07.08.21 |

Today Marks One Year Without Naya Rivera

Today is a hard day for the family of Naya Rivera. The “Glee” star went missing exactly a year ago in a boat with her 5 year old son, Josey, who was found alive later on Lake Piru.

Yolanda Previtire, Rivera’s mother, told Good Morning America, “Sometimes we’re afraid of the sorrow being so heavy that we’re afraid for our own self, ’cause this is hard. There are no words to describe what we’re going through,” she said. “All we know is we have each other.”

“I feel Naya’s energy constantly telling me, ‘Mom, be happy. Don’t cry. I’m OK. Go get Josey. Have fun.’ And I feel that it’s coming from her,” she said. “I literally wake up every morning, and it’s almost like a restart button, and I have to shake it off, one foot at a time. And here we are.”

Naya’s little brother, Mychal, said in a statement: “One year without you, one year closer to when we will meet you again. Your endless energy lives on. May you continue to rest so graciously, Naya.” We send our prayers to them and to Naya, wherever you are.