Parents: 'We were blessed to have her'

BLACKSBURG, Va. – The pain is fresh every morning for Bryan and Renee Cloyd.

They rise early to try to become numb, and when they do, they can talk to friends about Austin, their daughter who died last week in the shootings at Virginia Tech. It gets easier as they talk. But by evening, they don't want to go to bed, knowing they'll feel the pain again in the morning.

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