- The Presley family has had to deal with many tragedies
- Elvis Presley died at the age of 42
- Daughter Lisa Marie Presley dies at 54
Above all, it is the addiction that makes life difficult for the Presleys. Addiction runs through their family history. This is preceded by psychological problems that run like a red thread through their family history a well.
Elvis fought his pill addiction for many years. To what extent this is to blame for his sudden cardiac death at the age of only 42 is controversial. However, one thing is certain: August 16, 1977, was a terrible stroke of fate for his family.
The Presley family and their terrible blows of fate
One of the people who has probably been hit hardest by his death is his daughter. Lisa Marie Presley used drugs as a teenager. She started with alcohol, cocaine and sleeping pills. It later developed into a serious addiction.
Then in early 2023 this tragic news: Lisa Marie Presley dies at the age of 54. After she was hospitalized for cardiac arrest symptoms, she died just a few hours later, reported CNN, among others.
In 2020 her Son Benjamin Keough committed suicide at the age of 27.
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