Billie Lourd pays tribute to mother Carrie Fisher seven years after her death: ‘I miss her every day’

Seven years after her death, Billie Lourd paid tribute to her mother Carrie Fisher with a moving tribute about the feelings of grief.

“It’s been seven years since my mom died (but who’s counting? I guess?) Every birthday brings a different version of my grief,” Lourd shared in a social media post on Twitter. “Some make me angry, some make me cry all day, some make me feel dissociated and empty, some make me feel nothing, some make me feel guilty for not feeling anything, and some make me feel bad for feeling all of these things at once..”

She continued: “When I woke up this year, I was grateful – or sad, if you will. Grief filled my life with a sense of appreciation I had never felt before. I enjoy every moment of joy as if it were my last.”

The Scream Queen Alum noted that her “eyes were filled with tears of joy” as she held her daughter as she took a nap.

“I laughed at myself and then cried even harder because I laughed. “I felt my mother’s presence like the warmth of the sun on my skin on a hot summer day,” she added. “The kind of warmth that subconsciously makes you close your eyes, breathe slowly through your nose and smile.”

“I miss her every day, but the cliché is also true – she is with me every day – she fills my joyful moments with even more joy.” As I tell my son, she lives in the stars – and she brings my life to everyone Case. I send my love to all my mourners out there. And I hope that everyone can feel a spark of sadness amidst all the feelings that sadness inevitably brings.”

Fisher died on December 27, 2016, aged 60, following a medical emergency on a flight from London to Los Angeles.

Check out Lourd’s messages honoring her mother below.