
| Location | Hitchin |
| Age | 8 months |
| Date of Birth | 07/09/1998 |
| Date of Death | 08/05/1999 |
| Visitors | 13,847 since 26/02/2008 |
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Just to let you all know, we will be going away on 18th July, so will not beable to light any
candles for a while, but will be thinking of you all.
Thank you to everyone who visited Lauren's site on 8th May - even if you didn't light a candle, just
to know that for a moment you thought of Lauren means alot. THANK YOU GOOD FRIENDS XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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I JUST WANTED TO SAY - I HAVE BEEN AWAY FOR A FEW DAYS VISITING MY PARENTS, SO IF I HAVE MISSED ANY
OF YOUR ANGELS ANNIVERSARIES WHILE AWAY I AM REALLY SORRY, BUT THOUGHTS OF YOU ALL ARE NEVER FAR
AWAY.
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT, LAUREN'S SITE IS SUCH A COMFORT TO ME
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HELLO TO ALL WHO VISIT LAUREN'S SITE ~ WE WISH YOU A PEACEFUL TIME THIS CHRISTMAS.
THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT YOU GIVE, EVEN WHEN CANDLES FROM US ARE VERY FEW SOMETIMES.
YOU ARE ALL VERY SPECIAL PEOPLE, AS YOU TAKE THE TIME TO THINK OF OTHERS MISSING THEIR LOVED ONES,
WHEN YOU YOURSELVES ARE MISSING YOURS TO.
IN FINDING THIS SITE, WE HAVE FOUND KIND AND THOUGHTFUL PEOPLE.
THANK YOU XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR YOUR LOVELY WORDS & CANDLES ON LAUREN'S BIRTHDAY. WE RELEASED HER BALLOONS
INTO THE SKY & PUT NEW GIFTS & PLANTS INTO HER GARDEN(PLANTS ALL GREEN AT THE MOMENT!)
THANK YOU HAZEL FOR YOUR GIFT~THAT WAS VERY KIND OF YOU XXXX
We would just like to thank everyone who continues to light candle's and send tributes and photo's.
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Lauren Marie Collicott was born on 7th September 1998 to mummy Tracy and daddy Mark. She weighed in
at 7lb 1oz and had lots of black hair. Two days after she was born we were all ready to go home so
that Lauren could meet her excited brother and sister Matthew and Justine. We were waiting for the
usual check before leaving,when the doctor finally came round,they found a slight murmur on Lauren's
heart. They suggested that we went to Harefield hospital a few days later to have it checked out
further. At this point we were not at all worried,just was happy to be a family with our new baby.
She went for her scan at Harefield hospital and it was then discovered she had a congenital heart
condition called Tetraology of Fallots. At this point they were telling us all the complications
that could arise with this condition and how to deal with any episodes of breathlessness which sort
of went over our heads because she really didnt look like she had anything wrong with her.
We went home and carried on with a normal life. As Lauren got a bit older it was slightly noticeable
that she was very tired when she tried to roll over and sit up,yet she managed to reach these
milestones. It was suggested that she should have an operation that would treat her condition
completely,this was scheduled for 5th May 1999.
Lauren was a very happy baby always smiling and laughing,she loved to play with her toys in
particular her blue dog,octopus and whinnie the pooh rattle.
The day before her operation she was like any normal baby,she was whizzing up and down the hospital
corridors in her baby walker with glitter on her face.
Her operation took place on the 5th May 1999,and everything looked like it had gone well in the
operating theatre,although whilst in recovery Lauren kept having cardiac arrests. It was at this
point that it was said that she had been given the wrong medication in recovery however this was
never proven. The following day things were still not going well and they decided Lauren's only hope
was to go on the EKMO machine, at this point we knew that there wasnt much hope,but we felt we owed
it to Lauren to try anything that could save our little girl. We decided at this point to phone
family and friends,and the same day they all made the journey to the hospital.
On 8th May 1999 the doctors did the dreaded test to see if she would pull through and the result was
not good,it was the result that we had been dreading and we had to make the heart breaking decision
to turn off her machines. Lauren's nanny lives in Spain and had got on the first plane as soon as
she realised Lauren wasnt going to live,sadly she never made it in time too say goodbye.
Our precious baby girl, daughter,sister,granddaughter,niece,cousin had passed away. The grief that
was felt was a pain like no other.
We decided to have Lauren cremated and she had a small intimate funeral.
We wanted to have Lauren close to us at all times,and her daddy Mark created her special garden
inside our own back garden,enclosed with its own fence and pretty flowers,ornaments and a bench
which we often sit on to remember her.
Lauren now has another sister Georgia and another brother Alex,who visit the garden every day along
with Niece Sapphire and Nephew Brennon.
Every year on Lauren's birthday we release balloons into the sky in memory of our beautiful girl.
Even though the years pass and we have to get on with our lives,she is there with us every day,we
can sense she is with us and we try to keep her in our lives by visiting spiritualist evenings and
churches,we will never ever forget her and will continue to talk about her and remember her.
