Michelle Williams is Missing Heath Ledger
Edward Opinaldo
Michelle Williams is seen in what has become her signature status these days as she strolls around New York with her daughter Matilda. Matilda was enjoying the love and innocence that a child does as she played in leaves and danced around the streets of New York, while loving and doting mom looked on with smiles. But it seems these days that there is still quite a bit of pain behind Michelle’s smile, as even though it has been ten months since the tragic death of Matilda’s daddy, Heath Ledger, Michelle is still struggling with grief. During a recent interview with Newsweek, Michelle spoke candidly about how tough it was to be a single mom to a three year old and how sad she still was. In fact, so sad, that even mentioning Heath’s name sent Michelle to tears. And as far as how she is holding up, this is how she described herself, and her grieving process.
I guess it’s always changing. What else can I say? I just wake up each day in a slightly different place – grief is like a moving river. I’m at heart an optimistic person, but I would say in some ways it (grief) just gets worse. It’s just that the more time that passes, the more you miss someone. In some ways it gets worse. That’s what I would say.
And unfortunately, because people aren’t always very kind when it comes to celebrities personal lives, Michelle has gotten a little flack for her grieving process with Heath. Considering the odd twist with Mary Kate Olsen and her connection with Heath, and the fact that Heath and Michelle had split before his death, not many people understand why she is still so deep in grief. Let’s not forget folks the relationship two people have when they create a child together. Though nobody knows where the state of her relationship was when Heath Ledger died, nobody really needs to. Michelle has been forced to raise her daughter on her own, and she is doing the best she can with what she has been given. Her plans for the future include focusing on just that, her daughter. While she is currently working on an indie film, soon she will be taking a year off to spend with her daughter. When Matilda is ready for school, Michelle says she wants a routine life, with the plainest, simplest, most ordinary habituated lifestyle possible. And given the challenges that Matilda has ahead, having to grow up without a daddy, I am sure that Michelle is making a sound choice.
