My Story
Hi! I’m Cathy, a mother of 4 amazing kids, a daughter, a wife, and a child who lost a parent at a young age.
I was an average, happy child growing up with my Mum and Dad when at the age of 4, my Dad was diagnosed with cancer.
Over the next 2 years, life changed a lot. There were multiple doctor visits, many hospital stays, hours spent coloring on hospital beds. There were middle-of-the-night hospital trips with nose bleeds that couldn't be stopped.
That normal family life as we knew it slowly disappeared and my Dad passed away when I was just 6.
Many years ago, children were treated very differently and it was much more than they are seen and not heard. It was thought that as I was so young, I didn't really understand what was going on and so, there was not much communication.
As a mother of 4 myself now, I have watched each of my children at 6 and know just how smart and switched on they are.
I have watched them with my husband and have witnessed just how much they are aware and very tuned in to what is going on around them. I only started to comprehend at a much older age just how much my Dad no longer being around had impacted me.
Don't get me wrong, I am very lucky to be married and have 4 amazing children. But, the impact of losing my Dad so young and more importantly not having anything left from him has been hard.
Even as an adult there have been many occasions where I have wondered what he would have said or thought.
For much of my life, I have been searching for something I felt I was meant to do. That thing that would tell something good had come from my experiences as a child. I have looked at nursing, counseling, and volunteering at hospices - just trying to see how I could give back.
A couple of years ago I had the ultimate lightbulb moment and it became crystal clear to me that I was meant to help other children - to make sure that fewer were left without words, wishes, or dreams from their parents.
I wanted parents to understand just how important it is to write to their children. Tell them how proud you are of them, tell them how you would feel if it was their Wedding Day and you were sitting next to them.
Life doesn't always go to plan. Life sometimes deals with things that are unfair or unexpected, but my wish is that no matter how your life unfolds, your children will never have to wonder how you feel, what you want for them, or how much you love them.
Don't underestimate just how much comfort a few words could give.
I know I would give anything to have something from my Dad. I hope that you will be able to sit next to them and read the letters together, but if for some reason you can't just know how much these words will mean.
Cathy
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My Story
Hi! I’m Cathy, a mother of 4 amazing kids, a daughter, a wife, and a child who lost a parent at a young age.
I was an average, happy child growing up with my Mum and Dad when at the age of 4, my Dad was diagnosed with cancer.
Over the next 2 years, life changed a lot. There were multiple doctor visits, many hospital stays, hours spent coloring on hospital beds. There were middle-of-the-night hospital trips with nose bleeds that couldn't be stopped.
That normal family life as we knew it slowly disappeared and my Dad passed away when I was just 6.
Many years ago, children were treated very differently and it was much more than they are seen and not heard. It was thought that as I was so young, I didn't really understand what was going on and so, there was not much communication.
As a mother of 4 myself now, I have watched each of my children at 6 and know just how smart and switched on they are.
I have watched them with my husband and have witnessed just how much they are aware and very tuned in to what is going on around them. I only started to comprehend at a much older age just how much my Dad no longer being around had impacted me.
Don't get me wrong, I am very lucky to be married and have 4 amazing children. But, the impact of losing my Dad so young and more importantly not having anything left from him has been hard.
Even as an adult there have been many occasions where I have wondered what he would have said or thought.
For much of my life, I have been searching for something I felt I was meant to do. That thing that would tell something good had come from my experiences as a child. I have looked at nursing, counseling, and volunteering at hospices - just trying to see how I could give back.
A couple of years ago I had the ultimate lightbulb moment and it became crystal clear to me that I was meant to help other children - to make sure that fewer were left without words, wishes, or dreams from their parents.
I wanted parents to understand just how important it is to write to their children. Tell them how proud you are of them, tell them how you would feel if it was their Wedding Day and you were sitting next to them.
Life doesn't always go to plan. Life sometimes deals with things that are unfair or unexpected, but my wish is that no matter how your life unfolds, your children will never have to wonder how you feel, what you want for them, or how much you love them.
Don't underestimate just how much comfort a few words could give.
I know I would give anything to have something from my Dad. I hope that you will be able to sit next to them and read the letters together, but if for some reason you can't just know how much these words will mean.
Cathy
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Share your memories, hopes and dreams.
Make sure your words are with them, always.
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