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Agence France-Presse

David Bowie’s supermodel wife Iman, who was married to the legendary musician for 23 years, posted a series of poignant social media messages in the days leading up to his death.
“The struggle is real, but so is God,” she wrote on her public Twitter, Instagram and Facebook accounts on Sunday, the day that her husband died surrounded by his family after a private 18-month battle with cancer.

In the hours after news broke Monday of his death, the post collected thousands of messages of condolence to the 60-year-old Somali-American model and the couple’s teenage daughter, Alexandria.
Iman has not commented publicly since her husband’s death was announced.
“Sometimes you will never know the true value of a moment until it becomes a memory,” she wrote Saturday.
Iman reposted a series of old photographs of Bowie and a string of loving messages to mark his 69th birthday on Friday.
“I will love you til i die, i will see you in the sky #tonight happy birthday mr. bowie,” read one next to a photograph of her husband with Tina Turner.
“Happy Birthday to the man who fell to earth. Forever Bowie,” read another.
 
“Life isn't about avoiding the bruises. It's about collecting the scars to prove we showed up for it,” she wrote to her 108,000 Twitter followers Friday.
The couple, who enjoyed one of the most enduring marriages in the celebrity world, wed in 1992 and divided their time between London and New York. Their daughter was born in 2000.



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I will see you in the sky: Iman’s poignant messages before husband David Bowie’s death

In this June 3, 2002, file photo, Iman and her husband David Bowie arrive at the Council of Fashion Designers of America Fashion Awards in New York. The couple had been married for 23 years before Bowie’s death on Sunday. Photo: AP

FILE - In this June 3, 2002, file photo, Iman, left, and her husband, singer David Bowie arrive at the Council of Fashion Designers of America Fashion Awards in New York. Bowie, the innovative and iconic singer whose illustrious career lasted five decades, died Monday, Jan. 11, 2016, after battling cancer for 18 months. He was 69. (AP Photo/Suzanne Plunkett, File)

(FILES) This file photo taken on June 6, 2005 shows model Iman and her husband David Bowie attend the 2005 CFDA Awards at the New York Public Library June 6, 2005 in New York City. British rock music legend David Bowie has died after a long battle with cancer, his official Twitter and Facebook accounts said on January 11, 2016. Bowie died on Januray 10 surrounded by family according to his social media accounts. The iconic musician had turned 69 only on January 8, which coincided with the release of "Blackstar", his 25th studio album. / AFP / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Evan Agostini

An image shared by Iman on Instagram on Friday. Photo: Instagram

Iman's social media accounts have been flooded with messages of condolence. She posted this photo of husband David Bowie with Tina Turner on Friday, along with a message "I will love you til i die, i will see you in the sky #tonight happy birthday mr. bowie". Photo: Instagram

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