| Location | Dublin |
| Age | 5 months |
| Cause of Death | Cot Death/Sudden Infant Death Syndrome |
| Date of Birth | 18/04/2007 |
| Date of Death | 30/09/2007 |
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*** Lucy became a big sister on 3rd April 09 at 2.55am when her little sister Jade Lucy Dunne made
her entrance into the world. She looks so like her two big sisters Kate and Lucy ... I've added a
photo to Lucys gallery thanks so much to everyone for their support and I will catch up with all
your angels candles soon - love to you all Ali xxx ***
Our precious baby girl Lucy who arrived on earth 18th April 2007 and entered heaven on 30th
September 2007 aged 5.5 months.
Lucy was such a good baby perfect - maybe too perfect from the day she arrived in the early hours of
her due date she lit up our lives. Life was busy busy as her big sis Kate was just gone 18 months
when Lucy was born but we loved every minute of it... Our perfect family just how we had always
imagined and hoped..
I feel ready now to tell the full story of 'that' day - the day Lucy left us :
We put Lucy to bed as normal the night of Sat 29th Sept and coming into the early hours of Sun 30th
Sept Lucy woke up ... I didnt wake with her Daddy took her up and said she settled very quick but he
took her into the bed to give her a little cuddle....
A few hours later I woke up - I will never ever forget the feeling I had that morning when I opened
my eyes it was a cold feeling I instantly looked to Lucys cot and she wasnt there and I start
screaming to Mick 'Where is she - somethings wrong with Lucy !'... He told me to calm down she was
lying beside him and I looked - there she was so pale I said to him - shes not breathing shes dead !
he tried to convince himself that she wasnt but I took her in my arms and why I dont know I put my
fingers in her mouth thinking she might have swallowed her tongue or for some reaction but nothing -
I will never forget the cold of her gums....
At this stage all I can remember is screaming and I could hear myself saying what "what am I going
to do ?? ".... I screamed for my Mam to come down the stairs to my room all I wanted was for her to
say everything will be ok I'll never forget asking her was Lucy dead and she was just hysterical
aswell and said ' I think so '.
Its all a blur then I went downstairs and Mick had her on the table on her changing mat working on
her with the ambulance crew on the phone telling him what to do he gave me the phone at one stage
but I dont even know what I was saying to be honest...
Next of all I remember the fire brigade coming and the ambulance they seemed to be only there for a
minute when a fire officer came out I'll never forget it grabbed his arm and asked was my baby ok
he lifted his head and I could see he was crying and that was it I knew.....
They told us we couldnt travel in the ambulance that the fire brigade would take us to the hospital
but as some stage one of our neighbours came out and drove us to the hospital...
All the way there Mick kept telling me she would be ok but I knew, I think he did aswell but was
just trying to comfort me....
We got to the hospital and after falling up the steps and into the reception (still in pj's and ugg
boots) we were met by the chaplin ... I wouldnt even walk to the room with her because I didn't want
to hear the words.... I dont know how we got to the room but we did we passed the resussitation room
where they were working on our little girl but I didnt even see Mick told me about it after...
Just after we were brought into the room a doctor came in and asked me to sit down I wouldnt I said
to her just tell me I know already... Mick pleaded with me to sit down and listen until they tell me
what they are doing to help her and I just remember saying they are doing nothing - shes gone and
demanded to the doctor to tell me - which she did I felt like stone when she said the words ' I'm
sorry ' and Mick just seemed to fall apart....
Within minutes our family was there and we were brought into a room where they had Lucy she was so
beautiful I just couldnt hold her though it was as if rolls reversed in minutes Mick was amazing he
just held her and sat there with her for hours ... I just fell apart and it seemed like hours before
I could hold my baby girl... I came home and got her blanket - Mick stayed with her and when I went
back we wrapped her in her blanket and put her in the crib they had - I'll never forget walking out
of the hospital that day - what are you supposed to do ?
We were told the next day Mon 1st Oct that the post mortem would take place.... We were able to go
back that evening and take our baby girl home for one last night...
She looked so beautiful in her Christening gown - her godfather and aunt bought a new white moses
basket and we brought her home in that with her pictures and teddies beside her... close family and
friends came to see her that evening ...
The next morning Tues 2nd Oct was the day that our baby girl was laid to rest.... We had most of the
morning at home with her and after some last cuddles with all the family - Daddy & Mammy put her
into her tiny little white coffin .... I dont know how we done it but I promised her Lucy we brought
you into the world we will be the ones to bring you out, your Mammy & Daddy.... So we closed our
little girl's coffin and carried her out to the funeral cars and on our laps to the church....
I'll never forget all the people who turned to to pay respect to Lucy I was amazed at the impact a
5.5 month old girl can have on a community and I am so proud of her for that.... So Daddy & Mammy
carried her into the church for her funeral mass I cant really remember much if it but all the
family took a part....
