Lourd ended her statement by noting the rollercoaster of grief that all people face, and addressed the myriad of emotions she’s feeling. She also said that all these emotions – “grief,” “joy,” “longing,” “magic,” “emptiness” and “fullness” – work together in a “profound way,” and she sent her love to all those who are feeling all this right now.

Billie Lourd shared a tribute on Instagram to her late mom Carrie Fisher on the eighth anniversary of her death.

Eight years after Carrie Fisher’s death, daughter Billie Lourd is getting candid about how her grief has made her appreciate life more. The actress took to Instagram on the eighth anniversary of her mother’s death to share an old picture of them when she was a child and a lengthy caption about what this day means to her.