My dearest Nan passed away on Friday, she was 93 and having survived 4 years since a major stroke she slipped away peacefully in her sleep. I couldn't wish for a better way for her to go.
My Nan meant the world to me, we always had a close bond and J was her first great grandchild, which made us even closer.
My Mum (the eldest of Nan's four children) is heading the funeral plans and suggested that all donations on the day go to the children's and crohns trust (CICRA) I was delighted at the suggestion and I know Nan would have wanted this. At family discussions my uncle's wife made it clear she wanted donations to go to Clic after suffering from breast cancer. In my opinion both charities are very worthy but what disappointed me was the fact that my aunt questioned crohns as an illness and suggested it wasn't as worthy a cause as hers. She made the comment that at least my son was at school so it couldn't be that bad!
It made my Mum even more determined to keep to her original suggestion as she pointed out, yes he got to school most days but was then in bed very early stopping him from doing a lot of other things, he was currently taking 5 different types of medication and getting support from the mental health team!
After Mum's outburst they agreed to her suggestion! I get that people don't always understand what they can't see but why belittle things? Every day is a battle for so many of our children and they all deserve better.
My Mum clearly showed she is just as strong as my Nan was and now I hope I too can be like them both.
Ands xxxx
My Nan meant the world to me, we always had a close bond and J was her first great grandchild, which made us even closer.
My Mum (the eldest of Nan's four children) is heading the funeral plans and suggested that all donations on the day go to the children's and crohns trust (CICRA) I was delighted at the suggestion and I know Nan would have wanted this. At family discussions my uncle's wife made it clear she wanted donations to go to Clic after suffering from breast cancer. In my opinion both charities are very worthy but what disappointed me was the fact that my aunt questioned crohns as an illness and suggested it wasn't as worthy a cause as hers. She made the comment that at least my son was at school so it couldn't be that bad!
It made my Mum even more determined to keep to her original suggestion as she pointed out, yes he got to school most days but was then in bed very early stopping him from doing a lot of other things, he was currently taking 5 different types of medication and getting support from the mental health team!
After Mum's outburst they agreed to her suggestion! I get that people don't always understand what they can't see but why belittle things? Every day is a battle for so many of our children and they all deserve better.
My Mum clearly showed she is just as strong as my Nan was and now I hope I too can be like them both.
Ands xxxx
