Maisies Wishes

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Such a harrowing journey whatever the outcome.
The look on Maisies wee face while going through chemo, the side effects, the things no child should have to endure, will haunt me forever but I wouldn't have not been there, ever.

What I will never understand, is why. Why does a child have to endure all that pain and suffering to die anyway? 💔🧡

It's time to fight for change!!

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🧡 Always & Forever Maisie 🧡
🧡 Forever loved, Forever missed, Forever grateful for having you in our lives, Forever with us, Forever talked about, Forever carry you with us through life 🧡

🧡 Forever a Family of Four 🧡
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Forever
is a long time
to miss someone

Especially when
their absence leaves
such a lasting mark
on your heart

They say time
heals all wounds

But some absences
create such deep scars
in our hearts, that
time moving forward
only seems to
deepen our longing

Yet in this ache
there is comfort in
the small things ~
old pictures,
a familiar scent,
a song …
a connection that
existed on earth and
now in Heaven

To miss someone forever
is to keep a part of them
alive within us ,
to hold onto who they were
and what they meant to us

As life moves forward
you learn to carry
them with you,
not only in your thoughts
but in who you are

And so life goes on
New memories are made ~

Yet that special
place in your heart
always remains theirs

Forever is a long time,
but it also a testament
to the ever lasting
power of love

Until we meet again …
Author-unknown

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A step in the right direction 👏 👣 🧡

Please take a few minutes to read through these changes that have been put in place. A small step in the right direction to help young people (from birth to 25) and their families, through their cancer treatment and afterwards.

The Department of Health and Social Care announces new Children and Young People Cancer Taskforce The establishment of the Taskforce comes after almost two years of campaigning by Young Lives vs Cancer and Children’s Cancer and Leukaemia Group (CCLG), who together have been calling on UK government to implement a dedicated Children and Young People’s Cancer Plan.

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Please come along to Ardersier Church this Friday evening for a Christmas Carol Service at 6.30pm. Followed by mince pies and coffee!!

💔🧡We will carry you with us forever Maisie 💔🧡

I’m leaving you here. For one night I want to forget. And maybe smile.

Grief: You can’t leave me behind.

I’m tired. You are heavy. Sometimes you are just too much to bear.

Grief: I am a part of you now.

I can shut the door. Forget you for a few hours.

Grief. That is not how this works. I will always catch up to you.

Why are you doing this to me? It’s not fair. You are much too dark to take everywhere I go.

Grief: Maybe we need another way to think about this.

How would there be any other way?

Grief: Well..for starters, I am only here because of love.

No. You are here because my loved one died.

Grief: But you still feel love.

Always.

Grief: You just renamed me. That is why I am here. I am Love always. You can’t just leave me. I’m a part of you.

But it hurts so much. No more phone calls. Hugs... Plans. Empty chairs. Holidays… I can’t take this pain.

Grief. Running from me only makes it harder for you. Sit with me. I am only the love you still have to give. So feel it. Give some of it to yourself. Carry me with you. Picture me as only love and light.

So why have I been so afraid of you?

Grief. Because reality is hard to accept. This is the hardest thing to do. It takes time to get used to me. But I am here to help you remember.

I just want to be over this.

Grief: The pain you feel when a memory crosses your mind will someday make you smile. It’s because the longer you carry me with you…the wonderful memories will stay with you too.

So instead of carrying grief…I can think of it as carrying my love?

Grief: light a candle within me. Love isn’t dark. I’m only light. I remain because all your love your person still remains in you. I am love you wish to still give. I cannot be left behind. I carry on with you until the day you reunite.

So hold that light in your hand. And carry that love with you. To the very last of days.

🧡🧡 Please donate if you can 🧡🧡

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🧡🧡 There is always support out there in some form whether it be family, friends or strangers. 🧡

🧡🧡 Sometimes it is easier to connect with those outside your circle. 🧡

Have you experienced a bereavement and are looking for some company?

Why not join a gentle walk with a friendly and supportive group of people led by Highland Wild Walks. 💛💛

You do not need to have a previous connection with the Hospice to join.

If you would like more information please contact Mandy, our Bereavement Officer on 07709717586/01463 243132 or email [email protected] 🌻

🧡🧡 Hope 🧡🧡

There is always Hope while there is air in our lungs.

🧡 There is still Hope if we have lost a loved one.... Hope that others don't have to go through what they did, Hope that there will one day be a cure for cancer, Hope that we can raise enough awareness so that the way teenagers illnesses are looked at changes.... Hope is sometimes all we have, it doesn't go away, it just changes shape.

