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Erin Molan breaks down in tears live on air: 'A lot of people go through this'
Erin Molan has opened up about how the loss of her dad Jim has affected her over the past year.
Erin Molan teared up live on radio this morning, remembering her late father Jim Molan on the one-year anniversary of his death.
Erin, 40, got emotional as she talked about her dad who she lost on January 16 2023 after his battle with prostate cancer, and said most days since losing him have been "tough".
Jim, who died aged 72, was also a well-known Aussie figure, serving as a Liberal senator for the government as well as having a longstanding military career, including serving as a major general in the Australian army.
On her second radio show back for the year, Erin shared it's been a year since she lost her dad, talking to her co-hosts Hughesy and Ed about the loss.
"We lost him to prostate cancer a year ago today, a tough day, but to be honest most days have tough elements to them," she said.
'He did a lot of good'
"it's the little things you miss a lot I think, I read the newspaper and I go to call him and he's not there. A lot of people go through this," Erin said beginning to choke up.
"I read this thing once that said that you die twice in some cultures, one when you take your final breath and the second when people stop saying your name... so I like to talk about Dad a lot and this is just a chance for me to take a selfish minute and remind people that he was incredible, that we miss him, that he did a lot of good for this country."
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Erin then spoke about how Jim dedicated his entire life to Australia.
"He dedicated his entire life to serving this country overseas, in battlefields during wars, and it was because he loved this country so much," she said.
"The thing I find hard now is that people say to me, 'you can still talk to him and the memories will keep you close' but I haven't been able to feel close to him since he died and I hope that will come," she said through tears.
"I hope there's a time I can talk to him in my head and find a place where I feel close to him and I'm sure that will come, but right now that is hard."
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