We then carried her back out of the church and on our laps to the cemetry ... She was then laid to
rest with my Dad / her grandad. We released lots of pretty pink balloons as I didnt want all her
little cousins looking into the ground I'll always remember all the balloons travelling in the one
direction towards where we live.
Its just been a bit of a blur since then.....
Lucy left behind her heartbroken Mammy & Daddy, her big sis Kate and all her family who love and
miss her so so much.. And she has now met her grandad who we are sure has her safe & warm.
** 21/02/2008 - We received post mortem results today. Lucy's cause of death has been confirmed as
Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy - Cot Death **
' All the stars are coming out tonight, their lighting up the sky tonight for you '
Our precious angel, too perfect for this world xx
I have a little daughter, who means the world to me
She's living with the Angels and is as special as can be
And even though she's up there, playing in the clouds
She's still my precious daughter and I am so very proud
Her picture takes pride of place on my living room wall
Ready to be admired by all who come to call
I know I can not hold her, or bounce her on my knee
But I only have to close my eyes, her little face to see
I never will stop missing her and wishing she were here
But sometimes I feel, indeed I know that she is very near
So play happily my little daughter, you will never be forgot
I love you so and always will, though I miss you such a lot.
Sweet dreams baby girl love Mammy & Daddy xxxxxxx
A child who loses its parent is called an orphan
A man who looses his wife is called a widower
A woman who looses her husband is called a widow
However, there is no name for a parent who looses a child
There is no word to describe such pain
x x x With Love Lucy x x x
~♥x♥~* ~♥x♥~* ~♥x♥~* ~♥x♥~* ~♥x♥~
I have an angel on my shoulder.
She whispers in my ear.
Her voice is soft and gentle
And no one else can hear.
When I'm tired and lonely
It's comfort that she brings.
When I'm filled with happiness
I hear her laughter ring.
My Angel's very close to me
I even know her name.
And though I cannot see her
I love her just the same.
She now has no more suffering
And gone is all her pain.
I believe with all my heart
We'll someday meet again.
An Angel's job is taxing
It's as hard as it can be.
I hope she doesn't get too tired
Looking after me.
Yes, my Angel's with me
From morning til the night.
I know as long as she is here
Everything will be alright.
So when my days are over
I'll not pass in fear.
I know my Angel's waiting
to lead me home up there.
~♥x♥~* ~♥x♥~* ~♥x♥~* ~♥x♥~* ~♥x♥~
by Nita Vincent
Dear Mr. Hallmark
I am writing to you from Heaven, and though it must appear
A rather strange idea, I see everything from here.
I just popped in to visit, your stores to find a card
A card of love for my Mum, as she's finding it very hard.
There must be some mistake I thought, I saw every card you could imagine
Except I could not find a card, from a child who lives in heaven.
She is still a Mum too, no matter where I reside
I had to leave, she understands, but oh the tears she's cried.
I thought that if I wrote you, that you would come to know
That though I live in heaven now, I still love my Mum so.
She talks with me, and dreams with me; we still share laughter too,
Memories are our way of speaking now, would you see what you could do?
My Mum carries me in her heart, her tears she hides from sight.
She writes poems to honor me, sometimes long into the night
She plants flowers in my garden, there my living memory dwells
She writes to other grieving parents, trying to ease their pain as well.
So you see Mr.Hallmark, though I no longer live on earth
I must find a way to remind my Mum of her wondrous worth.
She needs to be honored, and remembered too
Just as the children of earth will do.
Thank you Mr.Hallmark, I know you'll do your best
I have done all I can do; to you I'll leave the rest.
Find a way to tell her, how much she means to me
Until I can do it for myself, when she joins me in eternity
.•*´ ♥ `*•. Your Guardian Angel .•*´ ♥ `*•.
God sent me an angel from heaven above
It's filled with complete unconditional love,
It watches and follows wherever I go
If I'm happy or sad this little angel does know'
It climbs upon my lap and wipes away all my tears
One look in those eyes wipes away all my fears,
For in those soft gentle eyes there’s something I see
Which speaks to me silently 'you always have me'
As those soft gentle kisses bring a smile to my face
And a love in my heart which can't be replaced,
It continues to tell me in it's own special way
Of how much it loves me as it begins to say'
'At night I will cuddle by your side while you sleep
My life is to love you, this promise I keep,
I'll wake you come morning with kisses galore
You'll giggle and laugh and ask me for more'
'When sadness you feel or life lets you down
I'll do whatever it takes to wipe off your frown,
I'll show you some tricks, I'll bring you my toy
Or rest my head in your lap, if this brings you joy'
'If sickness should keep you in bed for the day
I'll stay right beside you, we don't have to play,
And if going for walks is something you do
I'll be your companion take me with you'
I'll try hard to show you my love is so strong
I'll try only to please you, I'll try not to do wrong,
If a mistake I should make, then I ask this of you
Remember that angels can make mistakes too'
'I'll ask not much of you, it's for love that I yearn,
Because love's what God taught me to give in return
It's all unconditional and comes straight from the heart,
And my promise I give you till death do us part'
'So this is my story, one I wanted to share
Of my littlest angel who's always right there,
This littlest angel that I'm so thankful of
Yes this littlest angel of unconditional love'
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.•*´ ♥ `*•. I'm Safe Here, Mammy .•*´ ♥ `*•.