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TRIBUTES FOR THIS WEEKEND
♥ My Everything Friend
♥You magnify my happiness
♥When I am feeling glad;
♥You help to heal my injured heart
♥ Whenever I am sad.
♥ You’re such a pleasure in my life;
♥ I hope that you can see
♥ How meaningful your friendship is;
♥ You’re a total joy to me
Thanks For All Your Support
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FOR FRIDAY
THIS MORNING
As The Sun Came Up This Morning
I Watched You There Below
Your Hearts Seemed Oh So Heavy
But There’s Something You Should Know
I’m Not Gone Don’t Worry
I’m Just A Step Ahead
And I’m With You Every Single Day
As You Rise Up From Your Bed
I Am The Sun That Warms You
I Am The Moon’s Soft Glow
I Am The Stars That Twinkle
And Light Your Path Below
So When At Times You Miss Me
Just Look For Me I’m There
For You Cannot Hide My Spirit
It Is With You Everywhere.
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FOR SATURDAY
DO YOU MAKE THEM LAUGH?
Do you make them laugh in heaven
Does your smile bring them good cheer?
Do you make the sun shine brighter
Like you did when you were here?
The very mention of your name
The memories of your smile
The little things you said and did
Are with us all the while.
You meant so very much to us
There's nothing left to say
Except that without you here
There is no perfect day
For no-one knows the heartache
That lies behind our smiles
No-one knows how many times
We have broken down and cried.
We want to tell you something
So there won't be any doubt
You're so wonderful to think of
But so hard to be without
We hold you close within our hearts
And there you shall remain
To walk with us throughout our lives
Until we meet again.
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FOR SUNDAY
SWEET DREAMS
Sweet dreams are all I have of you,
They're all you left behind,
Those cherished, lovely memories,
Never again to find.
On earth you were so wonderful,
No child could I compare
To all the love you gave to me,
You were wonderful, so rare.
Sweet dreams they keep me going
Through the long and lonely nights
How I wish that I could hug you
Here and squeeze you oh so tight.
If I could walk to Heaven,
To see you every day
Just know I'd never want to leave,
I know I'd long to stay.
We parted here on earth my child
As God's will shall be done,
My dreams will become reality
When once more we'll be one.
I will love you for eternity,
Forever and some more,
Because you were the sweetest child,
The kindest and most pure.
If Heaven's full of Angels,
Like you were here on earth,
I thank the Lord for lending you,
For giving me your birth,
One day my child I'll see you there,
So please look out for me,
You'll see my smile so wide
Before you see my spirit free.
God takes the sweetest Angels first,
This we know is true,
For he came, looked around
And decided to choose you.
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Thoughts Today, Memories Forever
Angela Christopher’s Very Proud Mum
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ღ♥ღ Good night God bless
ღ♥ღ Our angel in the sky
ღ♥ღ Our thoughts are always with you
ღ♥ღ Our angel in the sky
ღ♥ღ We love you
ღ♥ღ And always miss you
ღ♥ღ And many a day we cry
ღ♥ღ You are some one special
ღ♥ღ our angel in the sky
ღ♥ღ why did god have to take you
ღ♥ღ how many days we ask why
ღ♥ღ There maybe distance between us
ღ♥ღ The distance may be far
ღ♥ღ But distance can never take
ღ♥ღ The feelings we have inside
ღ♥ღ Oh our sweet Angel
ღ♥ღ We look for you in the sky
ღ♥ღ Hoping we could just see you
ღ♥ღ And wishing that you are nearby
ღ♥ღ We cherish all the memories
ღ♥ღ Of you our sweet angel
ღ♥ღ Now living in the sky
copyright© Jo Dalton 2009
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I will be with you no matter where you are,
I will be the breeze you feel,or the brightest star,
A gentle butterfly with colors all aglow,
I will be with you no matter where you go.
When you feel someone standing close to you,
Do not be afraid for it is me coming through,
I have not really left you,for I am all around you,
Although you can not see me,you will feel me close to you,
So until the time is right,just remember me with love,
For one day in the future,you will join me in Heaven above.
Copyright @ Sandy
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FOR MONDAY
Your life was a blessing
your memory a treasure...
You are loved beyond words
and missed beyond measure...
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FOR TUESDAY
You are not forgotten loved one
Nor will you ever be.
As long as life and memory last
We will remember thee.
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FOR WEDNESDAY
We miss you now, our hearts are sore,
As time goes by we miss you more,
Your loving smile, your gentle face,
No one can fill your vacant place.
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FOR THURSDAY
Your touch, your smile,
Was always so tender,
Today, tomorrow,
We will always remember.
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Thoughts Today Memories Forever
Angela Christopher’s Very Proud Mum
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Precious Love
The agony is so great...
and yet I will stand it.
Had I not loved so very much...
I would not hurt so much.
But God knows I would not want to diminish
that precious love...
By one fraction of an ounce.
