Richie SamboraspentThanksgivingwith his daughterAvadays after her motherHeather Locklearwasreportedly placed on a psychiatric hold.
“He was worried about Ava, so he came home on Thanksgiving,” a friend of Sambora, 59, and Locklear, 57, tells PEOPLE about Sambora’s holiday with Ava, a 21-year-old college student.
“They had an amazing Thanksgiving and had a private chef there so they could be together one-on-one,” the source explains. “They had a great meal and got caught up.”
Although Sambora initially planned to be in New Jersey on Thursday, “he did not want Ava to be alone on Thanksgiving,” the friend says.
On Nov. 18, Locklear was taken to a hospital after her therapist determined that she was experiencing a mental breakdown, according toTMZ.
“Deputies responded to Ms. Locklear’s home regarding a medical call,” Sgt. Eric Buschow of Ventura County Sheriff’s Office told PEOPLE. “There was no crime.”
“I will not waver on always being there for Heather getting her the best help possible,” Samboraexclusively told PEOPLEin a statement. “I am once again very proud of my daughter for her composure and strength during this very difficult time.”
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Sambora had previously evacuated his home in Calabasas, California, because of thedevastating California wildfiresand had traveled to Atlanta to attend a wedding.
He then performed in New Jersey at the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office’s anti-bullying forum, according toUSA Today‘s app.com. In Ocean County, he and his mother Joan were awarded for their support of efforts to fight the heroin crisis.
Upon returning to California, Sambora “went directly home, and he walked to the door. Just seeing his house and his daughter there almost brought him to his knees,” the friend tells PEOPLE.
Locklear’s difficult year has includedtime in rehab that ended in October, anarrest in Juneafter she allegedly attacked a police officer and EMT who responded to a disturbance call and ahospitalization for a possible overdosein June.
“Richie assembled a team of doctors and specialists last June to ensure Heather and their daughter Ava’s best interests were taken care of,” the friend says.
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“Richie will be spending more time with Ava,” the friend notes. “They spent the weekend together, and she is still in school, and she is an honor-roll student, and she has an acting career she is pursuing. She is a smart girl and a hard worker and … is trying to support her mom.”
source: people.com
