Thismorning I woke to the sad news that my beutaful mum had passed away. 

I have spent many nights at the hospital with my sister and dad at my mums bed side, my sister and I spent most days at the hospice. My dad never left my mums side. It's sad in away my mum will never hold her first grandson from sister in a few wks and my mum will never watch me bloom with my 3rd pregnancy. Cancer has robbed us of our mum, mostly it robbed mum. The cancer may have taken mum's body but it never took mum's spirit and how she was.

It feels like mum's still here and she hasn't left, but I know in time this will be real. 

I do belive my mum is angel. 

Life just dosnt stop, I suppose in one it's a good thing because you have to keep going, if it's not for your self it's for your children or for the people you love. My sister and I have always been her daughters it matters in the memories we created, it's those messages in cards, it's the life long kisses that are imprinted on our skin. One day ile look back on this day and hopeful the outlook won't change but smile and remember love last along time even when your gone. You built my sister and I strong. We had moments longer than some.

08-02-1964 / 01-07-2018

Karen Allison Hostead

Loving wife, mother, grandmother