I've only experienced that heart-stopping, blood-freezing moment of not knowing where my child is twice - and that's two times too many.
On both occasions, I descended from calm reasoning to near hysterical panic in the space of minutes as the list of possibilities of where she might have been
ran out.
Worst-case scenarios started playing through my head and by the time we eventually caught up with one another, I was an absolute and total wreck.
I can only imagine the pain and anguish of the Symes family as they wait for news of Aisling.
It's every parent's worst nightmare and all around the country, people are hoping and praying for the little one's safe return. My thoughts are with the Waitakere police too.
I spoke at their formal dinner last month and I got to meet a number of the detectives involved in the case.
Most of these men and women are parents. This will be personal for them and they won't rest until they find Aisling. If anyone can bring her home, they can.
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