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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
In heartbreaking scenes, 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 then saw a picture of her hugging Jaimi on-screen, and couldn't help but break down in tears as she continued
'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.'
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 added.
