Happy Birthday Aunty Gail - you are always in our hearts

Today Gail would have been 45 years old. Or rather young, because 45 is really a young age to be taken away. We had a meal at a restaurant in Leicester with all the family and lots of friends in honour of Gail and I must admit it was rather bittersweet. Such family gatherings have taken on a poignancy as Gail was always at the heart of such celebrations - either helping to organise, or cooking - or hosting. But there was reason for happiness. My uncle Carey and his wife Natashe had a baby boy in December and my uncle Darren and his partner Amy had a baby boy just a couple of weeks ago - baby Junior. Together with Benjamin and Jasmine and Chenai (Baby Junior's older sister) and Nathan, the children helped to bring joy to what could have been a very sad time. They were a breath of fresh air for us all.