This photo was taken 1979 when donna was only 7 days old and her Greatgrandad was holding her . i remember that day so well you never forget . he always loved her . miss you so much if only i could turn back time x x x x x x x x x x x x x

i placed some flower for you today , i wish that you had not gone away. god saw your pain and said its time . i looked at you and began to cry. the days are hard for this i know. there will never be another mum that i love so . so when you read this short verse , you will know your loved the most , i miss you mum as you well know , if i could have you just to hold .i would just tell you how i miss you so , but this i guess you already know . now all thats left for me to say is mum i wish you happy mother's day love you forever x x x x x x x x x

THIS IS MY STORY OF A CHRISTMAS WISH.
 
IT STARTED AUGUST 2003  MY MUM AND ME WENT OVER TO ACCRINGTON TO DO SOME SHOPPING IT WAS A COLD DAY , AND WHEN WE ARRIVED THERE OUT SIDE MARKET SQUARE WAS THE ACCRINGTON PIPE BAND.
WELL TO MY MUMS SUPRISE SHE LOOKED AT ME AND SAID THIS IS WHAT I AM MISSING JANE . I LOOKED AT HER AND SAID WHAT DID YOU SAY MUM , SHE SAID I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING LIKE THIS SINCE I LEFT SCOTLAND . 47 YEARS AGO WHEN YOU WAS A BABY. YOUR GRANDAD WAS IN THE BLACK WATCH I REMEMBER YOUR GRANDAD COMMING HOME IN HIS UNIFORM . I ASKED WHAT THIS UNIFORM MENT AND HE REPLIED THIS IS MY REGIEMENT THE BLACK WATCH. I ALWAYS WANTED TO GO TO THE EDINBURGH MILLITRY TATTOO BUT NEVER GOT THE CHANCE , SO THAT DAY WHEN MY DAUGHTER TOOK ME TO ACCRINGTON WAS THE START OF A NEW LEASE OF LIFE FOR ME ONCE AGAIN . THERE WAS ACCRINGTON PIPE BAND IN ALL ITS GLORY PLAYING IF MY MUM COULD HAVE GOT OUT OF HER WHEELCHAIR , WELL SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN DANCING WITH THEM TO THE MUSIC . SO WE ASKED IF WE COULD WATCH THEM AGAIN . THATS WHEN WE GOT TO KNOW VAL SHE SAID THEY PLAYED IN THE HALL OVER THERE AND WE COULD GO TO WATCH THEM , WELL WE DID AND THEY WELCOMED US WITH OPEN ARMS . SO ONCE AGAIN MY MUMS DREAM HAD COME TRUE, FOOT TAPPING TO THE BAND AND TEARS OF JOY IN HER EYES. I WAS OVERWELMED AT THIS WONDERFULL PIPE AND DRUM MUSIC THAT IT WAS ONLY THE START OF THINGS TO COME . SO WE SAID OUR GOOD BYE AND SEE YOU ALL AGAIN NEXT WEEK , WELL THAT WAS NOT TO BE MUM BECAME ILL SO SHE COULD NOT GET BACK TO SEE THEM AGAIN . BUT I HAD ALWAYS PROMISED MUM THAT WHEN SHE WAS WELL ENOUGH WE WOULD GO BACK AND SEE THEM AGAIN ,NOT KNOWING THE WORDS WAS GOING TO MAKE ME SAD . SHE LOOKED AT ME AND SAID JANE IF THERE IS ONE WISH IN LIFE I COULD HAVE WOULD YOU TRY AND SEE IS YOU CAN DO IT FOR ME , I SAID I WILL TRY MY BEST FOR YOU MUM WHAT IS IT SHE REPLIED AND SAID CAN I HAVE A LONE PIPPER AT MY GRAVE WHEN I DIE . WELL I WAS SHOCKED AT WHAT MY MUM WAS THINKING ABOUT , I JUST COULD NOT TAKE IT