| Location | Birmingham |
| Age | 77 years |
| Date of Birth | 3/1927 |
| Date of Death | 9/2004 |
| Visitors | 194 since 11/06/2008 |
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My Mum was the best in the world, she loved her children, Grand children and Great Grand
children..there are many!
She adore my Dad they were two halves of a whole. They had the greatest love for each other I have
ever seen and probably will ever see again.
Together they had seven children Julie, Ann, Susan, Shelia, Alan, Barbara and me Karen. She gained
Son-in-laws and a Daughter in law..but they were all her children never treated differently. We have
all gone on to bless her with Grand children and now Great Grand children.
I can remember she worked not far from home and we used to go and meet her when she finished work to
walk home with her..especially on a Saturday as we would go shopping either at the local shops or go
into town to the market...she loved the markets.
She retired from Ephriam Phillips sometime around 1984..can't remember exactly but I was living at
home with my 1st son Ian..she adored that having a grand son with her 24/7 and he grew up to adore
both Mum and Dad..I always thought he was lucky to have 2 sets of Parents. We moved out of the house
around 1988 when Ian was 4 but we only moved across the road! She was always there for me and often
she or Dad would go and pick Ian up from school.
When Dad became ill she found it hard to cope, they were what now would be regarded as a very old
fashioned couple..Dad would come home, hand over his wages and she kept the family home running, so
with Dad unwell we had to take over and help her cope. I think Dad even hid the seriousness of his
illness from her to protected her, but after his 1st op we were all concerned. She was in a lot of
pain in the last 90's and needed a hip replacement, she was on the waiting list..suddenly her
operation came round and she was in and out before we knew it..but at the same time Dad was coming
to the end of his fight with cancer..but none of us knew how quick it would be.
She struggled to get better, it was her place to look after her husband..she didn't want strangers
taking care of her husband..but in the end she had to give in. We all supported with as much as we
could, but on the day Dad died, Mum lost the will to carry on..you could see her pain and her
heartbreak.
My sister Barbara took over most of her financial stuff and after the funeral she seemed to pick up,
she recovered from her hip replacement, she had a sister May who needed her and a sister in law
Ellen who needed her, so she was occupied caring for them and us and life carried on until Mum's
sister May died. We buried her and shortly after that my Aunt Ellen had to go into a nursing
home..so now she had too much time on her own, we did our best but we just couldn't fill the void
loosing my Dad had left in her..she started to act oddly..Doctors said it was onset of dementia..we
were not convinced, then she had a massive internal bleed and her memory went.
She went into hospital and although we didn't want to we had to put her into a secure nursing home
as she would wander off. She had stopped eating and we just knew she had given up the will to live
when Dad died but once she felt no one needed her she could go. She developed Clostridium Difficile
and that finally bought an end to her suffering.
I feel she died the day Dad did but she carried on in body for a short while then went to be with
the only man she ever loved.
She left us broken..I felt cheated..I was angry at her for awhile but then I realised I had six
extra years with her that I will treasure but more I feel its better she's with the man she loved.
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If we could bring you back again,
For one more hour or day,
We’d express all our unspoken love;
We’d have countless things to say.
If we could bring you back again,
We’d say we treasured you,
And that your presence in our lives
Meant more than we ever knew.
If we could bring you back again,
To tell you what we should,
You’d know how much we miss you now,
And if we could, we would.
♥♥ With Love ♥♥
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Nobody's Like You, Mum
Nobody's quite like you, Mum.
You're special in every way.
You cheer me up, you fill my cup
With tenderness, come what may.
Nobody loves me like you, Mum.
No matter what I do,
Good or bad, happy or sad,
You support me; You always come through.
Nobody's equal to you, Mum.
With you in my life, I'm blessed.
I love you so, and I want you to know
I think you're the very best!
Mum
We sat beside your bedside
And held you hand with love
We watched you breathing
And prayed to those above
In tears we watch you sinking
And slowly fade away
And felt our hearts were breaking
We knew you could not stay
Sweet is the sleep that ends all pain
If tears could build a stairway
And memories a lane
We'd walk right up to heaven's gate
And bring you back again
They say there is a reason
They say time will heal
But neither time or reason
Will change the way we feel
There's a constant and deep
sadness in our hearts
Since you went away
Never a day without a tear
Or constant wish that you were
still here
We know that you haven't really
left us
You are only out of sight
So please Mum and Dad stay
close beside us
And walk us through all this pain
Walk with us throughout our lives
Until we all meet again
Rachel Bushell (Grand Daughter)
Thank you so much Rachel for writing
this for us, all your Aunts and Uncles XX
Nan
Please God forgive a silent tear
A secret longing, wishing she were here
We wish with all our hearts,
That you were here today
Time will pass and fade away
But in our hearts' you'll always stay
If we tell the feeling in our hearts
How sad we are God decided we should be apart
There are no words that could describe the sorrow
We'll sit and remember with you a tear
Our memories of you are so constantly clear
Each morning we start with a broken heart
But carry on daily playing our parts
No one knows the broken heart
That lies behind the smile
Time's a healer
or so they say
We know this pain
And it won't go away
We'll whisper goodnight
And pray, that you and Granddad know
That we'll love you forever
And we'll miss you so
Rachel Bushell (Grand Daughter)
Where is Heaven?
