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• In an emotional Instagram post Thursday featuring a childhood photo of him and his sister, the Backstreet Boys singer wrote, "It may take a lifetime to fully process the loss my family has endured over the years — most recently, with the sudden passing of our sister Bobbie Jean.".
• She added, "However deeply a parent feels the loss of a child, the suffering of a young child at the loss of a parent must be much greater..
• Her passing came a little more than a year after her and Nick's brother Aaron Carter died at 34 from an accidental drowning caused by the effects of alprazolam, a generic form of Xanax, and inhaling compressed air..
• So, I would ask the sympathetic to say a prayer for my precious 8-year-old granddaughter Bella, who previously lost her father and is now also left without her mother.".
• Nick Carter is mourning the sudden loss of his sister Bobbie Jean Carter, who died last month at 41..
• When I am able to think clearly, I’ll release a fuller statement, but until then I would request to be left to grieve in private.".