And
while
she
tried
to “focus
my
thoughts
on
positive
statements
of
power,”
Cheslie
explained
that
the
positivity “only
lasted
for
so
long.”
By
the
Time
You
Read
This is
set
to
debut
on
April
23,
with
proceeds
from
the
book
going
to
the
Cheslie
C.
Kryst
Foundation,
which
offers
mental
health
supports
for
youth
and
young
adults.
The
book
is
a
collaboration
between
Cheslie
and
her
mother April
Simpkins,
who,
prior
to
Cheslie’s
passing,
received
a
note
from
her
daughter
asking
that
she
ensure
the
memoir
be
published.
April
has
been
open
about
Cheslie’s
mental
health
struggles
and
raising
awareness
ever
since
the
beauty
queen
died
by
suicide
in
January
2022
in
New
York.
“Cheslie
led
both
a
public
and
a
private
life,” she
told
E!
News later
that
year. “In
her
private
life,
she
was
dealing
with
high-functioning
depression
which
she
hid
from
everyone—including
me,
her
closest
confidant—until
very
shortly
before
her
death.”
“I
have
never
known
a
pain
as
deep
as
this,”
she
added. “I
am
forever
changed.”
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