryant Reflects On Kobe &#038; Gianna&#8217;s Deaths One Year Ago: &#8216;It Still Doesn&#8217;t Seem Real&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Vanessa Bryant Reflects On Kobe &amp; Gianna&#8217;s Deaths One Year Ago: &#8216;It Still Doesn&#8217;t Seem Real&#8217;<br \/>\n<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" class=\"text\">\nWe can\u2019t even imagine what\u00a0<strong>Vanessa Bryant<\/strong> must be going through right now, what with Tuesday being the one-year anniversary of the deaths of her husband\u00a0<strong>Kobe<\/strong> and 13-year-old daughter\u00a0<strong>Gianna<\/strong> in a tragic helicopter crash.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday night, just hours before the clock struck midnight to mark the first anniversary, the mourning 38-year-old mother and widow took to <strong>Instagram<\/strong> with a powerful new post reflecting on everything the last year has sent her way.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: Vanessa Shares Heartfelt Video Of Daughter Capri Remembering Her Late Father<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The new IG pic showed a letter the grieving widow had received from one of Gianna\u2019s best friends \u2014 a girl named <strong>Aubrey<\/strong>. In the letter, \u201cAubz\u201d shared memories of her late friend and gave Vanessa renewed hope in the support of loved ones as she continues to deal with this horrible tragedy.<\/p>\n<p>The mourning woman wrote in the caption (below):<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cToday I received this sweet letter from one of Gianna\u2019s best friends, Aubrey. I love you Aubz (as my Gigi would call you). Thank you so much for beautifully sharing some of your memories of my Gigi with me and allowing me to share them here on my ig.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>And in a heartbreaking moment, Vanessa went on to ponder the seeming randomness of the tragedy itself:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI will never understand why\/how this tragedy could\u2019ve h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ened to such beautiful, kind and amazing human beings. It still doesn\u2019t seem real.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Our hearts\u2026 The letter itself is a real tear-jerker, too.<\/p>\n<p>At one point, Aubrey writes of how Vanessa raised her children (below):<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cYou did it right Mrs. Bryant, and we are all eternally grateful to you.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Wow\u2026 Yep, that\u2019ll get us right to crying. So sad! 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CKf7QLmDXDo\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\">A post shared by Vanessa Bryant ???? (@vanessabryant)<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Vanessa\u2019s strength is so admirable.<\/p>\n<p>We can\u2019t even imagine the resilience it takes to go through something like this in the first place, if only to have to relive it in private moments and public spectacles again and again throughout the year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: Fans Can\u2019t Believe Kobe Was Snubbed From Emmys \u2018In Memoriam\u2019 Segment<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>She hasn\u2019t done it alone, though. According to\u00a0<em>ET<\/em>, an insider close to Vanessa and the girls \u2014\u00a0<strong>Natalia<\/strong>, 18 (pictured above with Kobe, Gianna, and Vanessa), <strong>Bianka<\/strong>, 4, and\u00a0<strong>Capri<\/strong>, 1 \u2014 reveals that family and friends have really continued to step up in Kobe\u2019s absence, helping them cope with the unimaginable loss.<\/p>\n<p>The source said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cVanessa and people close to her plan to celebrate the one-year anniversary privately and reminisce on their time with [Kobe and Gianna]. Vanessa and her daughters have gotten stronger over the past year but there are days when it\u2019s much harder for them as it comes in waves.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>No kidding\u2026 It\u2019s unclear whether anything special is planned for Tuesday\u2019s one-year anniversary of the accident \u2014 though we are sure that\u00a0<strong>NBA<\/strong> teams will find their own special way to honor the basketball star and his daughter during tonight\u2019s slate of <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s.<\/p>\n<p>The insider noted that Vanessa still has some \u201cplans\u201din development for something special in the future, too:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cVanessa plans to continue to honor Kobe and Gianna\u2019s legacy. She has some projects in the works to do so.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Interesting. We look forward to seeing what that might be! Can U believe it\u2019s been one year since the helicopter crash, Perezcious readers? Seems like forever ago, and also kind of like yesterday. Wow. And what a year it\u2019s been in that time, too.<\/p>\n<p>Still thinking of all the victims and their friends, families, and loved ones\u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"image_cite\"><em>[Image via FayesVision\/<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/wenn.com\">WENN<\/a>]<\/em>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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