Meri Brown (left) and one of her family photos featuring her brother Adam as a child.Photo:Meri Brown/ InstagramMeri Brownis mourning the loss of her brother Adam.On Friday, theSister Wivesstar, 52, announced that her brother died on Thursday “just 2 months short of his 55th birthday.“Next to acarousel of imagesof her and Adam on Instagram, she explained that he texted her “about 5 weeks ago,” explaining that he had made the decision to stop his chemotherapy treatment “due to the rapid progression of his cancer & deterioration of his body.““I will move forward living, loving, forgiving, remembering,” she wrote. “The relationship I had with him taught me many things, and I have no doubt will continue to teach me things. I remain open to those lessons & look forward to them with anticipation.“Meri reflected on when she first learned Adam’s cancer was terminal and “that he potentially had only weeks or months to live,” saying that the news “hit me like a ton of bricks.““After his passing, I would be the one remaining from the original four,” she recalled. “We lost Teresa, our sister just younger than me, to cancer in 2006. We lost our oldest brother Marc to heart issues in 2015. Now Adam to another type of cancer. That leaves me.““Now, I understand that it’s not just me,” she continued. “I still have 3 younger sisters with us, the 7 of us just mom’s kids. Plus many other siblings from our large family structure.“Meri went on to explain how she can’t quite understand why his death, and it subsequently “leaving me as the one remaining of the original four,” is hitting her so strongly.A family photo from Meri Brown, featuring her brother Adam.Meri Brown/ Instagram"The only 4 that were born in CA and have memories of our young childhood there? The only 4 that were in existence before we moved to Utah where mom & dad began their lives as a plural family?” she wrote. “Maybe because we were born in closer succession, with only 1-1/2 to 2 years between us all? Even still, Elaine, child number 5, was only 3 years later.““I don’t know what it is, but there’s always been something about the original 4. Not better, just different. Not closer, just different,” she added. “Maybe I’ll figure it out someday, maybe I won’t. Only time will tell.“Concluding her tribute, Meri vowed to remember her brother “with honor, kindness, & love.” In a sweet final note, Meri made a nod to one of their inside jokes. “PS Adam, I have the last word. And that is REGARDLESS 💙” she wrote.Meri Brown.Meri Brown/ InstagramIt’s been a challenging year for Meri, who announced she wasending her 32-year marriageto husbandKody Brownin December 2022. (The revelation came afterChristine Brownand Kodyannounced their splitin November 2021 after more than 25 years of marriage, and Kody and his third wifeJanelle Brownalso confirmedthey were separated.)Since then, the TLC star’s breakup has been unfolding in front of cameras onSister Wives.Off the show Meri has been vocal on social media aboutfeeling like she’s in a “challenging place."“I’ve kind of been in a place recently where I’ve been allowing the opinions and the judgments and actions of others to kind of get in my head,” she shared with her followers in aTikTok video in June. “And it’s kind of brought me to a little bit of a challenging place.”“So what I do in those moments is come to a place that brings me peace,” she added before panning the camera to a grove of trees. “And I just allow myself to feel the feelings with no judgment for myself.”Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Sister Wivesairs Sundays at 10 p.m. ET on TLC.
Meri Brown (left) and one of her family photos featuring her brother Adam as a child.Photo:Meri Brown/ Instagram
Meri Brown/ Instagram
Meri Brownis mourning the loss of her brother Adam.On Friday, theSister Wivesstar, 52, announced that her brother died on Thursday “just 2 months short of his 55th birthday.“Next to acarousel of imagesof her and Adam on Instagram, she explained that he texted her “about 5 weeks ago,” explaining that he had made the decision to stop his chemotherapy treatment “due to the rapid progression of his cancer & deterioration of his body.““I will move forward living, loving, forgiving, remembering,” she wrote. “The relationship I had with him taught me many things, and I have no doubt will continue to teach me things. I remain open to those lessons & look forward to them with anticipation.“Meri reflected on when she first learned Adam’s cancer was terminal and “that he potentially had only weeks or months to live,” saying that the news “hit me like a ton of bricks.““After his passing, I would be the one remaining from the original four,” she recalled. “We lost Teresa, our sister just younger than me, to cancer in 2006. We lost our oldest brother Marc to heart issues in 2015. Now Adam to another type of cancer. That leaves me.““Now, I understand that it’s not just me,” she continued. “I still have 3 younger sisters with us, the 7 of us just mom’s kids. Plus many other siblings from our large family structure.