IN LOVING MEMORY BEST FRIEND AND MUM

My wonderful sweet mother passed away peacefully on Monday Jan 11th 2010 in colchester hospital in england. I had my flight booked to go to her but i booked it too late. She was the best mother any girl could have asked for. Only being 21 years older then me she was always so much fun to have around when i was tiny. I remember us dancing to the radio every sunday night for hours when i was a little girl. She was my biggest fan when i was involved in swimming at a very high level and was always there for me in all the ups and downs of my life. My best friend always. Someone i could always call at any time. Shes also the strongest bravest person i know. Others would have been angry or shattered finding out they had cancer and only months to live. Not her, she was thankful for the wonderful life she had had and her family. Against doctors orders she came out to say her goodbyes and stayed with us for the month in dece. I could see she was in constent pain but she would never admit to it and alway kept a smile on her face. Seeing her grandkids and meeting her great grandbaby was what kept her going. She loved them all so so much. I saw her fading every day in front of my eyes but i too kept the pain i was feeling from her so we could treasure these last days together. It was priceless and the beauiful memorys of this christmas will never be forgotton. I was so worried when she traveled home and cried for two days knowing i might never see her again and i was correct. She refused to go in hospital for a couple of days on arriving back so she could give my brother and his family the same gift she had given us for christmas. She spent new years with them so they too could treasure the memorys. She then agreed it was time to go in the hospital. She hated being the way she was and having to have strangers taking care of her and she worried about us all the time worrying about her and reminded us all the time that she would be okay. My last words with her on saturday was her telling me not to worry about her she was going to be okay and that she loved me. My last words to her was telling her how much i loved her. I didnt know it was my last words but im glad i got to talk to her as she had been too sick for two weeks before that to talk on the phone. I will never stop missing her and i will always treaure all the memorys i have of her in my life. I really hit the jackport when she was chosen to be my mother. Not a day of my life will go by that i wont remember something we shared and smile!!!!
Mum your at peace now and no more pain. You were loved so much by your family and we will never forget you.
Love you forever.......................Until we meet again.


The above picture was taken New years eve last year 2008. My dad took her on a crusie as they had turned 70 that year. Below a picture taken by my brother steve on New years eve 2009. There last picture together. Married 53 years since they were just 18 years old.

Picture taken just before we left for the airport. If i had known she would have been gone in two weeks i would have gone with them. If only we knew!!!!!!

Priceless! Meeting Leland for the first time, her great grandbaby she had waited a year to meet.

LOVE YOU MUM MORE THEN WORDS COULD EVER SAY. THANK YOU FOR BEING MY MOTHER AND BEST FRIEND. AND THANK YOU FOR THE MEMORYS!