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August Alsina 'Devastated' After Sister Dies On Christmas

The singer now is charged with taking care of his three nieces.
August Alsina ‘Devastated’ After Sister Dies On Christmas
@augustalsina via Instagram
By Keyaira Boone · Updated October 23, 2020

August Alsina shared on Wednesday that he is “utterly devastated” by the loss of his beloved sister, Chandra.

“We lost such a beautiful soul on Christmas Night To the battle with cancer. I am Utterly devastated & Deeply shattered!” he wrote in a caption on Instagram. “Not only for myself, but for my 3 little nieces, whom are now robbed of BOTH parents. First they killed [her partner] Mel, Now Cancer has stolen you. What is life? Why is life? Why is THIS life?” 

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Chandra... @_chachacha My Sister, My friend, life giver to my nieces, my hair magician, my biggest supporter, my number one fan. We lost such a beautiful soul on Christmas Night To the battle with cancer. I am Utterly devastated & Deeply shattered! Not only for myself, but for my 3 little nieces, whom are now robbed of BOTH parents. First they killed Mel, Now Cancer has stolen you. What is life? Why is life? Why is THIS life? I’m calling on God for the answers. I don’t question God but THIS I’m not in agreement with. After Mel left I was always pushing you and hard on you about figuring out life’s direction & purpose for yourself..encouraging your entrepreneurship with mostly my fear speaking. Afraid & wanting my nieces to see an example of hustle, drive, determination and confidence through you so that they’d follow suit as young women.... & ALL along you were PERFECT! Living in your perfect purpose. The perfect mother, the perfect friend, the perfect sister, the perfect listener, the perfect caregiver, the perfect example of a young black woman traumatized by the ruins of our cultural upbringing trying their damndest to push to evolve and overcome fear while trying to raise 3 precious little innocent lives &’figure out a life your own at the same time. Before you left You asked me to guard & raise these girls, & I promise you I don’t even know where to begin. I am at a lost & am desperately craving and crazing to be found, so please send some signs, help us out. I have trouble accepting the fact that you’re gone, so it’ll be like we’re just going for a while without seeing each other. Someday hopefully I’ll find you where you are, where Peace is. Please say hello to Melvin & hug him for me, & just ask God to cover the emotions of the girls and allow their hearts to be open, accepting and able to receive love. Ask God to expand my capacity because right now I’m maxed out. Lord knows I’m still raising myself but I guess it’s officially official...I’m a DAD now & I have 3daughters, & i don’t know the slightest thing about it or where to start but unfortunately I/we know loss too well. Rest In Peace my dearest sweet sister..You made it out of this hell hole. ❤️

A post shared by Yungin' (@augustalsina) on Dec 26, 2018 at 1:55pm PST

The singer-songwriter paired the caption with a slide show on Instagram, featuring sweet moments between the two, such as the late Chandra braiding his hair and pictures of them spending time together.

Distraught, Alsina revealed that the loss had deeply shaken his faith.

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A post shared by Chandra🌙 (@_chachacha) on Sep 17, 2018 at 10:05am PDT

“I’m calling on God for the answers. I don’t question God but THIS I’m not in agreement with,” he wrote.

The “Song Cry” singer also revealed that his sister had asked him to step in and care for his nieces if she passed away, but Alsina admitted he’s going to need help.

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A post shared by Chandra🌙 (@_chachacha) on Apr 5, 2018 at 12:57pm PDT

“Before you left You asked me to guard & raise these girls, & I promise you I don’t even know where to begin,” he admitted. “I am at a lost & am desperately craving and crazing to be found, so please send some signs, help us out.”

“Lord knows I’m still raising myself, but I guess it’s officially official…I’m a DAD now & I have 3 daughters, & i don’t know the slightest thing about it or where to start but unfortunately I/we know loss too well,”  Alsina continued.

We will be keeping Alsina and his family in our prayers.

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