| Location | Leeds |
| Age | 51 years |
| Cause of Death | Cancer |
| Date of Birth | 30/12/1955 |
| Date of Death | 01/08/2007 |
| Visitors | 5,018 since 12/09/2007 |
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to all my gone too soon friends and their loved ones i would first like to thank you all for the
kind words on my mams site, it means so much to me as i hardly visit anymore. i thank you dearly.
hope you all have a lovely christmas and a fab 2009 and i will be thinking of you all as i
always do.
with love always mandy xxxxxxxxxxxx
wed 9th july 08 at 2pm i had a meeting with my mams doctor from the hospital.
my mams biopsy results showed her cancer was lung cancer and was not curable.
she had the cancer for many months and if she had not of got pneumonia then she would of only lasted
a couple of months.
the cancer had spread to her adrenal glands, lots of it in her bones, abdomen and kidneys.
the doctor answered all my questions and was lovely and spent an hour with me and my aunt talking us
through everything.
even if the cancer would of been found straight away my mam would still not of been cured.
i feel more as ease now as i could not of spent the rest of my life wondering about things.
there was no trace of cancer in my mams breasts as first thought and her cervix where clear too.
xxx to all my gts friends xxx
i would like to say a great big thank you to you all
for all your kind words and support and lovely tributes and candles you have left on my mams site.
this site has helped me so much is so many ways and its all down to the lovely people who take time
to think of others whilst they are hurting themselves. it proves one thing, that there are good
people in this world and i have found you. so once again a big thank you to you all. all my love
and hugs always mandy xxxxxxxx
sending all my love to your angels up above xxxxxxxxxx
this site is about my mam linda banks who passed away on 1st aug 07 age 51. my mam lived in
farnley,leeds. my mam was the wife of steve, mam to myself (mandy), steven my brother and had two
grandchildren luke and charlotte which are my children. my mam had two sisters carol and tess and
two brothers alan and terry. my mam passed away to a wicked and cruel killer, cancer.
my mam passed away only four week and five days after we found out she had cancer. it was peacefully
in hospital with all her family round her. she just fell asleep. she was so brave through it all and
never moaned about not having long to live. she was and still is the best mam ever and is missed and
loved so much by all her family. at peace now mam x x x x
my mam was an amazing person who always did right by her family and loved life and never did
anything wrong to anyone. she was a tiny lady only being about 5ft and very slim but she had a
massive heart. my mam had never been ill up untill about 2 and a half year ago when she started
gettin pain in her shoulder. her doctor told her she had frozen shoulder and it would get better in
time. no one ever thought anything of this as you tend to beleive what your doctor tells you. as the
past couple of years went on my mams shoulder got worse and the pain spread to her neck and arm. she
was back and forth to the doctors who just put her on stronger pain killers. it was only a couple of
months before my mam died that the pain got so bad that she had to leave her job and she also found
it hard to continue with her house work. my mam started been sick alot and spent alot of time in
bed. my mam got thinner and thinner as the weeks went by. eventually her doctor sent her to the
chest clinic for an x ray which showed she had nodes on her lungs. by this time my mam was on
morphine at home and still been sick alot. we was all watching her waste away and get sicker by the
minute untill a doctor who came out to see my mam said she needs to be in hospital. once admitted
she then had a scan which showed she had cancer in her breast, lung, liver and kidney and later in
her pelvis. oh my god what a bomb shell. i knew in my own mind even before my mam went to hospital
that she had cancer and it would take her life. dont ask me how i knew but i just did. i remember
the night like it was yesterday june 29th 07 when my dad rang me and told me about the scan results.
i never imagined she would have cancer in so many places. my world fell apart as did all my familys.
we had to keep this horific news from my 84 year old nanna who is my mams mam as she was in hospital
having the top part of her lung removed due to cancer. this was hard as it was my nannas daughter
and she had a rite to know but it would only set her back and we needed her to get better. my mam
spent 3 weeks in hospital and we all knew that there was no treatment for her. how brave my mam was.
