My brothers and myself all owe so much to our mum. There was so much unwavering love and support from her. She was a serious lady who oozed class and you could always go to her with your troubles, safe in the knowledge she would always find the right words and sentiments to make everything OK again. Both her and our dad consistently supported and encouraged us in all aspects of our lives, and allowed us to spread our wings by encouraging us to go on various camps, foreign student exchange trips abroad and in later years supported us all through University. One particular theme which keeps coming back to me over the last few days is how at times when she had the biggest reasons to be angry or disappointed with me, these were the exact moments when she provided even greater support and understanding, which in turn allowed me reflect on my errors and work out for myself what I needed to do differently to be better. 

I will miss you enormously and am so grateful for the rock solid foundations you gave all of us to achieve everything we wanted to in life. You were selfless, compassionate and brave, never complained about anything, putting everyone before yourself. I am so proud to be able to call you my mum x