**Lisa Marie Presley Lost the Will to Live After Son’s Death, Reveals Priscilla**
*By Shreya Mukherjee | Sep 18, 2025, 05:56 PM*
Priscilla Presley, mother of the late singer-songwriter Lisa Marie Presley, recently opened up about her daughter’s heartbreaking struggle with grief following the tragic death of her grandson, Benjamin Keough.
In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, Priscilla shared how Lisa Marie was deeply affected after Benjamin’s suicide in 2020. “He was absolutely the love of her life,” Priscilla said. “She didn’t want to be here anymore [after his suicide].”
### A Mother’s Concern
Priscilla, now 80, revealed that she often encouraged Lisa Marie to focus on caring for her 16-year-old twins, Finley and Harper. “I’d tell her, ‘Lisa, you’ve got the twins. You have to take care of the twins.’ She tried. She really did.”
Lisa Marie, who shared Benjamin and daughter Riley Keough with ex-husband Danny Keough, also had twins with her other ex-husband, Michael Lockwood.
### Heartbreaking Loss
Three years after Benjamin’s passing, Lisa Marie herself tragically died at the age of 54 due to a small bowel obstruction, a complication from bariatric surgery.
Priscilla described the moment, saying, “It was the second saddest day of my life, other than losing Elvis.” She added that it took her a long time to come to terms with Lisa Marie’s death. The family had spent the entire day at the hospital before receiving the devastating news.
### The Difficult Decision
In her memoir, *Softly, as I Leave You: Life After Elvis*, Priscilla recalls having to make the heart-wrenching decision to take Lisa Marie off life support.
“They had restarted Lisa’s heart, but there was no guarantee it would keep beating,” she wrote. “I asked the doctor, ‘What kind of life will she have if we keep her on that machine?’ He looked at me with compassion and shook his head. ‘No quality of life at all.’”
### Cherished Memories
Despite the overwhelming sorrow, Priscilla chooses to hold onto the fond memories she shared with her daughter. “She was fun to be with,” Priscilla remembered. “She liked to have a few drinks and hang out with friends. There are a lot of people who didn’t want Lisa and me to be close. We were very close.”
*Softly, as I Leave You: Life After Elvis* will be published on September 23 and is available for preorder now.
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