i think we was all more scared than she was. she had a biopsy to try find out where the cancer
started but it did not show up enough results. after my mams 3 week stay in hospital she was allowed
home for a few days where she continued to be really ill. she then went back into hospital for
another biopsy which they took from her limph gland on her chest to yet again try and find out where
the cancer started. this stay in hospital was for 3 days then she came home which was on wed 25th
july. by the monday my mam was finding it hard to breath and coughing blood up. i rang the doctor
who sent an ambulance for her and she and my dad went back to hospital. all the time my mam spent in
hospital my dad was always by her side and did everything he could for her. on tues morning my dad
phoned me early and said i think you should come to the hospital as your mam has had a bad night. oh
no i thought this is it i am losing my mam. me and my brother rushed to the hospital to find my mam
with an oxygen mask on. we both broke down. how could this be happening to our mam. we was told
later that day that my mam had pneumonia and it was very serious and that if the antibiotics didnt
start to work she would only have a matter of days. i knew this was the end. all the family turned
up at the hospital to be with my mam and i think in there own mind to say there last goodbyes and
give my mam one last kiss and tell her how much they loved her. it was very heratbraking. i sat all
day till late at night just praying for god to take my mam as i could not stand to watch her so
helpless and gasping for breath hooked up to morphine and not been able to help her. me and my
brother went home that night and my dad and my auntie and uncle stayed the night with my mam. i
returned the next morning with my brother and there had been no change with my mam. i must say that
all the way through this my mam still knew her own mind and knew what she was doing. as my dad and
auntie and uncle had been there all night thay decided to nip home to get a change of clothes. while
they were gone my mam took a turn for the worse, i thought this is it i am watching my mam die and
there is nothing i can do about it. my brother had rang my dad to tell him to hurry back and luckily
he had just arrived at the hospital. i was rubbing my mams head telling her i loved her and that she
was the best mam in the world and telling her it was ok for her to go to sleep, at this point i
thought she only had a couple more breaths in her untill i said to her my dads coming mam. it was
like she had a complete turn around and that she was not going to die after all. her breathing went
back to normal and i thought it had been a false alarm. then my dad rushed into the room and said
everything he wanted to say to mam and he kissed her and she even returned the kiss and then she
just fell asleep. i had ran out of the foom as i was very freaked out by having to watch my mam die
twice, well thats how it felt. i went back into the room after the nurses had taken the drip and
tubes out of my mam and she looked so peaceful and free of pain that it was like a sort of relief,
no more torture, no more feeling helpless and my mam free of the pain she had been in for over 2
years without anyone knowing she had cancer. my mam did not stand a chance with this illness and it
certainly was not fair. i never once heard my mam moan about anything during the last few weeks of
her life and she was just so brave and i dont know how she did it. i have all the love in the world
for you mam and i think you always knew this and i would of give anything in the world for it not to
have been you. all my love forever till we meet again mam xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
just a bad dream by luke banks(grandson)
i go to bed,i wake and it just seemed like a bad dream but then it hits you right in the face,why
could it not of been a bad dream. i have the dream every night,idont know why,i just wish you were
here by my side every day,every night by my side,in the morning in the evening for the rest of my
life. but now your gone i dont know what to say so i will just say how i feel. now your at the gates
of heaven looking down, i am just your little crown now your gone. its like been hit by a train but
worse. every night i look at your picture,break down and ask why he took you, all i want to do is
die. your probably in heaven trying to tell me that one day you will see me and then that broken
heart of mine will fix back together like the pieces of a jigsaw and it wont hurt anymore now i am
back at your door. now all i have left of you is a picture that i have on the wall. when i see that
picture i feel safe,that picture has me in your arms, just a new born child. your smile and your
laugh cheered me up when i was down. well now all i can say is that one day i will see you again and
that will be the day i die. i go to bed,i wake and it just seemed like a bad dream but then it hits
you right in the face,why could it not just of been a bad dream. love you forever nanny, kisses
always luke xxxxxxxxxx
TO A SPECIAL FRIEND.XXX
THEY SAY IT IS THE SEASON TO BE JOLLY
AND THINK OF OTHERS TOO,
WITH CHRISTMAS FAST APPROACHING
I SEND SPECIAL WISHES TO YOU
AND YOUR FAMILY.
IT MAY BE DARK OUTSIDE
WITH SNOW UPON THE GROUND?
BUT AT THIS SPECIAL TIME OF YEAR.
LOOK UP THERE'S A WARM GLOW ALL AROUND.
TO A VERY SPECIAL FRIEND
SO THOUGHTFUL AND SO KIND.
NOT JUST AT CHRISTMAS TIME
YOU'RE OFTEN ON MY MIND.
SO THESE CHRISTMAS WISHES
THAT ARE SENT WITH ALL SINCERITY.
ARE FOR YOUR HAPPINESS
HEALTH AND PROSPERIYY.
HAVE A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS
WITH ALL MY LOVE LINDA.
XXX
♥The gift of life is given, then its cruelly snatched away♥
♥It leaves so many broken hearts & sadness, come what may♥
♥Especially now at Christmas, which you loved with all your heart♥
♥The thought of you not being here is tearing us apart♥.
