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Wednesday 14 August 2013

Sarah

Our dear friend Sarah Howson was diagnosed with cancer a little over a year ago. She died on Friday August 2nd, aged only 42. We had just arrived at our campsite in the French Alps when we got a message saying that she had gone. Today is her funeral- I am reading the eulogy (which I hope to make it through without crying and can't guarantee). She was a wonderful, warm, funny person who has provided no end of friendship to us. She leaves behind a husband and three girls, a huge number of friends and a lot of memories.

Sleep On The Left Side (Ashley Beedle's Right Hand Extended Remix)

This is a link to a Justgiving page, if you feel like donating. Fucking cancer.

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Fucking cancer indeed

ctel

Anonymous said...

Terrible news.
Your friend and her family will be in my thoughts.
Last January I lost a close friend to mesothelioma (the same form of cancer that killed my mother and my wife's father). The pain is endless, but it's no use to surrender to it. Keep up.
Luca

drew said...

So sorry to hear that SA. All forms of cancer are bloody awful but hopefully one day . . .

Anto said...

so sad SA. keep strong. Kurt Vonnegut used to quote his son a lot who's moto ran something like 'we're here to help one another'. love to all

dickvandyke said...

Sorry kid

londonlee said...

Three kids? Jesus. I have bad dreams about leaving mine in such a fashion.

Walter said...

So sorry to hear this about your friend SA. Fucking cancer. My father died two years ago on cancer and a good friend of me cancer of the intestine was diagnosed but he's still alive.