“Meri went on to explain how she can’t quite understand why his death, and it subsequently “leaving me as the one remaining of the original four,” is hitting her so strongly.A family photo from Meri Brown, featuring her brother Adam.Meri Brown/ Instagram"The only 4 that were born in CA and have memories of our young childhood there? The only 4 that were in existence before we moved to Utah where mom & dad began their lives as a plural family?” she wrote. “Maybe because we were born in closer succession, with only 1-1/2 to 2 years between us all? Even still, Elaine, child number 5, was only 3 years later.““I don’t know what it is, but there’s always been something about the original 4. Not better, just different. Not closer, just different,” she added. “Maybe I’ll figure it out someday, maybe I won’t. Only time will tell.“Concluding her tribute, Meri vowed to remember her brother “with honor, kindness, & love.” In a sweet final note, Meri made a nod to one of their inside jokes. “PS Adam, I have the last word. And that is REGARDLESS 💙” she wrote.Meri Brown.Meri Brown/ InstagramIt’s been a challenging year for Meri, who announced she wasending her 32-year marriageto husbandKody Brownin December 2022. (The revelation came afterChristine Brownand Kodyannounced their splitin November 2021 after more than 25 years of marriage, and Kody and his third wifeJanelle Brownalso confirmedthey were separated.)Since then, the TLC star’s breakup has been unfolding in front of cameras onSister Wives.Off the show Meri has been vocal on social media aboutfeeling like she’s in a “challenging place."“I’ve kind of been in a place recently where I’ve been allowing the opinions and the judgments and actions of others to kind of get in my head,” she shared with her followers in aTikTok video in June. “And it’s kind of brought me to a little bit of a challenging place.”“So what I do in those moments is come to a place that brings me peace,” she added before panning the camera to a grove of trees. “And I just allow myself to feel the feelings with no judgment for myself.”Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Sister Wivesairs Sundays at 10 p.m. ET on TLC.
Meri Brownis mourning the loss of her brother Adam.
On Friday, theSister Wivesstar, 52, announced that her brother died on Thursday “just 2 months short of his 55th birthday.”
Next to acarousel of imagesof her and Adam on Instagram, she explained that he texted her “about 5 weeks ago,” explaining that he had made the decision to stop his chemotherapy treatment “due to the rapid progression of his cancer & deterioration of his body.”
“I will move forward living, loving, forgiving, remembering,” she wrote. “The relationship I had with him taught me many things, and I have no doubt will continue to teach me things. I remain open to those lessons & look forward to them with anticipation.”
Meri reflected on when she first learned Adam’s cancer was terminal and “that he potentially had only weeks or months to live,” saying that the news “hit me like a ton of bricks.”
“After his passing, I would be the one remaining from the original four,” she recalled. “We lost Teresa, our sister just younger than me, to cancer in 2006. We lost our oldest brother Marc to heart issues in 2015. Now Adam to another type of cancer. That leaves me.”
“Now, I understand that it’s not just me,” she continued. “I still have 3 younger sisters with us, the 7 of us just mom’s kids. Plus many other siblings from our large family structure.”
Meri went on to explain how she can’t quite understand why his death, and it subsequently “leaving me as the one remaining of the original four,” is hitting her so strongly.
A family photo from Meri Brown, featuring her brother Adam.Meri Brown/ Instagram
“The only 4 that were born in CA and have memories of our young childhood there? The only 4 that were in existence before we moved to Utah where mom & dad began their lives as a plural family?” she wrote. “Maybe because we were born in closer succession, with only 1-1/2 to 2 years between us all? Even still, Elaine, child number 5, was only 3 years later.”
“I don’t know what it is, but there’s always been something about the original 4. Not better, just different. Not closer, just different,” she added. “Maybe I’ll figure it out someday, maybe I won’t. Only time will tell.”
Concluding her tribute, Meri vowed to remember her brother “with honor, kindness, & love.” In a sweet final note, Meri made a nod to one of their inside jokes. “PS Adam, I have the last word. And that is REGARDLESS 💙” she wrote.
Meri Brown.Meri Brown/ Instagram
It’s been a challenging year for Meri, who announced she wasending her 32-year marriageto husbandKody Brownin December 2022. (The revelation came afterChristine Brownand Kodyannounced their splitin November 2021 after more than 25 years of marriage, and Kody and his third wifeJanelle Brownalso confirmedthey were separated.)
Since then, the TLC star’s breakup has been unfolding in front of cameras onSister Wives.Off the show Meri has been vocal on social media aboutfeeling like she’s in a “challenging place.”
“I’ve kind of been in a place recently where I’ve been allowing the opinions and the judgments and actions of others to kind of get in my head,” she shared with her followers in aTikTok video in June. “And it’s kind of brought me to a little bit of a challenging place.”
“So what I do in those moments is come to a place that brings me peace,” she added before panning the camera to a grove of trees. “And I just allow myself to feel the feelings with no judgment for myself.”
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