In memory of our mum Claire Louise Bovis

Help us give our 1 in a million mum the send off she wished for and deserves.✨

We write this story for you to understand our mums journey how she would have wanted you to and for you to understand why we are reaching out for your support.❤

In January 2022 our Mum was diagnosed with Herts 2 positive breast cancer, although heartbroken and shocked, the cancer was treatable and curable! Throughout 2022 mum fought the hardest battle she has ever faced, like every battle she had faced in her life she faced it with positivity and determniation as well as remaining her fun, crazy and bubbly self and continuing to go to events, road trips and living her best life! Mum had numerous treatments, rounds of chemo, surgery and radiotherapy, in August 2022 we had the news we had all been waiting for mum, was cancer free, mum had smashed it!!

In March 2023 mum had what everyone believed at first to be a chest infection, upon further examination and tests it was found that she had fluid on the lung, on the 13th April we were told that somehow the cancer had not only returned but the cells had mutated, changing the cancer, mum was told she now had tripple negative stage 4 breast cancer, not curable but treatable to try slow the spread.The prognosis mum was given was 2 years, although both mum and us truly believed it would be longer, as mum was doing well. Mum determined to still fight and stay positive would beat the odds. The week of her 50th Birthday (21st April) mum had a plueral enfusion to drain the fluid. We were estatic, the procedure had worked, the fluid had gone and mum was doing well and continued to do well during the weeks ahead(She even drove a monster truck, she was doing that well!)

On 31st May mum went to the Brants Brdige cancer unit for her 1st chemo session with the new diagnosis, mum took a turn and was rushed to RBH. When arriving at the RBH and going through a number of tests, it was proven to be that mum had in fact had a stroke. Again, mum was still positive and saying its okay its just another hiccup another bump. Whilst the main side effects was mums vision this of course in turn took an effect on her overall health and strength but she was a warrior and nothing was stopping her, she continued with days out and ticking off her wish list activities/events. June and July mum was recovering from the stroke and doing well overall considering everything she was going through. Some breathing issues coming in to play again in July in between chemo sessions meaning mum was having more hospital visits.

Early August mum was experiencing further breathing issues, the hospital arranged for her to be looked at again and for another drainage to be performed but this time it was her other lung. On the 31st July mum went into the hospital for the procedure and was due to be in only for a few days. Mum was doing well when we went to visit and still determined to keep fighting. A couple days later mum was still experiencing some breathing difficulties and a CT scan was conducted, results were in and we were told that the cancer had already spread further to mums lungs, lymphnodes and liver, none of us were expecting this she went in for a simple procedure! We were now being told that due to the agressiveness and speed of the cancer spreading we were now looking at quality of life rather than quantity, something none of us were expecting including mum.

On Wednesday 9th August we were called to the hospital, mums breathing had changed. Mums health had declined quickly but was still stable and still singing away and having a boogie from her hospital bed surrounded by loved ones. Absolutely nothing though could have prepared us for the next few hours. Mums health continued to decline but quicker and she knew that it was time to let go, mum needed to be free from pain. Over the next couple of days we were able to sit with mum, reminisce, support her and to say our goodbyes. ✨

On Saturday 12th August early evening mum passed away peacefully, now free from pain.️

Mums wish was for no flowers to be given on the day of her funeral and instead people attending will be given a little something in her memory at the wake just as she wished. Whilst mum wouldn’t like flowers we would like to offer you the chance to help support us as a family in donating towards giving our mum the best possible send off that she wished for and deserves. Anything you can donate will help, as hard as it is for us to ask for help we know that our mum would want us to, like many families this isn‘t something we were prepared for to happen let alone this quickly, it was only 4 months ago mum was given a terminal diagnosis and now she is no longer with us. Our mum deserved the world and more and whilst we wish we could give her all of it, support from all that knew and loved her would be appreciated. Mum fought an enormous battle and journey, please help us to help her take her final journey ✨

We would like to thankyou for reading our story and for your donation and if you are unable to donate at this time then please do share with all you know. Funeral arrangements and wake information will be shared with all over the weekend.

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.❤️

Shannon, River, Tyler and James xxxx