“You mentioned in the tape piece that after Julian’s death, ultimately Kristoff passed and you think that Julian’s death really was ultimately the cause,” says hostTravis Stork.
“I don’t think — I know,” she responds, firmly. “We were both terribly depressed and feeling suicidal from time to time, but his was so much deeper because there was so much guilt involved.”
Host Andrew Ordon then asks Mia, 52, if Kristoff thought “he could have done more” with Julian.
Kristoff St. John and Mia St. John.Ron Galella, Ltd./WireImage
On Sunday,Mia paid tributeto her son and ex-husband on Instagram.
“I’ve died twice in my life already. The day my son passed and the day #superbowlsunday last year when his father passed?,” she captioned a post, which included several photos of the late father and son.
“2020 will be my rebirth,” the five-time world boxing champion added.
In a separate Doctors clip, Mia opens up about her son’s tragic death.
“There were so many errors starting from having plastic bags in a suicide unit, a high risk unit. Not doing the mandatory checks,” she says. “Also, my son was on a powerful anti-psychotic, which [when] toxicology came back, there was no anti-psychotic in his system so they were not giving him his medication.”
“If he was on his anti-psychotic, he would have never taken his life,” she adds.
Mia St. John.
Talking to PEOPLE in December, Mia said her upcoming bookFighting For My Life,set for release this year, will address how her son and ex-husband’s deaths led her to spread awareness about mental health.
“I’ve been in this fight for reform of our mental health system for so Iong,“she said. “Kristoff and I lost our son in a mental health facility that was found guilty of neglect. Then when I uncovered a lot of the facilities in LA County, I discovered that this was going on everywhere because there have been many deaths. My son wasn’t the only one. So I’ve been on that vision.”
If you or someone you know is considering suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255), text “STRENGTH” to the Crisis Text Line at 741-741 or go tosuicidepreventionlifeline.org.
source: people.com
