I have so much to be thankful for and so much that I’d love to say about mum but there just isn’t enough time to tell you all of the reasons as to why I was so lucky to have her in my life. As many of you know she would do absolutely anything for anyone. She was the kindest most caring person I know and took great pleasure in looking after all of her family and friends. She loved having all of them around the house and believe me there were many of us, she would spend hours prepping the most impressive spread which would usually result in enough food to feed the whole street! She was known for her delicious corned beef pies, Welsh cakes, and the wonderful cakes she made. We would have the best parties in the house and it was always full of fun. Christmas time was the best though. She would start thinking about it as soon as summer was over, asking us to write our wish lists for Santa and even in her final days she was nagging me to order presents for both the kids and Darren so she could be prepared. When the dr explained to her how unwell she really was she turned to me and said “well at least I’ve done some Christmas shopping!” We would go over the list of who was cooking what for Christmas dinner and she’d double check at least a dozen times with me to ensure we didn’t forget anything. Mum loved her routines. Every Sunday she’d do a cooked dinner (getting all the veg ready the night before) every Monday was cleaning day, I’ll miss the huge smile on her face when we’d turn up and she wasn’t expecting a visit. I’ll miss our daily FaceTime chats which would usually consist of mum saying “there’s nothing on tv tonight” or “I saw it on my iPad” or our favourite thing….. “I’ll ask my Google” Every now and then reality hits me like a punch to the stomach. The thought of not seeing her again hurts so much but I know that she’ll always be with us looking over us. Mum I wasn’t ready for you to go but at least I know you’re with Sarah now. Look after each other xxxxxx
Cathy Hill
26/11/2025