♥And yet we must be thankful, for the happy times we spent♥
♥When love & laughter filled the air, before the magic went♥
♥The pictures are so clear today, of a happy smiling face♥
♥The kind of perfect loveliness, which no-one can replace♥
♥This little Christmas message is to let you know for sure♥
♥The love that’s felt for you lives on, and will forever more.♥
love Alison xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND EVERYONE
Our Lives changed, the very moment you passed away.
We couldn't stop it; there was nothing we could say.
You've touched our lives so deeply to a point you will never know,
We try to think about you when we are feeling down and low.
Sometimes when our day gets hard we will think about your beautiful smile
And if we listen hard enough we will hear your voice after a while.
It's you who give us a reason to go on with our day,
And now if we want to see you we'll bow our heads and pray.
We catch ourselves looking for you still, in the halls and at the front door,
But when we call your name there is no reply any more!
We never thought a day would come where we would be apart,
God has you in his keepings, we have you in our hearts.
Life will go on, but never will be the same,
Your beautiful smile is gone, but it will always remain.
You're our angel from up above.
You'll always be missed, but most importantly... loved.
Just one more minute, God, is all we ask- why can't you give them back;
It seems like such a simple task. We guess people are right when they say God only takes the best,
We know enough now that you're peacefully at rest.
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You can shed tears that they are gone,
Or you can smile because they lived,
You can close your eyes and pray that they will come back,
Or you can open your eyes and see all that they have left.
Your heart can be empty because you can't see them
Or you can be full of the love that you shared,
You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday,
Or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday.
You can remember them and only that they are gone
Or you can cherish the memory and let it live on,
You can cry and close your mind be empty and turn your back,
Or you can do what they would want: smile, open your eyes, love and go on.
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I'm writing this from heaven, where I dwell with God above.
Where there's no more tears or sadness, there's just eternal love.
Please do not be unhappy because I am out of sight
Remember that I am with you every morning, noon and night.
And I will stay beside you, every day, week and year
And when you're sad I'll still be there to wipe away your tears.
When you think of my life on earth and all those living years
Because your only human their bound to bring you tears.
But do not be afraid to cry it does relieve the pain
Remember there wouldn't be flowers unless we first had rain.
I wish I could tell you of all that God has planned
But even if I were able to, you wouldn't understand.
When your going down the street and you've got me on your mind
I'm walking in your footsteps and only half a step behind.
And if you feel a gentle breeze or wind upon your face
Remember it's only me with a loving and soft embrace.
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Thoughts Today Memories Forever
Angela(Christopher-John Rowe)Mum
Christmas is going to be hard without you
As Christmas time approaches
We miss you more and more
Memories of past Yule times
We always will adore
We still hang the decorations
Put the lights upon the tree
We hang the cards upon the wall
This one's for you, you see
Even though you are not here
You're always in our hearts
So we remember you this Christmas
While we're temporarily apart.
Love from Liz & Stuart Maxwell x
FRIENDS MAY COME AND FRIENDS MAY GO
SOME MELT AWAY LIKE WINTER SNOW
BUT SOME ARE LIKE A BREATH OF AIR
REFRESHING, SWEET AND ALWAYS THERE
FOR FRIENDSHIP WHICH IS STRONG AND TRUE
ENRICHES LIVES THE WHOLE YEAR THROUGH
IT'S SOMETHING YOU CAN ALMOST TOUCH
FOR REAL FRIENDSHIP MEANS SO MUCH
TO KNOW NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO
THAT SOMEONE WILL BE THERE FOR YOU
TO SHARE YOUR TROUBLES, EASE YOUR STRIFE
TO BE A FRIEND INDEED FOR LIFE
AS LASTING AS ABIDING LOVE
ETERNAL AS THE STARS ABOVE
FOR FRIENDSHIP WHICH HAS REAL WORTH
CAN BE THE GREATEST THING ON EARTH.
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THANK YOU TO EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU
WHO LIT CANDLES, AND SENT LOVELY BIRTHDAY WISHES
AND ALL THOSE LOVELY PICTURES AND GIFTS
FOR MY KARL. AND ASKING ABOUT MY BROTHER
WHO ALL I CAN SAY AT THE MOMENT IS A FIGHTER
BUT STILL VERY POORLY.
SO ALL I CAN SAY IS THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM
OF MY HEART AND WHAT A WONDERFUL BUNCH OF GUYS
YOU ARE. SO TAKECARE MY FRIENDS AND I WILL LIGHT
CANDLES FOR YOUR ANGELS WHEN I CAN
HAVE A LOVELY WEEKEND. ALL MY LOVE LINDA.XXX
Have A Good Weekend Everyone
If I Knew
If I knew it would be the last time
That I'd see you fall asleep,
I would tuck you in more tightly
and pray the Lord, your soul to keep.
