Thankyou Deborah , I really can’t understand what’s gone wrong , Dawn always said Sarah was our favourite and I told her that was nonsense.But since her 2nd marriage , don’t get me wrong Matt has been great, but we always felt his family come first . Since Dawns been gone we have fallen out 3 times even our 50 wedding anniversary we went to St Lucia and she wasn’t talking to us .It only because I ended up with a gall bladder op that we started talking again. Oh it’s been so hard we seem to clash all the time . I know if anything happened to me or John she would be there for us . But I just think we need a break and I must admit feel so lonely some days. .maddie xx
Thats so nice Victoria
It’s a little window into who they were as a person, little things we had forgotten about them.
Strangely I looked at Scotts last night too, 2013 he wrote…my mum is actually so funny, made me smile.
Anne xxx
Helen thats beautiful, what a gorgeous photo. It’s awful for their friends left behind.
I asked Scotts friends to write something each for his funeral, they helped choose music and they took his coffin in. I know they have struggled but they have been a huge support to me.
One of his friends Misha lives in the USA now but she had a tattoo of a giraffe done. He was 6ft 5.
I love that his friend called his baby Samuel, that’s a wonderful thing to do to remember your boy.
Sending love
Anne xx
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Dear Maddie, that is awful for you. I do wish that Sarah’s husband could be more understanding and as Anne and Deborah said, you can’t be held responsible for your daughters depression. Maybe a few days space might help. Do you think that writing her a little note or sending her a card might help?
I’m thinking of you and will give you a call tomorrow.
Much love xxx
Ok will exspain every thing then xx
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Maddie that’s so hard for you. I am glad you can talk to all of us at least and you can say it like it is. Not so easy telling friends and family our words can get misconstrued by them sometimes.
You have had enough heartbreak my love.
Sending hugs.
Kate xx
Hi Victoria, it’s good that you were able to do that.
I too have been looking at videos on one of my old phones.
2016 to March 2019. It covered the time from Brookes birth till Spring 2019 when we had no idea what lay ahead.
When I browsed the photos and videos I realised how much we had done in 2018. Loads of trips to the beach, The Strathspey railway with afternoon tea, the Cairngorm vehicular and her best friends wedding for which she was chief attendant plus the florist! Also afternoon tea at Gleneagles for her 30th birthday. So many happy memories of her last full year of life.
The videos made me feel she is still here with us.
Need to stop now, tears flowing.
With love Kate xxx
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Hi Anne,
What a lovely thing to have a giraffe tattooed only she will know what it represents and each time she looks at it she will remember. Each year on Sam’s birthday all his close friends take myself and John out to a curry house, Sam loved curry. We take along his photo so that he’s there, because of coronavirus last year we went socially distanced but went all the same. I hope it’s back to normal this year.
love Helen
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Hello all dear friends,Victoria and myself are trying to arrange a get together for the 17th July for an overnight stay in a hotel.If you are interested could you just say yes and let us know which area you live . So we can fix a central point to suit all of us .It would be lovely to meet you all after all this time . And give everyone a long awaited hug . With love Maddie xxx
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Hi Maddie the 17th is fine for me. I live in Bexhill East Sussex but I can travel anywhere.
Deborah x
Ok that’s lovely xx
I can make the 17th and can’t wait to meet you all of you who can make it xxx
Hi Maddie
I’d love to if I can get those days off of work
I’m in Glasgow
Annex
What a lovely tradition Helen, lovely way of honouring Sam.
I’m planning to have dinner with Scotts closest friends in June.
They have all been such a support xx
Anne xx
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Oh I so wish I could do that but we are so busy in July as it’s the Scottish school holidays so our cottages get booked up. Too much work for quite a short season.
Kate xx
Ok Anne , it would be lovely to see you I know it’s an awful long way to come .just let us know as soon as you can , as we will have to book hotel .love Maddy xxx
Hi Maddie,
Just let me know where the hotel is I shall be there
xH
Will do , just waiting to see how many can make it , such a shame Kate cannot make it , but understandable . Xxx
Me too. Will look forward to a photo of you all.
Yes it’s just not possible. I also don’t know what holiday Jamie is taking as they have 7 weeks off here from the end of June so will be looking after Brooke during the week too.xxx
Maybe we could have another meet up later in the year maybe in Scotland? xxx
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