I will hurt...
And I will be grateful for that hurt
For it bears witness to the depth of my love.
And for that I will be eternally grateful.
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JUST FOR YOU LAUREN xxx
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Sweet Dreamzzz Princess ~ Lots of love as always xxx
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I would like to take this opportunity
To thank everyone for all the messages
And photographs that I have received
Since the birth of Our Third Grandson Millar Chris
They are all very much appreciated
I have read every single one
It’s brilliant to have a baby in the family again,
We are over the moon, but a little sad his
Uncle Christopher won’t get a chance to meet him,
He was a wonderful Uncle to our other two Grandson’s
Jack & Layton they miss him terribly… we all do.
Thanks again
Angela A Very Happy Gran X…. But A Very Sad Mum X
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Tributes for this weekend
FOR FRIDAY
Life is but a stopping place,
A pause in what's to be,
A resting place along the road,
To sweet eternity.
We all have different journeys,
Different paths along the way,
We are all meant to learn some things,
But never meant to stay.
Our destination is a place,
Far greater than we know,
For some the journey's quicker,
For some the journey's slow.
But when the journey finally ends,
We'll claim a great reward,
And find an everlasting peace,
Together with the Lord.
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FOR SATURDAY
Right now I'm in a different place
And though we seem apart
I'm closer than I ever was
... I'm there inside your heart
I'm with you when you greet each day
And while the sun shines bright
I'm there to share the sunsets, too
... I'm with you every night
I'm with you when the times are good
To share a laugh or two,
And if a tear should start to fall
... I'll still be there for you
And when that day arrives
That we no longer are apart,
I'll smile and hold you close to me
Forever in my heart
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FOR SUNDAY
I lose my grip on reality
On each day that passes by;
I haven't a clue where I'm headed
Oh how this pain makes me cry
My world is changing so quickly
And I'm losing everything in sight;
Why can't things go back to how it used to be
So that everything would be alright
Why do we have to lose the ones we love
It's just not fair, it's just not right;
Oh why God do you take them
Can't you see, I'm filled with fright
The days come and go
But the pain, it stays forever;
It never really leaves your soul
When you know, you'll no longer be together
Your heart, it's ripped wide open
And even though you try to hide;
It will break and bleed continuously
And feel as though it will never subside
I can take this pain no longer
Oh how it's killing me inside;
What suffering we have to go through
When the ones we love, have died
Thoughts Today, Memories Forever
Angela Christopher’s Very Proud Mum
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Our Beautiful Grandson Arrived On Saturday Afternoon
He Is Called Millar Chris, Mum & Baby Doing Fine
His Middle Name Chris Is After His Wonderful Uncle
I'm A Very Happy Gran But Sad Mum......
FOR MONDAY
If we could only speak to them,
And hold their loving hand,
No matter what we said or did,
We know they’d understand.
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FOR TUESDAY
Sadly missed along life's way,
Quietly remembered every day,
No longer in our life to share,
But in our hearts your always there.
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FOR WEDNESDAY
Memory is a lovely lane,
Where hearts are ever true,
A lane I so often travel down,
Because it leads to you.
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FOR THURSDAY
I sit and wonder every day,
Why the Lord chose to call you away,
I think He saw you needed rest,
He only takes the very best.
Thoughts Today Memories Forever
Angela Christopher’s Very Proud Mum
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Where Did It Go?
Where did our life go
What happened to all our plans
Where did that first smile go,
That first 'dada'
That first 'mama'
That first fabulous tooth ?
What happened to that first day of school
Those scraped knees i was gonna kiss better
That first school photo
What happened to that first ' I love you '
That first gappy grin ?
Who stole the insolent teenager who would
Exasperate us, wear us out and make us proud
Where did her wedding day go
And her husband
And their beautiful children ?
In a missed heartbeat
We were robbed of all of this
Of our girl and her beautiful treasured life .
Shopping Trip
As I peruse the aisles of the local store
I see things more differently than I ever have before
'Daddy's Little Angel' the embroidered bibs do read
But Daddy's angel is in Heaven and bibs she does not need.
She does not need a bottle, a new dress or a toy
Of buying those things for her we shall never know the joy
There are tiny jars of baby food that she will never eat
And shiny shoes with buckles that will never touch her feet
As the bikes and trikes taunt me from high up on the rack
Tears will break free from my eyes if I dare look back
I run off to the toilets to blow my nose and cry
I wipe my eyes, swallow hard and let out a sigh
I must go face the paper, pencils and wide rule
That my little angel will never use in school
I hurry past the greeting cards that the people choose with care
And I am reminded of the holidays we shall not share
In the checkout line I bow my head and heavy is my heart
For the family right in front of me has a newborn in their cart
Shopping in the local store used to be mundane
Now every aisle's full of items which remind me of my pain
So, quick as I can, I give the cashier the money from my purse
And hurry away from this previously known now foreign universe
I look like a normal shopper and others can never tell
Why what used to be so normal has become a personal hell.
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