Sinead O’Connor: Late singer’s heartbreaking final tweet a tribute to late son Shane

As news of legendary pop singer Sinead O’Connor’s death sends shockwaves worldwide, a chilling final tweet may give an insight into the personal battle she may have been fighting.

O’Connor, a gifted Irish singer-songwriter who became a superstar in her mid-20s but was known as much for her private struggles and provocative actions as for her fierce and expressive music, lost her 17-year-old son, Shane, to suicide in 2022.

Mr O’Connor escaped a hospital, where he was on suicide watch, tragically taking his own life. In the aftermath, O’Connor reportedly struggled with her own mental health issues.

On July 17, in what is one of her final social media posts, O’Connor replied to a Twitter post from a page called Inspirational Posts’ thread asking, “Tell me how your life is going with emojis”.

“😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭,” she wrote, accompanying a picture of her and her son.

“Been living as undead night creature since ... He was the love of my life, the lamp of my soul.

“We were one soul in two halves. He was the only person who ever loved me unconditionally.”

“I am lost in the bardo without him.”

Inspirational Quotes responded: “I’m so sorry for your loss. I can’t imagine how you must feel.”

As her death became apparent, others chimed in, offering their condolences.

“Dear Sinead, I’m so sorry to hear that you have gone to be with Shane,” Tarot card reader Charise van Horn said.

“May you find peace together and in the next life to come. God bless you always.”

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