Although 2020 was a troublesome 12 months for a lot of, it was particularly exhausting for Real Housewives of Dallas star Brandi Redmond.

The mom-to-be confronted a number of emotional hurdles in October when her mother-in-law, Jill Marie Redmond, died in a automobile accident. Redmond’s nine-year-old daughter Brinkley was additionally within the automobile on the time of the crash, however she managed to outlive, according to Redmond’s Instagram. Although the truth star has expressed gratitude on social media on a number of events concerning her daughter’s well being, she has not revealed many particulars surrounding the accident or her personal psychological well being.

With RHOD’s season 5 premiere airing tonight, on January 5 at 9/8c on Bravo, many are questioning how Redmond is doing because the deadly accident.

Here’s what it’s good to know:

Stephanie Hollman, Redmond’s Friend & RHOD Cast Mate, Recently Shared an Update on the Former Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader’s Mental Health

On January 5, Redmond’s buddy and RHOD cast mate, Stephanie Hollman, offered some perception into Redmond’s psychological well being throughout an Instagram Live interview with Hollywood Life.

Hollman expressed through the interview that Redmond went by a section of scuffling with suicidal ideas.

“I knew she was suicidal as a result of she would name me and say me that she was feeling like she wanted to finish her life,” she shared, in response to Hollywood Life. “It was very scary, a really emotional time. It’s nonetheless very exhausting to speak about.”

Redmond checked right into a “place the place she may work on her psychological well being,” the cast mate disclosed, a lot to her aid and the aid of Redmond’s husband.

“She went someplace the place she was doing remedy all day every single day and I feel on the time, she wanted to wrap her thoughts round every little thing occurring,” Hollman mentioned. “I feel that she would let you know that it was most likely factor.”

Hollman additionally touched on Redmond’s progress from the challenges she confronted final 12 months, together with the accident and a racism scandal.

“She was capable of look again on what she did and understand that it harm individuals and she or he had quite a lot of regret for that,” Hollman continued on the Live. “I feel she was additionally capable of work on herself and she or he bought rather a lot out of it and other people will see that this season.”

According to Hollman, she is “proud” of Redmond, who’s taking a while away from social media.

“She’s in a significantly better place,” Hollman disclosed. “I feel typically when it exhibits, whenever you watch a show and also you lived it, it may possibly actually convey up some powerful instances after which at any time when you have got those who let you know every little thing that they really feel about you, it is exhausting.”

Redmond Announced the Car Accident on Instagram on October 10

On October 10, Redmond introduced on Instagram that her mother-in-law had died in a deadly automobile crash, according to MEAWW.

In a now-deleted publish of a sequence of household photographs, the outlet reported that Redmond wrote:

My husband’s lovely mother has gone on to be with our Savior and my sister in legal guidelines mentioned it finest…so I PLEASE ask that you just preserve my household in your prayers throughout this troublesome time. I ask that you just elevate my candy Brinkley up as she continues to heal and that God protects her coronary heart and eyes from this tragedy. I’m so grateful for her life. This might be essentially the most grateful but ache I’ve ever felt.

On October 30, Redmond shared an replace on her social media account explaining that her daughter was therapeutic “mentally and bodily.”

“I really like this photograph of her as a child with my mom in legislation,” she captioned a photo of her late mother-in-law holding Brinkley as a child.

“Again, Lord thanks, thanks for Brinkley’s life,” Redmond added. “There won’t ever be a day I do not thanks for my valuable child lady.”

The actuality star additionally inspired her followers to “signal a petition for security on the intersection the place my mil’s life was tragically taken from us.”

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