The reality star is mourning her boyfriend, Rick, after he died from complications from pneumonia
REAL Housewives of Orange County alum Megan Knickerbocker's boyfriend has died after a bout with a short illness.
The U.S. Sun can confirm that the Bravo star's boyfriend, Rick Brannon, died in May.
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Megan released the news on her private Instagram account.
"I still can't believe you are gone... The events that lead up to it just don't seem right as they replay over and over again in my head," the reality star's post began.
"The regret and anger is completely consuming... I don't think I have fully accepted it yet, and honestly don't think I ever will. This was not supposed to be our ending, we had plans, plans that no one will ever know and that we will never see. Life isn't fare and I will never be the same...I miss you so much," Megan concluded.
She also shared a photo of the couple, capturing Rick kissing the side of her head as she smiled at the camera.
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Days earlier, Megan shared the details for his Celebration of Life near his Orange County home.
A GoFundMe was also organized by Rick's former colleague, originally to help pay for his medical expenses while in the hospital for pneumonia.
"The doctors have stated he is in heart failure, kidney failure and has blood clots in the left side of his heart," his friend revealed.
The page was later updated that Rick died in the early morning hours of May 10 - one week after he was admitted into the hospital.
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Rick's friend noted that donations would now be to cover hospital costs, his Celebration of Life, and to care for his two sons.
As of August 5, the fundraiser has raised more than $11,000 of its $25,000 goal.
Fans shared their condolences for Megan and her family on social media.
"I am so sorry for your loss," one person wrote in the comments of Megan's Instagram post.
"My heart & prayers go out to you," said another.
"The poor Knickerbockers. They’ve really been dealt a tough couple of decades," someone else posted on another online thread.
"Wow, so tragic. The family has endured so much," echoed another.
Megan is the daughter of Real Housewives of Orange County star Tammy Knickerbocker, who starred as a full-time cast member in the second and third seasons.
Those familiar with the famous family remember that Tammy's other daughter Lindsey went missing earlier this year.
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Tammy and Megan took to their platforms to ask the public for help after they lost contact with Lindsey for several weeks.
The Real Housewives star later updated fans that her troubled daughter had been located after filing a missing persons report.
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