Lisa Curry shares heartbreaking post revealing she feels she’s been ‘tugged from happiness to sadness’ as she celebrates her first Mother’s Day since the death of daughter Jaimi
Lisa Curry celebrated her first Mother’s Day since the death of her daughter Jaimi in September, on Sunday.
Posting a series of photos featuring her surviving children – son Jett and daughter Morgan, as well as her grandchildren – to Instagram, the 58-year-old shared both her her happiness and heartache.
She wrote: ‘A beautiful Mother’s Day morning spent with my beautiful husband, mum, children and little boo boos.
Emotions: Lisa Curry celebrated her first Mother’s Day since the death of her daughter Jaimi in September, on Sunday. Pictured with son Jett, daughter Morgan, and her grandchildren
‘It was difficult to hide my sadness today… there are so many emotions… always being tugged from happiness to sadness,’ she wrote.
The three-time Olympian went on: ‘Every single person is on this earth because of a mother. Our role as mum is never ending.
‘We try so hard every single day to protect you, to comfort you, to teach you what’s important, to be kind to others, to follow your dreams… and then when you leave our nest, to do your best.
Family: Posting a series of photos featuring her surviving children to Instagram, the 58-year-old shared both her her happiness and heartache
Moved: ‘It was difficult to hide my sadness today… there are so many emotions… always being tugged from happiness to sadness,’ she wrote. Lisa’s mother is pictured second from right
‘To all our children, on earth and in heaven, you are our greatest achievements and our greatest loves. I am your mum and I love you with everything I have.’
She concluded the post with the names of her three children: Jaimi, Morgan and Jett.
Jaimi, who was the daughter of Lisa and her ex-husband Grant Kenny, tragically died on September 14 last year, at the age of 33.
Lisa added: ‘To all our children, on earth and in heaven, you are our greatest achievements and our greatest loves. I am your mum and I love you with everything I have’
Mixed feelings: Lisa is pictured with her husband husband Mark Tabone
The former athlete announced Jaimi’s death in an emotional social media post on September 15 – one day after her passing.
It was later reported that Jaimi had battled alcoholism and an eating disorder before her death at a Sunshine Coast hospital.
Lisa and Grant, 57, are also parents to Jett, 27 and Morgan, 29.
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Loss: Jaimi (left), who was the daughter of Lisa and her ex-husband Grant Kenny, tragically died on September 14 last year, at the age of 33