Lyn and I didn't meet until our mid-40s and it turned out we had less than 8 years together, 4 of which were in the shadow of cancer until she passed away in November 2016. But in those 8 years she made me the happiest man in the world. We were married in 2011, just over a year before her diagnosis after which we still made the most of the time we had remaining. She never complained, never sought pity and a lot of people didn't even realise her situation until the last months when she had to give up work. The St Barnabus Hospice At Home team were the greatest source of help and support in that final period, and the day centre were too before and, for me, after that. I'll never be able to thank them enough.
The first Christmas without our beloved husband to Sharon, father of Lisa and Sara, father-in-law to Alex and Ben and grandad to Alfred and Penelope.
Dear Family and friend who are missed greatly and left too soon.
Mum and Dad -Remembered and missed every day, but even more so at this time of year.
Love from Claire xxxx
The most wonderful gran. Loved and missed so much x
Our hearts are broken and we are in unbearable pain that you won’t be here to see Teddys first Christmas. We miss you so much already and wish you was still here with us. We love you so much and always will.
For my wonderful dad and Vivi and Alastair's much-loved Grandpa. Christmas won't be the same without you. You are always in our hearts. We love you so much, Jenna, Liam, Vivi and Alastair x
Christmas won't be the same without hearing your lovely voice.
My beautiful mum shines bright now and always, loved and missed so very much xxx
Always in my heart & thoughts everyday mum, miss you x
Wishing you were both with us all at Christmas, we will be playing some of your favourite songs thinking of you both.
To a wonderful Mum/Grom,
We all miss you, as you told us we would.
With all our love, always
Anne, Jane, Ashleigh and Alex xxxx
Remembering our lovely Mum and Nan at one of her favourite times of the year. We love and Miss you, Nanny Harry. Lots of love Jacey,Gary,Nate,Cam and Ewan. X
Missed so much on our first Christmas without you x
Miss you all and you are always in my thoughts.
Words cannot express how much you are missed by us all. Merry Christmas Steve. Love always xxx
The most courageous woman I have ever known. She was selfless, caring and thoughtful. I had the privilege of having her as my mum. I miss her greatly. She has left the biggest whole in our lives that can never be filled. Love you forever mum ❤
Sylvia adored Christmas, it was her favourite time of year. This will be our first Christmas without her but to know her light will shine this Christmas brings comfort.
He was so much fun! He is very much loved and missed.
Remembering you both with love
Love & miss you so much, the best Dad, Grandad & Great Grandad xxxxxxxx
To Mum,
I miss you more and more each day. Especially at Christmastime.
Forever in my heart and thoughts.
Laura
xxxxx
Daniel, Not having you with us all to celebrate Christmas is not something we will ever get use to. This year our first without you will be so hard however Ethan, Harper and I will try to smile and fill it full of laughter like you would have done. Your sense of humour is what got us all through the hardest of times. We will all use this same outlook on life at Christmas to make it as special as it can be. You will be in our thoughts and in all that we do xx You are so missed, yet still loved so much xx
St Barnabes allowed us all as a family to have that quality time. The children were able to spend time with their Dad in a comfortable and safe setting. The staff went above and beyond for us all and embraced Dans wicked sense of humour. They made him feel safe and cared for him with such compassion and dignity. We were all looked after nothing was ever too much trouble. The most important thing they did was allowed us to have some extra time and memories.
Having a light shine in honour of Dan warms our hearts and gives us some comfort.
It was never goodbye but see you soon
Every day is a Dan day
Forever loved
Always Vicky, Ethan and Harper xx
Every
Knowing we can give back to them in this way helps us all feel we are doing something when a Thank you just isn’t enough for our gratitude.
Many happy memories of spending Christmas with special parents in Shropshire and Scotland, always missed , always loved????
Missing you both so very much, Christmas isn’t the same anymore ❤️
I love and miss you all.
Dave and Anne
Always in our hearts and memories
Suzanne and Joe Xx
Merry Christmas grandma and grandad Caithness hope you are proud of us all!