"My brave inspirational boy fell asleep in my arms at 11:10pm. Suddenly our world is a very dark and cruel place"
I'm a mum, to three kids who most days drive me crazy.... but you ask any parent their worst fear and it would be to lose a child. It's unimaginable to me, and yesterday I felt very lucky indeed to have my children close to me.
Harry's tweets always made me smile, he was such a positive and happy boy, despite his illness. His tweets were always full of smiles :-) and crazy hashtags like #wowzerwednesday and never did I see a negative word or a hint of feeling sorry for himself - in fact, many adults could learn a lot from Harry's attitude!
As someone who spends a lot of time fundraising, I sometimes suffer a "what's the point" moment, when someone special loses their battle with cancer....but it doesn't take me long to remember all the people around me who have benefited from treatment, and who wouldn't be with us today if it weren't for the research funded by charities like Cancer Research UK.
Harry was determined to raise as much awareness of brain cancer as possible, and his campaign 'Help Harry Help Others' was, and will remain, truly remarkable. If you do one thing today, please follow the link to his website and read his amazing story, watch his video blogs, and learn a bit about what a special boy he really was.
Sleep well Harry
N xx