🧡 Never give up Hope 🧡

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Maisies Wishes

Learning to live life differently every day
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“Do not judge the bereaved mother.
She comes in many forms.
She is breathing, but she is dying.
She may look young, but inside she has become ancient.
She smiles, but her heart sobs.
She walks, she talks, she cooks, she cleans, she works, she IS, but she IS NOT, all at once.
She is here, but part of her is elsewhere for eternity.”

Sending love, light and hugs to all the angel moms hurting right now. We understand the pain and tears, and we are never alone, because we have each other. Please be extra kind to yourselves and try to have a peaceful day today - you are loved

🧡🧡 Ben Nevis was our last Challenge for 2023 🧡🧡

🧡 For the rest of the year it is all about dotting the i's and crossing the t's so we can get the wheels turning for next year.
🧡 We have a few ideas already and we will be having an open meeting for anyone to come along with their own ideas and suggestions.

🧡 We will be having 1 last event later in the year so keep your eyes peeled for that one.

🧡🧡 In the meantime we would love to say a massive THANK YOU to everyone who has competed in Challenges, Donated and Shared our posts. You are all stars and we wouldn't be doing this without your support. 🧡🧡

🧡🧡 24 hours to go!! 🧡🧡

This time tomorrow we should be starting our hike up Ben Nevis aiming to pop the 🍾 at the top for Maisies Wishes 🧡

Excited and nervous but I know we will do this!!
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For anyone still wanting to donate, click on the link below ⬇️
We appreciate every penny 🙏 🧡
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Raise funds for Maisies Wishes , organized by Cecilia Smith On 1st July I will be undertaking the Glencoe Challenge with my cousin and her friend f… Cecilia Smith needs your support for Raise funds for Maisies Wishes

🧡🧡 Appreciation Post 🧡🧡

A massive thank you to Harry Paterson & Rachael Smith for their fundraising efforts for Maisies Wishes while competing in the Tough Mudder ! 🙌
Between them they have raised an amazing......£3,795.39! 👏👏👏

Also to Stuart Fiddes who raised a very well earned £120!

🧡🧡 We can't thank you enough. 🧡🧡

For those who donated to support both them and Maisies Wishes, Thank You all from the bottom of our 🧡s

🧡🧡 We have a date for Ben Nevis 🧡🧡

🧡🧡 Saturday 2nd September 🧡🧡
(Time to be confirmed!)

We are aware that there are other people that want to come along and do this with us. If that person is YOU 🫵 then please message me or the Maisies Wishes page and we will get back to you.
All we ask is that you raise £50 for Maisies Wishes 🙏🧡

Got kids? Looking for something to do for a couple of hours this week? Head on down to Ardersier Church.

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What does Grief feel like?

Grief feels like you are moving through a bad dream you can’t wake up from.

Grief is constantly asking “Why?” and knowing even if you had the answers they would never be good enough.

Grief is feeling lost in the places you have been before and being homesick for the past.

Grief feels like a deep ache that you can’t seem to pinpoint where it hurts…but the pain is there.

Grief is feeling a part of you went away with them on the day they died.

Grief is people saying lots of unhelpful things because they want you to feel better. Little do they know that when they say “They would want you to happy/strong” makes us feel that we are disappointing the ones we lost for feeling like we do.

Grief is just going through the motions of your day in a steady haze.

Grief is the constant tug of war of holding on tightly to what was and letting go of what might have been.

Grief is walking through a thick brain fog with your loss always on your mind but your daily tasks far from it.

Grief is Googling if how you are feeling is normal and desperately looking for a timelines for when you might be better. Being rushed by others to move on makes this even harder to heal on your own time.

Grief is having the overwhelming feeling of guilt for moving on without them or for things that were said or went unsaid.

Grief is comparing yourself to how others are grieving and wondering if you are doing it right.

Grief is losing that feeling of “being home”.

Grief is the feeling of being alone when you are with a group of people.

Grief shakes you to your core, spins you around and drops you off in the middle of wreckage exposing your vulnerability.

Grief is judging yourself for not being further than you are in your healing. Talk to yourself like you are consoling your best friend if they were going through the same thing.

Grief can make you feel anger and question your faith.

Grief can feel different from day to day even hour by hour. There are emotional ups and downs, drop offs, exhausting climbs and switch backs.

Grief is the tossing and turning of sleepless nights and just wanting some respite from your own thoughts.

Grief cant be outrun. It catches up with you. Feeling it (even the sharpest edges) is the only way through.

