Raised so far: £500.00
My story
Adding insult to injury she suffered from a hospital acquired infection Clostridium Difficile - a revolting and debilitating gastric superbug - which added to her discomfort from Crohn's disease. She nearly did not survive the infection.
After many weeks of medical inpatient care, she recovered, something which amazed her medical team, only to be readmitted with increasing heart failure 10 days or so after her release from hospital, again to Epsom General Hospital, was discharged on the Tuesday before she died, only to be sent by emergency ambulance to Moorfields Eye Hospital on the Friday with a suspected detached retina. She and I got her home on Saturday morning at 3am - I don't think she'd arrived home with the milk ever before in her life!
She was a battler. We spoke on Saturday, and again on Sunday morning. There was nothing untoward on the Sunday - we even had a half decent argument! Life was as normal as one can expect it to be for an 89 year old woman rendered frail by Clostridium Difficile.
Her funeral was on Friday 2nd November, at noon, at the North East Surrey Crematorium, with a gathering afterwards at her home which ended with a tremendous volley of fireworks after it got dark. Death is a mixture of grief and a celebration of the life just ended.
The party for friends and family afterwards was just as it should have been. Light, happy, fun, and tinges of sadness as we remembered that we would not see Connie again. And yet that somehow didn't actually matter. She'd have approved.
She'd have approved a lot.For many years she supported the UK Charity NACC. We feel that her death should benefit the living and that flowers benefit no-one except the florist, so we would welcome donations, large or small, to the NACC
Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to donate: The National Association for Colitis and Crohn's Disease - NACC will receive your money electronically and, if you are a UK taxpayer, an extra 28% in Gift Aid will be added to your donation at no cost to you.
Please donate generously.
Many thanks for your support.
Tim
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Connie's niece, Christine, is hitting a milestone birthday and retiring. She asks for no gifts, but 29/02/08 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid | |
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Condolences, and good luck with your ongoing fight with the crematorium 08/02/08 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid | |
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Don't know you but was touched! 21/12/07 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid | |
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Hey, just passing through and I think this is a great way to raise money in the name of a great lady 05/11/07 |
£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid | |
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Timmy I am thinking about you with love and affection, John 05/11/07 |
£50.00 | |
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In memory of an Aunt and Great Aunt 03/11/07 |
£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid | |
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Your in our thoughts during your time of sorrow 01/11/07 |
£20.00 | |
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In memory of my sister, Connie Trent. 28/10/07 |
£30.00 | |
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28/10/07 |
£20.00 | |
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27/10/07 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid | |
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A worthy cause and one Connie wished to support strongly 26/10/07 |
£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid | |
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From a friend of the family 25/10/07 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid | |
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I'm glad to help this very worthy cause 25/10/07 |
£20.00 | |
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My condolences 25/10/07 |
£20.00 | |
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My prayers and good wishes are with you. 25/10/07 |
£20.00 |
| * Total raised online: | £405.00 |
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| Offline donations: | £95.00 |
| Gift Aid plus supplement: | £63.46 |
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