Pick Me Up!

SHINE BRIGHT

Dear Mum,

Growing up, you always made sure that we had an amazing family life.

You were an absolute ray of sunshine. You had an indescribable ability to make people laugh.

I admired you so much. You raised me and my brothers, Harry, 16, and Blake, 11, all by yourself and you never once complained.

Blasting Kiss FM, you always had a huge smile on your face.

And you made sure we were all really close to the rest of the family, too.

Every night we would go to Aunt Lisa’s house for dinner.

She lived down the road, so it was just our routine.

Unfortunately, when you reached your 40s, your health started to decline.

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