Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Elvis and Priscilla Presley, passed away at age 54 in January 2023 due to complications from a small bowel obstruction following bariatric surgery she had years earlier. Her ex-husband found her unresponsive at home and she was taken to the hospital where she was placed on life support. After hours of waiting and little brain activity observed, Priscilla Presley made the heartbreaking decision to take Lisa Marie off life support, as the doctors indicated there was no quality of life left for her. This moment was described by Priscilla as one of the most sorrowful of her life, second only to losing Elvis. The loss has had a profound and ongoing impact on the family.
There has been some legal controversy regarding the circumstances of the life support termination, with former business associates accusing Priscilla of hastily ending Lisa Marie's life support for monetary gain. These claims have been strongly denied by Priscilla's legal team as baseless and sensational.
Priscilla Presley has opened up about the loss in her new memoir "Softly, as I Leave You: Life After Elvis," describing the emotional pain and the process of coming to terms with Lisa Marie's death.