Is it somewhere in outer space?
Where does my loved one now dwell?
In some far and distant place?
Heaven is all around you...
It's as close as the air and love that surround you.
Heaven is everywhere... it's not just in the skies,
It's a spiritual dimension that can't be seen
Through human eyes.
How do I know my loved one is safe?
How do I know they are well?
How do I know they made it to Heaven?
Is there any way I can tell?
Your loved one is well in Heaven because
They're surrounded by God's love and care,
And I can promise you they made it to Heaven,
Because an angel guided them there!
Is there any way I can tell them how
Much they meant (and still mean) to me?
I'm not sure how to contact them, do you?
Know what Heaven's address can be?
Just talk... and know that they hear you,
Because you'll never be truly apart.
And Heaven's address? Well that's simple...
Just send thoughts care of your heart
As the sun rises I still feel the blanket of night
You are the one now who will have eternal light
My heart aches, each part of me filled with sorrow
We've fought today, but I need the strength for tomorrow
Your memory, your presence I promise we'll protect
And with it our admiration, gratuity and profound respect
So sleep peacefully now, may your heart be filled with pride
We'll fight harder, be stronger, knowing you're by our side
They haven't won, they've pulled us together
They haven't taken you away because you'll live forever
So I'll catch each tear and hold my head high
I'll smile and Thank You but won't say 'Goodbye'
When tomorrow starts without me, and I'm not there to see;
If the sun should rise and find your eyes all filled with tears for me;
I wish so much you wouldn't cry the way you did today,
while thinking of the many things we didn't get to say.
I know how much you love me, as much as I love you,
and each time you think of me I know you'll miss me too;
But when tomorrow starts without me, please try to understand,
that an angel came and called my name and took me by the hand,
and said my place was ready in heaven far above,
and that I'd have to leave behind all those I dearly love.
But as I turned to walk away, a tear fell from my eye,
for all life, I'd always thought I didn't want to die.
I had so much to live for and so much yet to do,
it seemed almost impossible that I was leaving you.
I thought of all the yesterdays, the good ones and the bad,
I thought of all the love we shared and all the fun we had.
If I could relive yesterday, I thought, just for awhile,
I'd say goodbye and kiss you and maybe see you smile.
But then I fully realized that this could never be,
for emptiness and memories would take the place of me.
And when I thought of worldly things that I'd miss come tomorrow,
I thought of you, and when I did, my heart was filled with sorrow.
But when I walked through heaven's gates, I felt so much at home.
When God looked down and smiled at me, from His great golden throne,
He said, 'This is eternity, and all I've promised you'.
Today for life on earth is past, but here it starts anew.
I promise no tomorrow, but today will always last,
and since each day's the same day, there's no longing for the past. But you have been so faithful so trusting and so true,
though there were times you did some things, you knew you shouldn't do.
But you have been forgiven and now at last you're free.
So won't you take my hand and share my life with me? So when tomorrow starts without me, don't think we're far apart,
for every time you think of me I'm right here, in your heart.
I SAID, “GOD I HURT,”
AND GOD SAID, “I KNOW,
”
I SAID, “GOD I CRY A LOT”
AND GOD SAID, “THAT IS WHY I GAVE YOU TEARS,
”
I SAID,”GOD I AM SO DEPRESSED”
AND GOD SAID, “THAT’S WHY I GAVE YOU SUNSHINE,
”
I SAID “GOD LIFE IS SO HARD”
AND GOD SAID,”THAT’S WHY I GAVE YOU LOVED ONES,
”
I SAID,”GOD MY LOVED ONE DIED”
AND GOD SAID “SO DID MINE,
”
I SAID, “GOD IT IS SUCH A LOSS”
AND GOD SAID”I SAW MINE NAILED TO A CROSS,
”
I SAID,”BUT GOD, YOUR LOVED ONE LIVES,”
AND GOD SAID “SO DOES YOURS,”
I SAID “GOD WHERE ARE THEY NOW?”
AND GOD SAID “MINE IS ON THE RIGHT AND YOURS IS IN THE LIGHT,”
I SAID “GOD IT HURTS”
AND GOD SAID “I KNOW”
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