Lisa Curry breaks down in tears on Sunrise as she reveals the message she received from a struggling mother after the death of her daughter Jaimi
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Olympic swimmer Lisa Curry couldn’t hide her emotions as she spoke about the death of her daughter Jaimi on Sunrise on Tuesday morning.
The 59-year-old burst into tears as she recalled how a struggling mother had reached out to her after reading about Jaimi’s passing in her new book, Lisa: A Memoir – 60 Years of Life, Love & Loss.
Jaimi tragically died in September 2020 at the age of 33, following a lengthy battle with alcohol addiction and an eating disorder.
Tragic loss: Olympic swimmer Lisa Curry couldn’t hide her emotions as she spoke about the loss of her daughter Jaimi on Sunrise on Tuesday morning
Lisa began: ‘I had a message from a lady the other day, and she said she’d spoken to her daughter about what happened to Jaimi and her daughter is now on the road to recovery.
‘She said, “It won’t mend your heart or bring Jaimi back, but it [has] helped save another child…”‘
Lisa then saw a picture of herself hugging Jaimi on screen and broke down in tears.
Devastated: Lisa saw a picture of herself hugging Jaimi on screen and broke down in tears
‘I think that’s important for me to try and bring this out in the public so that there’s no stigma about it, and so people can feel okay about talking about their feelings and their mental health, and not coping…’ she said, wiping her eyes with a tissue.
‘Hopefully we can start to find the red flags a lot earlier.’
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Lisa added that she hopes her book will ‘help people’ in a similar situation.
‘I haven’t been able to talk about it, but I can write about it,’ she said.
Lessons: ‘I think that’s important for me to try and bring this out in the public so that there’s no stigma about it, and people can feel okay about talking about their feelings and their mental health, and not coping,’ Lisa said. Pictured alongside Jaimi
Jaimi, Lisa’s daughter with ex-husband Grant Kenny, was receiving treatment for an eating disorder at the time of her death.
She died at Sunshine Coast University Hospital surrounded by her family, including her Olympian mother and Ironman father.
Lisa faced more heartache after she lost her mother, Pat, in April this year.
Loss: Lisa faced more heartache in April when her mother Pat died. (Jaimi and Pat are pictured)
Family: Lisa (left) married Grant Kenny (right) in 1984, before the pair separated in 2009. They welcomed three children together: son Jett, 28, and daughters Morgan, 31, and Jaimi (centre)
Lisa and Grant married in 1984, separated in 2009 and welcomed three children together: son Jett, 28, and daughters Morgan, 31, and Jaimi.
The retired competitive swimmer married Elvis impersonator Mark Tabone in 2018.
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Love story: The retired competitive swimmer married Elvis impersonator Mark Tabone in 2018
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