There was nothing for Mom to do but wait and worry, so Carrie and I urged her to go to New York for an event she’d had her heart set on attending - a Michael Jackson concert at Madison Square Garden, to celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of his show business career. While Reynolds was across the country in New York, their architect was in the process of dismantling everything and hauling it to this more expensive space. In the days leading up to 9/11, Fisher and Reynolds had received word that they'd have to move the project to a new floor in a building where they'd just signed a lease. (Reynolds and Taylor had a falling out in 1959 when Reynolds' husband Eddie Fisher left her for Taylor the two women reconciled in 1966.) The summer of 2001 had been a stressful time for Reynolds and her son, as they were attempting to build a museum in Hollywood to host her infamous collection of movie memorabilia (Reynolds later said the failure of this project was one of her biggest regrets). Here, Fisher writes about his mother's reunion with longtime friend Elizabeth Taylor amidst one of America's darkest days.

In the wake of the shocking 2016 deaths of his sister Carrie Fisher and mother Debbie Reynolds shortly afterward, director and producer Todd Fisher wrote My Girls: A Lifetime with Carrie and Debbie, 'equal parts love letter and family portrait,' to share his memories of the beloved American stars.

My Girls by Todd Fisher