IN . I LOOKED AT MUM AND SAID GET AWAY YOU WILL OUT LIVE US ALL JOKING AT THAT TIME . THEN MY MUM TOOK MY HAND AND SAID SHE WILL NOT SEE CHRISTMAS . THINGS IN LIFE HAPPEN FOR A REASON THAT IS WHAT MUM ALWAYS TOLD ME BUT I SAID YOU CAN LIVE FOR EVER MUM AS I HAVE GOT EVERYTHING YOU WANTED FOR CHRISTMAS , SHE SAID HAVE YOU GOT MY WISH I TOOK MY MUMS HAND AND SAID YOU WILL BE HERE FOR CHRISTMAS MUM. THEN ON THE 9TH DEC 2003 THAT DAY HAPPEND MY MUM DIED WHAT A SHOCK I FELT SO ALONE MY WORLD WAS TURNED UPSIDE DOWN . NEVER WOULD I HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE IN LIFE CHRISTMAS WAS CANCELLED , SO THEN I HAD THOUGHT ABOUT MY MUMS FINAL WISH . SO I RANG VAL AND ASKED IF THERE WAS ANY POSSIBLE CHANCE THIS WISH OF MUMS COULD BE DONE , WELL VAL TALKED TO ME ON THE PHONE WHAT SEEMED TO BE A LIFETIME BUT IN ONLY A SHORT SPACE OF TIME HAD PASSED , SO THEN THAT QUESTION WAS ASKED I SAID VAL CAN YOU OR YOU PIPE BAND DO ME THIS FAVOR MY MUMS DYING WISH IS FOR A LONE PIPER TO PIPE HER TO HER GRAVE . WELL I WOULD NEVER HAVE THOUGHT IT POSSIBLE AT SUCH A FESTIVE TIME SO I TOLD HER THE DATE WHICH WOUD BE 15TH DEC 10 DAYS BEFOR CHRISTMAS DAY, BUT MY MUM GOT HER DYING WISH .  , AND SHE GOT HER FINAL  WISH THAT WAS TO BE BURRIED WITH GRANDMA AND GRANDAD . THEN WE HAD  PIPE MAJOR TREVOR STOKES AND HIS LOVELY WIFE VAL HAD MADE MY MUMS DREAMS COME TRUE. IT WAS A VERY FROSTY DAY AND VAL MET ME HELD MY HAND AS WE WALKED BEHIND THE COFFIN EVERYONE LEFT THERE CARS PARKED AND THEY ALL WALKED BEHIND US , PIPE MAJOR TREVOR PIPED MY MUM TO THE GRAVE SIDE . WELL WHAT TURNED OUT TO BE THAT SADDEST DAY OF OUR LIVES TURNED INTO JOY, THERE WAS NOT A DRY EYE THERE AND EVERYONE HAD COME UPTO ME AND SAID WHAT A WONDERFUL SEND OFF  I GAVE MY MUM WE ALL WENT BACK TO THE HOUSE AFTER AND PIPE MAJOR TREVOR WAS FROZEN COLD . SO WE OFFERD HIM A  WEE DRAM OF WHISKEY TO WARM HIM UP AND THANKED HIM FOR MAKING MY MUMS DREAM COME TRUE , I HOPE NOW WHERE EVER MY MUM IS SHE IS LOOKING DOWN ON YOU ALL AND SAYING THANKYOU FOR THAT DREAM . ME AND GARY HAD GONE OVER TO ACCRINGTON ON SATURDAY AND WELL WHO DID WE SEE THE ACCRINGTON PIPE BAND PLAYING THAT WONDERFUL MUSIC ONCE AGAIN , SO I HAD STOPPED FOR A FEW MINUITES JUST LISTENING TO THE MUSIC AND IN THE FAR BACKGROUND WAS VAL I WALKED UPTO VAL AND SHE HAD REMEMBERD ME SO I GAVE HER A HUG AND WISHED HER A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR. YES THERE WERE TEARS OF JOY BUT I HAD THOUGHT OF THAT DAY MY MUM HAD DIED . SO IF THERE IS EVER ANYONE NEEDING A HELPING HAND WELL I THINK IT SHOULD BE GIVEN TO YOU ALL FOR ALL THE WONDERFUL MUSIC YOU PLAY AND SO MUCH JOY YOU SPREAD AROUND THE WORLD  SO ALL THAT IS LEFT FOR ME DO SAY IS A GREAT BIG THANKYOU FOR MAKING MY MUMS DREAM COME TRUE.
 
A CHRISTMAS WISH TO MY MUM MOST SPECIAL CHRISTMAS WISH EVER
FROM  JANE  X X X X X X X