{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 319: Libby's Mum","description":"Today's guest, Lisa, says she has always felt a special, spiritual link to her eldest daughter, Libby\u2014starting when Libby was an infant and lasting throughout her life. One night, Lisa complained to her husband about a throbbing thumb. The next morning, Libby called, saying she had hurt her thumb and thought it was broken. When Libby\u2019s father asked if the injury happened around\u202f9\u202fpm, Libby confirmed the time of the injury, but she was puzzled until he answered, \u201cYour mother felt that.\u201d Despite being over\u202f200\u202fmiles away and unaware of any injury, Lisa sensed Libby\u2019s broken thumb that night. Six months later, at\u202f1\u202fam, Libby\u2019s friends called, reporting that she had vanished after being dropped off in a taxi. Lisa instantly feared the worst, though she tried to reassure them that Libby might simply be delayed. Deep down, she knew Libby was dead. She could not feel her as she normally could. The following day, Lisa and her husband braved a harsh English winter storm to drive to Hull. As they passed the Humber Estuary\u2014a vast inlet leading to the North Sea\u2014Lisa whispered, \u201cLibby is in that water.\u201d Her husband dismissed it as being 'silly,' but Lisa insisted she wasn\u2019t imagining it. Forty\u2011eight agonizing days later, police recovered Libby\u2019s body from those waters; she had been raped and murdered. In the nearly seven years since that tragedy, Lisa and her family have endured relentless trauma. At first, she felt isolated despite the story dominating UK headlines, and for two years she seemed to lose herself entirely. Over the past five years, however, she has begun to heal by connecting with other bereaved parents, listening to podcasts, and sharing Libby\u2019s story with young people and police officers. She hopes that exposing the warning signs that preceded the murder will help protect other women. And although Libby is no longer physically here with her, through her work, Lisa still feels connected to Libby. Lisa feels her as she does her "Libby work" in Libby's old bedroom, now her office. Our love for our children keeps that spiritual connection alive long after they are gone. ","author_name":"Losing a Child: Always Andy's Mom","author_url":"http:\/\/andysmom.com","html":"