My beloved child

It’s so good to hear you’re getting yourself looked after. Physio and Dietician all in two days! And the carpenter’s van sounds just the ticket! Do you know the driver well?

Hope the dietician and physio have been helpful to you Annie. x

I know the driver very well, been doing his wages for about thirty years and he cuts my lawn ?

I think I am as shocked that I have only just found this thread as I am by the contents. I have been reading through the terrible events and messages of support in disbelief Annie. I am shocked by the news and all the pain you are suffering.

She told you she loved you and you know she didn't mean to hurt you. Now she is at peace. She made you proud and her children and husband can be proud of her. She clearly made a massive impact on the whole community and their kind words will be in your heart for ever.

The van is wonderfully inventive idea and how she would have laughed at the thoughts of you in there! Hope you're eating a little more each day. You need reserves to sustain you.

Wider family issues best left alone for now. You know the old saying you can't choose your family, but you can choose your friends. Wrap yourself in the warm wishes of GN friends. Pull them around you like a woollen shawl. We're here for you and we're not going anywhere.

What a morning. Have very uncomfortable splints for hands , and to start building up muscle because I am not walking out I have to start with a leg pedal thing, sit on sofa and pedal the contraption, when I put on some weight and have a bum! Have to have an exercise bike. Feel I am being trained to climb Snowdon again. All I need is for the dietician to instruct me to eat greens which will set off the IBS. Have to have more blood tests, nurse will call to my home to take the blood. A shower chair being delivered tomorrow so I can relax in the shower, they fear I may fall and there is no one here to get me up. I now feel 101.

Ginny hello

Thank you. The one thing about the van is my girl would roar with laughter and tell me not to change to a car but go right up to the Cathedral in the van.

The mayor has written to me and the head of housing for the county council phoned me this morning, she said my daughter was a difficult councillor to deal with, if she was asked for help for housing she didn't give housing dept any peace , then the council officer in charge of parks etc phoned and said it was her determination as secretary of the housing estate association to have the estate playing field for the children that won the day. Had a phone call off a lady I don't know who told me my girl had met her in town one morning took her shopping off her, walked her back to her home , unpacked the shopping, made her a cuppa and gave her a hug, the poor woman was feeling very down that morning , she didn't know my daughter until then. My daughter gave her the days of coffee mornings and afternoon teas for the elderly and the woman made new friends. Now I have been informed a retired MP from the valleys and someone from the Welsh Assembly will accompany the mayor to the funeral. Quite overwhelming now, but I just want her here .

Annie, how loved and respected your girl was. And what a credit to you.

May I second that

Quite a day, annie Your beloved daughter was certainly a force for good but I’m not surprised it’s all overwhelming x

I'm glad people are helping you look after yourself, Annie, and, like everyone else, am delighted about the van transport arrangement! Even though your daughter is not there with you, her spirit is—through other people who appreciated her.

Thank you all. What is upsetting is she was doing all that and I asked her so many times to ease up, she couldn't . She even started a dog rescue and rehoming from her own house with support from the vet, I remember one evening she had nine dogs in the house, they use to be taken to the hunt kennels and I will not repeat her opinions on that place, the thought of a pet dog being in the same kennels as those poor hounds reduced her to tears. The dog rescue is going strong still.

Everyday there seems to be people and animals who have been touched in some way by your lovely daughter Annie
Her time on earth may have been short but some who live to a 100 will not leave such a mark on their community that your DD has done through love and determination.
Playing fields for her local children is a wonderful achievement.

In her short time on earth your girl did such a lot of good Annie. You must feel so proud of her, but I am sure that doesn't ease your heartache.

We need good people in the world. I hope her wonderful legacy of caring lives on.

What a wonderful legacy she has left for your town, what proud memories you will have of her to sustain you in the difficult times ahead.

I do hope you are managing to eat more to build up your strength - greens don't have many calories so are not much use for putting on weight anyway; best to avoid them .

Quite a girl! Someone to remember with pride.

What lovely things to hear about your daughter annie she was obviously very special. Hope you sleep better tonight.

A wonderful young woman Annie, earths loss is heavens gain xxxxxx

It sounds to me Anniebach that your dearly loved daughter was a lot like you. You should always be proud of her and what she contributed during her life.

Oh, Anniebach I've only just read about your tragic loss. My thoughts are with you and I trust that your very strong faith and all the lovely messages will help to give you strength

Your darling daughter does sound a lot like you, spending so much time looking after others she never had time for herself.

I’ve got one of those pedal things. I find it does help - eventually! I find a dining chair better than a soft one and sit and tap away on the computer to take my mind off the boredom.

Gird up your loins tomorrow and make sure you tell the dietician all your problems, they don’t always listen first time!

Look after yourself.

Your daughter sounds like a wonderful caring person Annie. You and Maw are in my thoughts a lot, sending my love and best wishes.

What lovely, heartfelt tributes keep coming to you about your daughter. Annie, I love the thought of you 'riding' your bike. You can keep the Children in Need challenge company as you pedal away. Good luck with all the helpful aids that are coming your way. Go Annie!

It must be both heartwarming and heart wrenching to hear such wonderful tributes to your daughter Annie - you must be so proud of her and I'm sure the cathedral is going to be full for her service. She sounds a very caring girl who was determined to help everyone.

Make sure you use your cycle - it will definitely help. Do you have a personal alarm installed just in case you do fall? We had one put in for my parents with a button on the skirting board in the bathroom in case one of them fell in there and mum had one on a cord round her neck. I hope the dietician helps too.

I’ve only just seen this post Annie, I’m so very, very sorry and pray that you find peace xx

I wish you peaceful & comfortable night *Annie"

God Bless xx