| Location | Jarrow |
| Age | 84 years |
| Cause of Death | Pneumonia |
| Date of Birth | 03/03/1923 |
| Date of Death | 17/09/2007 |
| Visitors | 31,239 since 13/10/2007 |
| Creator |
**************PLEASE READ 30/07/09 ******************
Hi to all our GTS friends I am so sorry that we havent lit any candles in such a long time but my
mum Susan is in hospital with septicemia and gangreen, without going into to much detail, they've
cut out half of the back of her right leg so it's a long road to recovery and with my grandad still
in bad health I just cant get on to light for our angels, mums been in hospital 4 weeks now and they
think she'll be in at least another 6 weeks, then she'll need care when she gets home for about 6
months, but as soon as she's home and settled we'll start again (fingers crossed) thank you for
lighting Marys way while we carnt love Carly xxxxx
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Mary Ellen Emmerson,
Born: 3 March 1923
Died 17 September 2007,
Age 84,
HouseWife
Jarrow, North-East England,
2 Daughters, 6 grandchildren,
Pneumonia, Stroke, Septesemia,
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A thank you to all the people who visit Mary's page and help us get through the day .
WE THANK YOU ,LORD FOR ALLOWING US THE CHANCE TO SEE YOUR LOVE.
FOR YOU SENT TO US AN ANGEL WHO NOW DWELLS WITH YOU ABOVE. COULD YOU PLEASE JUST TAKE A MINUTE AND
HOLD OUR ANGEL TIGHT,
TELL HER THAT WE LOVE HER AND THINK OF HER EACH NIGHT.
WE MISS HER MORE THAN WORDS CAN SAY AND ALTHOUGH OUR HEARTS ARE GONE.
ASK HER TO WATCH OVER US ,TIL YOU ALSO CALL US HOME.
WE'LL GO NOW, LORD AND THANKS AGAIN FOR HEARING THIS PRAYER OF OURS.
WE NOW KNOW WE WERE LUCKY,'CAUSE ANGELS ARE HARD TO FIND.
JUST ONE MORE THING BEFORE WE GO...
WE WANT TO THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN,
YOU KNEW WE WERE NOT IN THIS ALONE AND SENT A GROUP OF FRIENDS.
WE SHARE OUR THOUGHTS,AND DON'T HAVE TO FEAR IF WE NEED TO BREAK DOWN AND CRY,
THEY UNDERSTAND THE WAY WE FEEL BECAUSE THEY ALSO SAID GOOD-BYE.
THEIR ANGELS ARE THERE WITH YOU TOO, AND WE ASK YOU TO WATCH OVER THEM 'TIL THE END.
WE LOVE THEM ALL,AND THANK YOU LORD,FOR ALL OF OUR GONE TOO SOON FRIENDS!
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This woman was an amazing lady. Even though she had alot to put up with since she had her fisrt
stroke on 2nd December 2006, she smiled through all of it. Her family meant the world to her. She
was a loving wife to James Emmerson for nearly 59 years. She missed this anniversary by just 8 days.
She always put us first. I was one of her 4 grandchildren, and we always felt loved by her. She
helped raise me and my sister, so she was like another mum to us. She will be forever missed by
everyone who knew her. She touched everyone's heart. My sister set up and wrote the first part of
our Grandma's page like our Grandma and Mum she is an amazing young woman she's only 14 and shes
said I can add to the story of Mary so here goes Mary was born on the 3rd March 1923 the middle
child of 3 her mum was a nurse & a Housewife her Dad a Coal Miner, Mary was a very intelligant woman
in a time when women were destined to be housewives and instilled education into her children even
as a young girl the fighting spirit that would serve her well in later life was there she suffered a
bad bought of diptheria as a child and was in hospital for a long time because of it with doctors
saying she wouldnt pull through, but as usual she proved people wrong about her and made a full
recovery in 1939 at the age of 16 she voluntered to join the ATS where she was sent to work in Kent
as a Office Clerk & Stock Control where she stayed till the war ended in March 1948 she met Jim our
Granddad and they married on the 25th of September that year who she was with for 59 yrs they had
two Daughters together and between them they gave them 6 Grandchildren although dont expect to see
them on this page 2 of our Cousins died 1 as a result of a cot death the other 2 and there mother
walked out of our lives 10 years ago for reasons unknown and that broke Marys heart but our mum
Susan Myself and sister are regular visitors our mum moved in to look after Grandma 16 yr ago as she
wasnt as young as she used to be although she was very independant arthritus had took a bit of a
hold from 1989 Mary had 4 heart attacks but again she came through it she really was a very brave
woman on the 2nd December 2006 she suffered a massive Stroke that paralysed her down her right side
and took out her speach and swallow although she regained some swallow in the 12 weeks she was on
the Stroke Unit what shocked everyone was the resilliance she had she never cried or moaned and
always smiled through it for us she came home on Valentines day 2007 and our mum Susan and myself
became her full time careres a job we would have done till the end of time given the chance in June
we noticed a mark on her right foot that looked like a massive blood blister that the District
Nurses blamed on our level of Care something we argueed against we knew they were wrong but
something we would learn to our cost when they get a idea in there heads you cant shift it after 3
weeks of begging the district nurses daily and our GP weekly we phoned an ambulance because Mary had
had nothing to eat and very little to drink for 3 weeks our GP told us that she was 84 let her go
but as long as she fought we would and when we got her to hospital she had a massive pneumonia a
common problem in stroke victims and had lost her swallow completely another 2 weeks passed before
they feed her with an NG tube because the nurses wernt sure but with some help from PALS we got a
PEG tube fitted so we could feed her through her stomach it was there that they realised her foot
which now resembled a scene from CSI was a form of Gangreen that bedbound people suffer from 5 weeks
passed on that ward before she came home as bubbley and interactive as ever
