Nell: Are you sure you want to do this?
Me: Yes. This is a journey we’ve been on together.
Nell: Please take your time. Make sure you drink your tea before it gets cold and snuggle up to David. He has clean, brushed fur. Well, cleanish.
Me: I will.
Nell: You can say as much or as little as you like. We are here.
Me: I know.
Nell: Now, first you wanted to say thank you to everyone for all their kind messages.
Me: Yes, thank you so much. I read each and every one of them and it’s a genuine comfort to know so many people care.
Nell: They do. It was a dreadful shock to us all when Alex died as she seemed to be improving.
Me: I know. When I received the call on Wednesday evening telling me to come to the hospital to say goodbye I couldn’t believe it.
Nell: But you got there in time.
Me: I did. We were by her bedside when she finally slipped away.
Nell: I’m so glad you were there.
Me: Yes. She was surrounded by her family telling her how much she was loved.
Nell: It must have been heartbreaking.
Me: It was one of the saddest moments of my life. She was only 58.
Nell: I know.
Me: Her children were incredibly brave but losing their mother like this is devastating for them.
Nell: Of course.
Me: Her grandson Tobias keeps asking for her. He loved his granny so much.
Nell: She’d only just been up to Edinburgh to visit him, hadn’t she?
Me: Yes. Her daughter Abi said they’d had a lovely time together.
Nell: Precious memories.
Me: So many. I can’t believe she’s gone.
Nell: Time to rest.
Me: Yes. Sorry.
Nell: No sorries. Not today.
