In memory of Georgia

Hello,

I turn 22 on the 13th January!

For my birthday I'd like to commemorate my beautiful, kind and clever mummy, who I am so proud to have known as both a child and now an adult. The funding goal is a stretch, but if you want to and are in the position to, donate to Macmillan -- I do not want presents please, so if that was being considered, send a little something to this page instead. I am hoping that by January we have got a nice amount to help others struggling with cancer.

If you have any more pictures or stories of Georgia, please get in touch.

Georgia had a loud and cramped childhood in Edgware, she did really well in school and ended up being the first of us at university -- Loughborough for engineering. She spent the money she earned and every free second afterwards backpacking across the globe, meeting my dad on the way. Mum loved big colourful jumpers and word games and Bruce Springsteen. She loved driving fast and loud kitchen tables and a nice bit of fish. She loved sitting in the sun with a book, watching the footie and having a laugh. She loved backgammon and a cup of tea and dancing, ideally with all of her friends around her. You can bet that if placed in a room of people, mum would make friends with at least half of them a mere thirty minutes in. After having breast cancer for over a decade, and even managing to rid it a few years ago, by that time she unfortunately had developed secondary brain cancer and Georgia passed away in her sleep on February 2nd 2022.

If you knew mum, you'd know that she always put her all into everything, and her attitude to treatment, medical courses and trying to get better was no different. She has always counted Macmillan as a resource that had saved her life and given her so much support. She found Macmillan's support system very valuable, high praise from George, especially being in the cancer community for so long. She never let her smile or energy drop, keeping the worst of it quite secret until it passed a point where it couldn't be hidden anymore. She was constantly frustrated with illness, and even though she never let how much it was affecting her show, she was putting up a hard fight for the sake of everyone. I think it's fair to say that she was probably the strongest person I, or many of you, have known. She held on as long as she possibly could.

If you can donate, thank you so much: I recommend listening to this song or maybe this song whilst you do in true Georgia fashion. Do not worry if you are not able to send money -- but you should definitely listen! And if you are in the position to, go tell your mum that you love her.

I am grateful to everyone, you should know that mum was so grateful to have so much love in her life -- and it flowed out of her in waves. There is no-one quite like her.

Katie.