Tony had moderate learning difficulties all of his life and was classed as having special needs – although he had absolutely no trouble playing his Xbox. Tony was a great lover of gaming consoles. It was Sunday 24th January; the day started like any other day, the only difference being we had a Christening to attend.
On 13th January 2011, our lives were changed forever. My lovely son Alex passed away. Alex was 3 weeks off his nineteenth birthday. He was a typical teenage lad, liked nights out with his friends and spent a lot of time with his girlfriend of almost 3 years, Jodie. He had been to work that day
My son Craig was 23 years old when he was taken away from us on the 23rd August 2011. We are left totally heartbroken and to keep asking the question “Why?”. On Monday 22nd August, Craig came home from work at five o’clock as he normally did, but this particular day he was absolutely buzzing. He
On the 9th June 2011 our beautiful 15 year old son Josh Fell went out to play football with his friends on the local school field. That was the last time we saw him alive. He passed away from SADS on the school field after feeling tired and dizzy after playing football. He had only been
On October 29th 2010 our beloved son Lyndon Cook went to bed and didn’t wake up; he was only 29 years old. He died from a heart attack caused by Coronary Heart Disease that he never knew he had. He was a healthy young man who ate healthily and rarely drank alcohol. He was so proud
The sudden death of my amazing 17 year old son Ibrahim Bash-Taqi (‘Ditto’ to us and ‘Cruzer’ to his Facebook pals) feels like having a rug on which I was standing firmly, pulled suddenly from under my feet. The pain is sharp and the thudding does not subside. I had him when I was only 23
Tuesday 19th October 2010 was the happiest day of my life. After five years of trying for a baby and having IVF with ICSI we were blessed with Harry, a bundle of joy weighing in at 6lbs and 6 ounces. From the minute he was born he was making strange grunting noises which, as first time
Alan was a lovely person. He had a happy childhood, always out with his friends having fun – and some mischief – as lads do. His friend Robert was mad on fishing and Alan soon followed in his footsteps, spending his pocket money on fishing gear. They had me dropping them off at different ponds and
The East Sussex & Kent Courier’s headlines on 8th February 2001 read; “Tragic death of Rhian, 17” The headteacher of TWGGS – Rhian’s school – described her in the newspaper as “the loveliest of girls”. She was our daughter and would have been eighteen on 19th February – just ten days later – and celebrating a
My name is Liz Hodgson and I live in Oxfordshire. My son, Marc Howe, died suddenly on the 19th June 2010, age 21. This is my story. I have read the other published stories and it has helped me to deal with, and come to terms with, the fact that sudden death happens without warning. Our
I was in a deep sleep and somewhere in my dream I could hear a phone ringing. It took a while for me to comprehend it was the bedside phone. The clock on the bed side table said 2:00am. As soon as I picked up the phone I heard my brother’s trembling voice saying “He has
Eulogy I am so proud to be standing here amongst you as Michael’s Dad, to celebrate with you all his tragically short life. Michael – who “loved to live and lived to love”. A giant of a man, literally and physically, who at only 19 was someone so giving, so considerate and so hard working. He
My name is Murdo Macleod and I live in the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Andrew Macleod, my son, was born in April 1990 and became the focus and purpose of the lives of my wife, Dolina and I. We were not blessed with any other children, but we considered ourselves fortunate to
David died on 30th December 2011. He was 23. For two days before, we had been together as a family playing Pictionary in the lounge and enjoying being together. We have the usual photos and mobile phone footage of people being silly and enjoying themselves. Actually, these are so helpful now to look back on with
Our wonderful son and angel Kyle went to sleep on the 16th of October 2011 and never woke up again, aged 18, exactly 6 months after his 18th Birthday. Kyle was born on the 17th of April 1993. We live in the village of Bradwell in the Hope Valley, in the Peak District National Park, Derbyshire.
In June 2010 my wife Ita and myself celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary with a long weekend in the beautiful City of Rome. While there we reflected on how sweet our life was and how fortunate we were to have three lovely children in Claire (19), Owen (16) and Sarah (15). However in the weekend following
My name is Ian Broughton and I live in a small town called Beith in Ayrshire. I’m married to Irene, have three children, Siobhan, Scott and Steffani and a granddaughter called Taylor. CRY came into our lives following the death of our 17 year old daughter Steffani. She died in her sleep on the 2nd September
Whenever I think back to Friday 20th June 2003 – which is still most days – I remember the clear blue sky and warm sunshine, and recall thinking “how could such a tragedy strike in a moment on such a lovely summer’s day?” Laura was 21 years and 6 months old. The detail seems important. She