If I knew it would be the last time
that I see you walk out the door,
I would give you a hug and kiss
and call you back for one more.
If I knew it would be the last time
I'd hear your voice lifted up in praise,
I would video tape each action and word,
so I could play them back day after day.
If I knew it would be the last time,
I could spare an extra minute
to stop and say "I love you,"
instead of assuming you would KNOW I do.
If I knew it would be the last time
I would be there to share your day,
well I'm sure you'll have so many more,
so I can let just this one slip away.
For surely there's always tomorrow
to make up for an oversight,
and we always get a second chance
to make everything just right.
There will always be another day
to say "I love you,"
And certainly there's another chance to say
our "Anything I can do?"
But just in case I might be wrong,
and today is all I get,
I'd like to say how much I love you
and I hope we never forget.
Tomorrow is not promised to anyone,
young or old alike,
And today may be the last chance
you get to hold your loved one tight.
So if you're waiting for tomorrow,
why not do it today?
For if tomorrow never comes,
you'll surely regret the day,
That you didn't take that extra time
for a smile, a hug, or a kiss
and you were too busy to grant someone,
what turned out to be their one last wish.
So hold your loved ones close today,
and whisper in their ear,
Tell them how much you love them
and that you'll always hold them dear
Take time to say "I'm sorry,"
"Please forgive me," "Thank you," or "It's okay."
And if tomorrow never comes,
you'll have no regrets about today.
Thoughts Today Memories Forever
Angela(Christopher-John Rowe)Mum
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MAY I TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WISH YOU A VERY HAPPY CHRISTMAS.
ALTHOUGH IF YOU FEEL ANYTHING LIKE I DO, YOU WILL BE
MAKING THE BEST YOU CAN OF IT.
IT DOESN'T TAKE CHRISTMAS TO THINK OF AND MISS OUR LOVED ONES, BUT AT THIS TIME IT BECOMES ALMOST UNBEARABLE, HOWEVER, HAVING FOUND YOU MY GTS FRIEND, I FEEL SO MUCH BETTER, YOU KNOW HOW I FEEL YOU KNOW HOW I THINK AND YOU CERTANLY KNOW HOW I HURT, MORE SO AT THIS TIME OF YEAR.
MAY I THANK YOU FOR ALL THE LOVE AND SUPPORT YOU HAVE SHOWN TO ME, FOR THE CANDLES, VERSES AND PICTURES FOR JOEY AND LINDSAY THEY MEAN SOOOOOOOOO MUCH TO ME. I SHALL CONTINUE TO LIGHT YOUR LOVED ONES, WHEN I LIGHT THEM A CANDLE I ALWAYS AM THINKING OF YOU YOUR KINDNESS AND SUPPORT.
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LOVE AS ALWAYS ; SEASONAL GREETINGS TO YOU AND YOURS
ALISON AND GIRLS XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
The Everlasting Light
Those we love must someday pass
Beyond our present sight;
They must leave us and the world we know
Without their radiant light.
But we know that, like a candle,
Their lovely light will shine
To brighten up another place,
More perfect, more divine;
And in the realm of heaven
Where they shine so warm and bright,
Our loved ones live forever more
In God's eternal light.
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I HOPE THAT YOU ALL HAVE A LOVELY WEEKEND
AND THANK YOU ALL, FOR YOUR LOVELY SUPPORT
TAKECARE AND GOD BLESS U ALL
WITH LOVE TO U ALL LINDA.XXX
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love as always Alison xxxxxxxxxxxxx
SUNFLOWER SMILES DRIFTING DOWN.
THEY TOUCH MY CHEEKS WITH HAPPY SOUNDS.
SUNFLOWER RAIN TO HEAL THE TEARS.
YOU SEND THEM ALL TO CALM MY FEARS
SUNFLOWERS ONLY AN ANGEL CAN GIVE.
TELLING ME IT IS OKAY TO LIVE.
SUNFLOWER TASSELS TIED TO A KITE.
WAVING TO BID ME A RESTFUL NIGHT.
SUNFLOWER KISSES ALL OVER MY FACE
GIVING ME PROMISES OF A BETTER PLACE.
SUNFLOWER, COME AND STAY AWHILE.
LET ME ENJOY YOUR ANGEL SMILE.
SUNFLOWER ANGEL, I KNOW YOUR NAME.
YOU TOUCHED MY LIFE AND I WILL
NEVER BE THE SAME.
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I HOPE THAT YOU ALL HAVE A PEACEFUL
WEEKEND,TAKECARE MY FRIENDS
GOD BLESS U ALL
WITH LOVE AS ALWAYS LINDA.XXX
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