Kate McCann reveals she's "exhausted" as renewed hope of finding daughter Madeleine means she can't sleep
14 Nov 2013 22:50
The 45-year-old gave an emotional insight into the horrific traumas of being the parent of a lost child - saying the unbearable pain made her want to "disappear herself"
"Exhausted": Kate McCann
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Kate McCann has told how the renewed hunt for missing daughter Madeleine has given her renewed hope, but also left her exhausted.
And the 45-year-old gave an emotional insight into the horrific traumas of being the parent of a lost child.
Kate said the pain was so unbearable, “all you really want to do is disappear yourself”.
The former GP told how she has endured a “tricky couple of months” and apologised for being “a bit sleep-deprived” when she spoke at a Missing People charity fundraising gala.
Renewed hope: Madeleine McCann
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Kate said: “What many people don’t know is the impact that a child going missing has on you, your family and all those who know your child. You need to know that all that can be done is being done and you need to know that the world hasn’t given up.”
Police have reopened their inquiry into Madeleine’s disappearance from her holiday apartment at Praia da Luz in May 2007, shortly before her fourth birthday.
A Crimewatch appeal last month resulted in an overwhelming response.
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At the gala in London Kate, who is an ambassador for Missing People – a group led by Jo Youle – said: “The highs are when you think there is news. And the lows… the dread of knowing what happened and the dread of not knowing what happened.”
But despite her and husband Gerry’s anguish, Kate spoke of her delight that a billboard campaign she launched has helped find 100 missing people.
She said: “It’s a truly amazing achievement.”
Kate told how every five minutes a child goes missing in the UK.
She added: “Thankfully the majority are found within 24 hours but a significant number are not. And so for these parents the pain continues, the agonising days and nights without news.”
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