Melissa Rivers is opening up about coping with the tragic loss of her family's home in the ongoing LA fires. In an interview with People, the 56-year-old television host and daughter of the late Joan Rivers said she had developed some armor against tragedies after experiencing the untimely deaths of both of her parents.
![['I'm one of those people who has twice gone through the experience of going to bed one way and then you wake up with your life upside down,' she explained. 'First with my father [Edgar Rosenberg, who died by suicide in 1987], and then when I lost my mom [Joan Rivers]'; seen with Joan in 2005 in Hollywood]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/14/23/94099409-14285455-image-a-89_1736897978975.jpg)
But even with her experience of past traumas, Rivers admitted she was still in shock after home and nearly all of her possessions went up in flames. The devastating fires across Los Angeles have so far led to the deaths of 24 people, and more than 180,000 have been forced to evacuate.
![[Melissa, who announced that her house burned down on January 8, said she rushed to grab important documents and supplies for her pets before the blaze reached the house]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/14/23/94102277-14285455-image-m-94_1736898610989.jpg)
'I've only had two little cries so far,' Rivers said of the aftermath of her latest loss. 'One for five minutes, and the other for about 20.'. But she wasn't going to let the loss overwhelm her after going through earlier shocks. Melissa Rivers, 56, was prepared for the tragedy of losing her home in the LA fires by the tragic deaths of her parents, she told People on Tuesday; seen in 2022 in West Hollywood.
![[Melissa grabbed her mother Joan's sole Emmy Award, as well as a photo of her father. But she revealed that she wasn't able to get their bathrobes and Joan's favorite sweater, which were her most prized possessions from her parents; seen with Joan in 2009 in LA]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/14/23/94099411-14285455-image-a-91_1736898542076.jpg)
'I'm one of those people who has twice gone through the experience of going to bed one way and then you wake up with your life upside down,' she explained. 'First with my father [Edgar Rosenberg, who died by suicide in 1987], and then when I lost my mom [Joan Rivers]'; seen with Joan in 2005 in Hollywood.
![[Melissa, who is engaged to Steve Mitchel, an attorney, originally planned to tie the knot later this year, but now she has 'no clue' what the future holds; seen together in May in Beverly Hills]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/14/23/94099413-14285455-image-a-90_1736898539183.jpg)
'I'm one of those people who has twice gone through the experience of going to bed one way and then you wake up with your life upside down,' she explained. 'First with my father [Edgar Rosenberg, who died by suicide in 1987], and then when I lost my mom [Joan Rivers].'.
![[Rivers credited her dark sense of humor with keeping her family and friends' spirits up. 'That's my superpower,' she said; seen with son Cooper Endicott in LA in 2022]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/15/00/94099439-14285455-image-a-95_1736900349283.jpg)
