Jessica's Gift: A mother's journey towards healing after an accident claimed her daughter's life

Mother-of-three Susan Loch lived a carefree life until 21 March 2011. Yet when she woke to find a policeman standing beside her husband she immediately guessed the sickening truth. Jessica her nineteen-year-old daughter had been killed the latest victim of a treacherous stretch of the Princes Highway on the New South Wales south coast. Life as Susan knew it had changed forever.Jessicas Gift is a candid and heartfelt story charting how Susan grappled with each subsequent day. Initially her grief felt intolerable and unending but while Susan despaired she didnt give up. Gradually hope peace and even joy crept back into her life. Susans strength and resilience will inspire anyone who seeks to understand the trauma of child bereavement.