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Survivor's Lee exits show after family tragedy: His tribute to Mum

Heartbreaking. - by Penelope Kilby
  • 10 Mar 2020

Survivor's Lee Carseldine has opened up about learning of his mother Elizabeth's death while filming the reality TV show in Fiji - and how he signed up to the All Stars season to help his parents who were suffering from serious financial strain.

MUST WATCH: Lee Carseldine leaves Survivor after mother suffers stroke and dies

'Mum had been diagnosed with MND (Motor Neuron Disease) six months before I went on the show,' the former cricket star told 10Daily.

'And Dad had suffered a stroke 14 years earlier.'

His parents were his motivation to win the $500,000 prize. 'Just to ease the financial stress and pain that they were suffering at the time,' he explained.

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Our thoughts are with Lee and the Carseldine family ❤️️ #SurvivorAU

Lee recalled the devastating moment he learned his beloved mother had passed away.

He explained that he had left camp, and had received the new that she'd passed by the time he'd arrived at his hotel.

'Being on a show like Survivor, you’re actually quite stranded, so it was a good 24-30 hours before I got back home,' he said.

'By that stage, I’d found out that mum had passed.

'I was just trying my hardest to get back home and production did everything they could to get me back home,' he said.

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Hi everyone. I've decided to give an update of the last 6 weeks. I have been oversees working on a project and my mother unexpectedly suffered a massive stroke and passed suddenly while I was away. I am returning home immediately and will be taking time away from everything to make sure my family is ok. I have lost the most amazing human in my life. A pillar of love, support, integrity, empathic and nurturing soul that has been right by side throughout every triumph and disaster in my life. It is because of her that everyday I strive to be a better human. I was astounded by the amount of daily unconditional love and support she offered anyone that crossed her path even if meant it was to the detriment of her own health. She was instrumental in putting me on a spiritual path of knowledge, acceptance, love and devotion to the big guy upstairs. Earlier this year mum was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease, it was quite aggressive and it was a daily fight with her pain but she never gave up because she wanted to watch her 4 grandsons grow up. She chose to not let MND take control of her body completely and continued to enjoy daily life. In the end it was a stroke not MND that took her life. Knowing Mum is at peace with her own Mum right now is the only comfort I can take at the moment of loss. The impact she had on her four grandsons in their short lives will be reverberated throughout future generations and she can watch proud the fine young men they will grow up to be. RIP Elizabeth "Beppie" May Carseldine. I don't know how to move forward but I will continue to commit to your legacy for you. Thankyou already to everyone for your love & support, especially our incredible close knit family. My future silence is only one of trying to comprehend what has just happened.🙏🏼✝️❤️ - Lee, Jake, Sam, Rach, Beau, Eli, Stu.
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