Ellie Soutter: British snowboarder’s mother on losing her daughter

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Snowboarder Ellie Soutter's mother talks to the BBC about losing her daughter, finding her voice and helping others.

Lorraine Denman: 'I am the voice for Ellie now... I can encourage people to speak up and share'Ellie Soutter stands with her arms aloft, the waters of a French lake lapping around her legs - looking out into the distance.Ellie, one of Britain's most talented young snowboarders, was tipped for success at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics."Life is completely empty," Lorraine says."I have a massive void in my life.

"Ellie was the other half of me," Lorraine tells BBC Breakfast's Sally Nugent."She was very strong, very passionate about her own thoughts, she was very driven and she was very articulate.Ellie Soutter during the Youth Olympic Winter Festival in 2017Lorraine spoke to Ellie the day before her birthday, a conversation in which Ellie had told her about the missed flight.

Fifteen months on, she takes time to hold Ellie's ashes and talk to her daughter every day. The tattoo on her arm, she says, allows her to feel close to her only child. Lorraine adds:"You can't wrap your children in cotton wool, they are people and they've got minds of their own, but you can have time to sit and listen to them, or just take on board if they have said something to you, don't just disregard it."

 

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Incredibly sad. We think we know people but we don't We would not get into that situation so why do other people, what makes them feel that life is not worth living. We just don't know. Talking to each other will help. Try and see the signs. They are there.

internationalmentalhealthday ItsOkNotToBeOk WorldMentalHealthDay Utterly heartbreaking.💔💔

Devastating - I would think.

Deeply sadden reading this tragic story, my heart goes out to the family

Heartbreaking. Thoughts with Ellie’s family

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