B\u00e0i vi\u1ebft do Linda Thompson (@ltlindathompson) chia s\u1ebb\n\n\nLinda eventually moved into Graceland, Elvis\u2019s legendary estate. However, it wasn\u2019t long before she witnessed firsthand the troubling path Elvis was heading down, marked by what she described as \u201cself-destructive\u201d behaviors.\n
In 1973, during their first year together, Linda had the chance to watch Elvis make history. After performing two benefit concerts to support a Cancer Fund, his TV special Aloha from Hawaii became the first solo artist concert to be broadcast to audiences all over the world.\n
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In the final years of their relationship, Linda witnessed firsthand how Elvis’s health deteriorated rapidly. The iconic rockstar was struggling, relying on sleeping pills, which he sometimes combined with \u201cother things,\u201d as Linda revealed.\n
She would stay by his side, keeping watch until he drifted off to sleep, often waking up multiple times throughout the night just to ensure he was still breathing.\n
\u201cIt was exhausting, I have to admit,\u201d Linda shared. \u201cI was a young girl but it was still exhausting when you\u2019re not sleeping. And also just ‘exhausting because this is a person that I loved more than my own life and watching him slowly self-destruct and not being able to do anything about it \u2026\u201d\n
In early 1975, Elvis was rushed to the hospital for what news outlets described as \u201cseveral days of tests,\u201d according to the Associated Press. Linda had discovered him in bed, gasping for air, and he was quickly taken to a Memphis hospital.\n
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At that point, he was dealing with liver complications, though it wasn\u2019t related to alcohol. Instead, Elvis\u2019s health struggles stemmed from his use of prescription medications.\n
Linda Thompson \u2013 Elvis relationship\n
The following months were rough. Elvis bought Linda a house near Graceland, but by October of 1975, she simply couldn\u2019t do it anymore.\n
After Elvis was him treated at hospital once again, Linda left him to focus on her career in Los Angeles.\n
She struggled to cope with his \u201cself-destructive\u201d downwards spiral. They stayed in touch, but why?\n
\u201cI had this haunting feeling, I just thought, I don\u2019t know if anybody\u2019s going to take care of him the way I did,\u201d Linda explained.\n
\u201cI felt very attuned to his habits and his needs. When you\u2019re with someone for that many years and that closely living with them, I felt very attuned to his habits and his needs and I thought, nobody else is going to know that.\u201d\n
Then, on Aug 16, 1977, a tragedy shook the entire world. Elvis Presley had passed away, age 42.\n
Just a few days earlier, Linda had tried reaching Elvis in what would be their last call. She called Graceland, where Elvis\u2019s best friend and guitarist Charlie Hodge picked up.\n
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Linda wanted to make sure that Elvis was OK and asked Charlie to go upstairs to check on him.\n
Elvis Presley\u2019s last days\n
Linda recalled, “Charlie was a little impatient with me. He said, \u2018He\u2019s fine honey. He\u2019s asleep.\u2019 I said, \u2018Just humour me and please go up there and just check on his breathing.'”\n
Charlie went upstairs to check on Elvis and confirmed he was breathing. It was then that Linda shared her last words to Elvis through his best friend, while Elvis was still alive.\n
\u201cI said, \u2018Okay, just tell him that I called and I love him and I was just checking on him,\u2019\u201d she recalled. \u201cHe said, \u2018I\u2019ll let him know. That\u2019ll make him happy.\u2019\u201d\n
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On August 16, 1977, Linda was at her apartment in Los Angeles when she received the news. Elvis Presley had been found unconscious on the bathroom floor and rushed to the hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. He was buried in the Meditation Garden at Graceland.\n
That night, it was Linda who was the first person nine-year-old Lisa Marie Presley called after her father\u2019s passing.\n
Pictures of Linda Thompson and Elvis\n
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Whenever photos of Linda Thompson and Elvis Presley surface, it’s surprising to see the same comments repeatedly made. Many people comment that Linda wasn\u2019t as beautiful as Priscilla and that Elvis should have stayed with his first wife.\n
Honestly, this kind of commentary feels disrespectful. Linda played a significant role in Elvis\u2019s life during a time when he truly needed love and support. Their relationship was meaningful, yet it\u2019s as if people can\u2019t avoid making comparisons, judging her without truly appreciating who she was.\n
Elvis Presley\u2019s legacy will never be forgotten, and his incredible music will always be cherished.\n
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