On Wednesday 6th March 2024 I lost my beloved son Mark to multiple myeloma blood cancer.  

In 1977 Mark was nearly 2, He and his brother Adrian joined with my two children Kathryn and Stephen becoming a blended family.

Mark was the happiest, cute little boy and he and Kathryn bonded immediately as did Stephen and Adrian. We quickly became a blended family. It was as if we had two sets of twins. His dad Alan and I married on Christmas Eve 1977 and two years later we had Amy, baby siter to them all.  Marked lived a happy life with his brothers and sisters.  Family holidays, visting heir grandad Victors farm and spending time with their many cousins and auntie and uncles. They enjoyed day trips out with their grandad and auntie Susan.

When Mark was three he caught whooping cough, his brothers and sisters had been vaccinated but Mark hadn, tis awful illeness left him with a weak chest.

He loved school and had lots and lots of mates, riding around on his chopper bikes and later a BMX.

Going to grandads farm at Farcet Fen where they would swing on the old tyre swing in the front garden,  enjoying tea with auntie Susan and Grandad Paul. Grandad would visit us on Saturdays, Mark really enjoyed time with him and they all got 10p and pick a mix.

Mark really enjoyed playing with his star war figures and space ships, carrying out battles with his brothers.  We moved house lots of times but he always made friends easily, that was my son's nature. They were all never bored because they had each other. I'm not saying Mark was an angel, none of us are, he could be very stubborn but he loved his siblings so much. He was close to his dad who had always been there for him and remained his constant. He loved me too as I had always been mum. 

We had our challenges, like many families, for example, wanting to wear the same white socks everyday, we couldn't afford 35 pairs of white socks.   I could go on forever and write a book about Mark and the family who will all miss him so so much.

Mark you will never ever leave my my heart, I will think of you every day.

Sleep tight my Son

Love 

Mum.