russell hipkin 11th January 2013

Dear Mummy Nothing can put into words how much I love you. You’ve always been there for me, always strong, always supporting, always understanding and always smiling – at least that’s what I can remember. All my life you put your energy into making a loving and happy home and a close family. That you certainly achieved. What lovely years we had. You can be so proud of everything you achieved. Of course I was expecting you to live into your 90’s, accompanying me into my 60’s. I feel robbed that you will not be there and I know you were sad that you will not see your grandchildren grow up. For myself, I gain comfort from the thought that you will always be there in my mind and I can always imagine what you would say or do. I can’t imagine what it feels like for you to have lost all the years and experiences you were looking forward to, but maybe you can dream back to the wonderful ones you did have. You are a wonderful mother. I cannot think of a single thing I’d change about you or what you did. I love you so much. You are part of me and just a single thought of you will always make me feel happy, loved and confident. I’m thinking of you! Love Russell