As I sit here safe in Heaven
And watch you every day,
I try and let you know with signs
I never went away.
I hear you when you're laughing
And watch you as you sleep,
I even place my arm's round you
To calm you as you weep.
I see you wish the days away
As you beg to have me home,
So I try to send you messages
So you know you're not alone.
Don't feel guilty that you have a life
That was denied to me,
Oh, Heaven is truly beautiful
Just you wait and see.
Please live your life and laugh again
Enjoy yourself, be free,
Then I'll know with every breath you take
you're taking one for me.
The Cord
We are connected,
My child and I, by
An invisible cord
Not seen by the eye.
It's not like the cord
That connects us 'til birth
This cord can't been seen
By any on Earth.
This cord does it's work
Right from the start.
It binds us together
Attached to my heart.
I know that it's there
Though no one can see
The invisible cord
From my child to me.
The strength of this cord
Is hard to describe.
It can't be destroyed
It can't be denied.
It's stronger than any cord
Man could create
It withstands the test
Can hold any weight.
And though you are gone,
Though you're not here with me,
The cord is still there
But no one can see.
It pulls at my heart
I am bruised...I am sore,
But this cord is my lifeline
As never before.
I am thankful that God
Connects us this way
A mother and child
Death can't take it away!
xxxxxxx A MOTHERS BOND xxxxxxxxx
I feel more depressed
Each day when I awake
I wish to God you could tell me
There has been a big mistake.
My darling child was taken
From her mothers love
To live with the angels
In heaven up above
I did not have her with me
For the time I should have had
No longer can I hold her
Which makes me very sad?
The pain of losing my baby
Shows in every single tear
I spend each day missing you
Longing to have you near
Life for me is lonely now
Without you by my side
My Broken shattered heart
Is very hard to hide
People tell me that time is a healer
That the pain will go away
They don’t understand
That this pain is here to stay
For when you lose a child
There is nothing that can compare
The bond we had at their birth
Will never leave, it’s always there
The love a mother has
Runs so very deep
That love is so special
It’s in her heart to keep
A mother’s heart is broken
She is ripped apart inside
There is a part of her missing
It left when her child died
So please don’t tell me to get over it
For this I can not do
Unless you understand my feelings
And this has happened to you
Only another mother who has lost a child
Can understand my pain
Because the also suffer daily
As the memories of their child remain
We are a band of mothers
Whose hearts will never heal?
For the loss of our children
Is for us, so very real.
xxxxxxx One Wish, xxxxxxxxxxxxx
♥ If i could wish upon a star ♥
♥ I would wish for you back here ♥
♥ I know you're happy where you are ♥
♥ But i miss you and want you near ♥
♥ Although i see you everyday ♥
♥ In my thoughts and in my dreams ♥
♥ I miss you more than words can say ♥
♥ It just gets worse, it seems ♥
♥ I try to be strong for others around ♥
♥ But all i want to do is cry ♥
♥ I just sit for hours by myself ♥
♥ And ask the question 'Why'? ♥
♥ It's the strongest pain I've ever felt ♥
♥ I don't think I could describe it ♥
♥ Although I try, I do my best ♥
♥ I don't think that I can hide it ♥
♥ My life will never be the same ♥
♥ That's why it's hard to bear ♥
♥ Because since the day you left us ♥
♥ I think that life's not fair ♥
♥ Some things seem not to matter now ♥
♥ Even things that mattered before ♥
♥ You have no idea what I would give up ♥
♥ To make this pain less sore ♥
♥ People say we'll meet again ♥
♥ And yeah I know that's true ♥
♥ But I wish it didn't have to be this way ♥
♥ Because you know how much I miss you ♥
♥ I love you with all my heart and soul ♥
♥ And there's one thing you need to know ♥
♥ There's not one person in the human race ♥
♥ That could ever take your place ♥
Lucy xxx
Hi Angel
Just a message to let u know I am thinking of u :) . I am sure u have a more important job in heaven as an angel. You are missed so much Lucy..
Look after ur Mam, Dad, Kate & Jade, they miss u so much ....
Love always angel
Donna xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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