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Chester Bennington’s widow posts video of him laughing hours before his death

Published on 09/18/2017

Chester Bennington’s widow posted a video of the late Linkin Park singer hours before his death. The forty-second clip on Twitter shows Chester laughing and having fun with his family as they experiment with different-tasting jelly beans. Less than two days later, Chester, a father of six, committed suicide.

This is what depression looked like to us just 36 hrs b4 his death. He loved us SO much & we loved him. #fuckdepression #MakeChesterProud pic.twitter.com/VW44eOER4k

— Talinda Bennington (@TalindaB) September 16, 2017

Before posting the video, Talinda wrote: “My next tweet is the most personal tweet I have ever done. I’m showing this so that you know that depression doesn’t have a face or a mood.”

Using the hashtags #FuckDepression and #MakeChesterProud, Talinda is growing an online community that is there to support people with depression, and people who have been impacted by a loved one’s depression or suicide.

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