Hi All,

I know this forum is usually a place of happy car building and life experiences, and until this evening it never entered my head to post something like this but:- two weeks ago the 12 year old daughter of my cousin died of Asthma.

The News article probably describes it as well as I can...

MIDDLEWICH GUARDIAN NEWS REPORT

It was her funeral today and I have just arrived home after a tremendous service and a drink fuelled wake.
Her dad, Ben, spoke so gallantly at her service and we all wish the family the best. And, like I said, not sure why I'm posting it here (I've already passed on my concern's to friends that have children suffering from Ashma), maybe I'm just "sharing" (maybe it's because my own wife is recently pregnant). Anyway, it's something that has had a profound impact on me and I thought I would post about it here.

Kind regards,
Steven Hignett

ETA - any messages will be passed on...

[Edited on 10/9/09 by Steve Hignett]

All the very best to all her family, including you Pants. Can't even imagine how they must be feeling.

Manly love

best wishes to all the family mate, its not nice when someone close is taken away from us, i lost my nan a couple of months back and that was hard enough and we wern't even that close really, i wish now i'd spent more time with her.

all the best and good luck with your wifes pregnancy,

Very sad for your loss. Best wishes to her parents and to you. When you hear of losses like this, especailly to young ones it really brings things into perspective.
Matt

As a serious sufferer of asthma news of a death is very sad.

Please pass on our condolences.

Have had a few close shaves myself

Very sorry and sad for your familys loss, especially of a child.

The greatest joy imaginable, is to have a child, the loss of one is the greatest loss of all.
Sincerest condolences.

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Originally posted by mangogrooveworkshop
As a serious sufferer of asthma news of a death is very sad.

Please pass on our condolences.

Have had a few close shaves myself

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So sorry to hear this... just 12 years old

oh no, really sorry to hear of the loss

Sincere condolences to her family. I can't begin to imagine their anguish at losing her.

Very sad indeed, ive met Ben and his family through knowing Steve, we heard of the news not long after it happened, so so sad.

my thoughts are with you all,



andy

Dreadful

It will have a profound effect upon you.

My sister, Clare, younger than myself died from cancer earlier this year. My father, who has recently lost his wife (my mother) after an agonising death from the same disease (himself suffering horrendously from a brain tumour) witnessed the burial of his child.

No parent should bury their children.

Already bitter about the pettiness of some members of the human race, it's had a huge effect on me.

Sorry to hear this - I can't comprehend what it must be like to lose a child. Makes me realise I should be more patient sometimes with my own

i'm so very sorry i have 2 girls 9 and 11 and my life would be over if anything ever happened to them ..... my thoughts are with you and the famliy

I'm sorry for your loss. May your gods go with you.


.......... Neil

I have no words. Every parent's nightmare. My heart goes out.

When my son was 3 months old, I woke in the night to peer into his cot and was utterly horrified to see him staring back at me, with no expression, totally motionless. For a split second (it felt like ages) I just froze. I could feel the walls of the room falling down around me. Utter panic and unable to move. I did manage to kick into action and pick him up. He'd been sick and was choking on his own upchuck. Holding him upside down and a few frantic slaps on the back saw him splutter into life. We took him to hospital and he was ill for several months but he was alive.
This episode changed my outlook on life entirely. To have been so close to losing something that was so precious had a profound effect on me.

I can imagine what it must be like to lose a child but I can't begin to think how anyone can deal with it.

My sincere thoughts are with you and your family.