Grief can sometimes feel like looking at the world through a dark filter with the colors you used to love muted in comparison.

Grief is whispering “I miss you” and looking everywhere for a sign from them.

Grief is worrying that you will never feel normal and comfortable in your own life again.

Grief feels like just wanting a hug or a simple “I’m here for you” instead of people trying to rationalize your loss or try to fix how you are feeling.

Grief is the rude awakening that when your whole world world has stopped, the rest of the world keeps moving unscathed.

Grief feels like choosing to be alone because small talk is exhausting and being with people who can’t relate feels even more isolating.

Grief feels like suffocating on the reality that there will be no new memories so you hold on so tightly to the past.

Grief feels like backing out of plans because you aren’t sure how you will feel on that particular day.

Grief feels like fear. We have seen that life is fragile and that can bring out anxiety and panic attacks.

Grief is waking up in the morning and losing them all over again.

Grief is going about your everyday tasks and being hit with a wave of sadness and disbelief at the realization that they are gone.

Grief feels like being deep in dispair and for some time, it may feel like you don’t have a place in this world.

Grief feels like being back to the first day you lost them after hearing a particular song or driving past a place you enjoyed together.

Grief is feeling a little jealous of seeing others with their loved ones and envious of seeing people in their mundane lives.

Grief feels like dreading holidays and special events instead of how you used to look forward to them.

Grief is trying to pretend you are ok on the outside while feeling torn apart on the inside.

Grief is wanting others to mention their loved one and wishing people knew that it helps to hear their name and stories about them. They are never far from our minds anyways.

Grief is learning that these feelings are ever changing and it will be with us in some degree for the rest of our lives.

Grief is a measure of how much love you gave them while they were here so the pain is of losing them fills that empty space. In time, we learn how to live with that heaviness.
The heartache begins to soften.
Tears and smiles can coexist.

Grief is learning how to keep them close to us in other ways. The best memories can never die. And because of that, we will carry it with us until we see them again.

Wonderfully written by Kristie Reitz
(The After Glow) ❤️

🧡🧡 Wee Update 🧡🧡

🧡 Due to everything being against us... swollen and blistered feet, groin injury, the weather (we were advised not to attempt the Ben today) we could not do Ben Nevis.

🧡 However, we will still be doing it because we said we would and will update you with a new date as soon as we work out our work/family commitment schedules.

🧡 We hope that you all understand and will continue to support us!!

🧡🧡 Anybody who would like to join us once a date is confirmed, is more than welcome. The more the merrier 🧡🧡

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🧡🧡 We would be very grateful if you could donate even £1 to help us get closer to helping teenagers and young adults while fighting cancer 🧡
🧡🧡 Every £1 will bring us closer to our goal of helping others, raising awareness and making memories 🧡🧡
Click on the link below to read the post, it really would be an amazing birthday present to meet the target 🧡🧡

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Raise funds for Maisies Wishes , organized by Cecilia Smith On 1st July I will be undertaking the Glencoe Challenge with my cousin and her friend f… Cecilia Smith needs your support for Raise funds for Maisies Wishes

🧡 Cole rocking his Maisies Wishes t-shirt 🧡
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🧡🧡 You can still donate to the Justgiving page link below to donate on behalf of EVERYONE who participated in this year's Toughmudders challenge 2023.
🧡🧡 So if you want to show support to your family, friend, foe or just because it is for Maisies Wishes then please use the link below ⬇️

These were our outstanding Maisies Mudders 🧡
Harry Paterson Darren Smith Rachael Smith Harry Fraser Shaun Smith Rhonda Smith Rebecca Nairn Stuart Fiddes Struan MacKenzie Līga Zommere David Woodward Smith David Beaton Rikki Allan Nicky McGhie (Andrew) Lu Mor (Ollie)

https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/harry-patersonmaisieswishes2023?utm_term=bR2xe5ajB

Thanks to every single person who has donated so far 🙏 🙏 🙏

Fantastic effort from everyone at Tough Mudder !! You all smashed it 💪💪🧡🧡🧡

Tough Mudder 2023... Completed it mate! 🧡😘 Wasn't gonna let a recent infection of Bat Flu stop me for doing this in Maisie's memory!🤗🧡 What a great crew of guys... Wouldnt have changed it for the world... Great effort from all for @maisies_wishes 🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡 #toughmudder #toughmudder2023 #iv3 #maisieswishes

.... and they are off! 💪🧡

Please click on the Justgiving link further down the page and donate whatever you can for our brilliant 🧡🧡🧡