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Debbie Nelson, Eminem’s mother, lost her fight with severe lung cancer on Monday. Her age was 69. According to TMZ, Nelson passed away in St. Joseph, Missouri.
Three months have passed since it was announced that she was “terminally ill with advanced lung cancer.”
In September, a source told InTouch Weekly, “Debbie has few options.” She is presently residing with family members and the cancer clinic. Her time [left] is really short.
In addition, the source said that despite their distance from one another, Nelson’s well-known son had not been to Missouri to see her.
Eminem, 52, has drawn inspiration for his songs from his tumultuous relationship with his mother from the beginning of his career.
The Detroit native rapped on the alleged abuse he suffered while under her care in his 2002 smash song, “Cleanin’ Out My Closet.”
Take a moment to listen to “Before you think this record is dissin’,” he sung. “Now, I would never diss my own mama just to get recognition.
But put yourself in my position, just try to envision / Witnessin’ your mama poppin’ prescription pills in the kitchen.”
It makes you sick to your stomach, doesn’t it? “Bitchin’ that someone is constantly going through her purse and s–t’s missin’.
Going through public housing systems, victim of Münchausen’s Syndrome / I was made to believe I was sick my entire life, but I wasn’t / Until I grew up, now I blew up.”
Nelson then sued her son, Marshall Bruce Mathers III, for defamation, claiming $11 million. Despite a judge’s decision in her favor.
Nelson only received $25,000 of the $11 million she had requested and took home $1,600 after paying her attorney’s expenses.
In a 2008 interview with the Village Voice, Nelson, who was also the mother of 38-year-old son Nathan Samra-Mathers, discussed making amends with her oldest child.
“I will never give up on my children. “I’m not going to give up on anyone,” she said at the time. “Everyone can have hope.
It essentially comes down to swallowing your pride. It is comparable to a cashed cheque. It’s finished and over. You must go forward.
The 15-time Grammy winner apologized to Nelson with the song “Headlights” in 2013. He rapped, “I went in headfirst, never thinking about who what.
I said hurt / My mom probably got it the worst,” and expressed his frustration at not having had the opportunity to express gratitude for being both his father and mother.
It’s unknown whether Nelson and Eminem reconciled before to her death. But according to InTouch, he had given her financial support.