we had her at home 3 weeks when we noticed a crackle on her Chest and yet again phoned our GP the
distict Nurses and Community Matron said she was fine nothing to worry about our GP came in 3 times
the week before she died The Community Matron twice and the District Nurses daily and two emergancy
doctors all who gave her the all clear nothing to worry about on the 14 september after a week of
constant blood chilling moaning from Mary that we were told was for attention even though it was out
of character for her my mother and I went to get her ready for the day when we saw that her legs up
to her waist looked like corned beef her hands were purple and she was foaming at the mouth we
called an ambulance her heart stopped twice in the house and when we got her into hospital she again
had a massive pneumonia as well as scepticemia and all her veins had collepsed so IV antibiotics
were not an option but she tried her best to pull through and on monday the 17th September she was
showing signs of progress they even started her PEG feed again the nurses came in to change her and
we went out for 5 mins taking comfort in that she was getting better when we went back her face was
in the pillow and she was having a second massive stroke that affected her left side and took her on
to the other side we were devistated, Mary was cremated on her 59 Wedding Anniversary, her other
daughter and grandchildren didnt attend they were told thery were told about her first stroke and
there reply was it's her age and to be expected, please dont feel sorry for us we were lucky we knew
her all our lives and that was a gift and from her first stroke to the day she died we were with her
24/7 but do i beg you listen to this, question your doctor if you think there wrong Mary trusted
them and they failled her taking her blood thinning tablets off her 2 weeks before her first stroke
thank you for listening sorry for banging on Carly
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When Great Trees Fall
(Maya Angelou)
When great trees fall,
rocks on distant hills shudder,
lions hunker down
in tall grasses,
and even elephants
lumber after safety.
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When great trees fall
in forests,
small things recoil into silence,
their senses
eroded beyond fear.
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When great souls die,
the air around us becomes
light, rare, sterile.
We breathe, briefly.
Our eyes, briefly,
see with
a hurtful clarity.
Our memory, suddenly sharpened,
examines,
gnaws on kind words
unsaid,
promised walks
never taken.
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Great souls die and
our reality, bound to
them, takes leave of us.
Our souls,
dependent upon their
nurture,
now shrink, wizened.
Our minds, formed
and informed by their
radiance,
fall away.
We are not so much maddened
as reduced to the unutterable ignorance
of dark, cold
caves.
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And when great souls die,
after a period peace blooms,
slowly and always
irregularly. Spaces fill
with a kind of
soothing electric vibration.
Our senses, restored, never
to be the same, whisper to us.
They existed. They existed.
We can be. Be and be
better. For they existed.
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TRIBUTE FOR 19-11-09
♥*•♥ One Gift♥*•♥
One gift, above all others
God gives to us to treasure
One that knows no time, no place
And one gold cannot measure
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The precious, poignant tender gift
Of Memory...that will keep
Of dear ones ever in our hearts
Although God gives them sleep
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It brings back long remembered things
A song, a word, a smile
And the world's a better place
...because
We had them for awhile!
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TRIBUTE FOR 20-11-09
The pain we feel inside today
Is the pain we try to hide,
For no one will ever know
The tears i cry inside.
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It seems like only yesterday
The wound is still so sore.
For every hour of every day
We miss you more and more
For you are someone special
And think the world of you.
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TRIBUTE FOR 21-11-09
Missing You
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I just can't believe it
The sun still sets and rises.
The moon and stars still shine.
The flowers still bloom,
The birds still sing.
I expected a change in everything...
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I just can't believe it.
It still gets dark and light.
The ocean still has waves,
The rain still rains,
The wind still blows.
Is it because they do not know?
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I just can't believe it.
I thought the world would stop,
When in the house I found
An empty chair,
A missing smile.
I thought it would stop
For just a while.
I just can't believe it....
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TRIBUTE FOR 22-11-09
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You gave us love
And lots more,
We have so much
To thank you for,
Silent thoughts,
Memories deep,
Locked in our hearts
For ever to keep.
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I wish you all a very peaceful weekend my friend
With love as always Linda.xxx
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Tributes For Week Starting 16th November
FOR MONDAY
Sadly missed along life's way,
Quietly remembered every day,
No longer in our life to share,
But in our hearts you’re always there.
FOR TUESDAY
I sit and wonder every day,
Why the Lord chose to call you away,
I think He saw you needed rest,
He only takes the very best.
FOR WEDNESDAY
Everyday in some small way,
Memories of you come our way,
Though absent, you are always near,
Still missed, loved, always dear.
FOR THURSDAY
Resting where no shadows fall,
In peaceful sleep he awaits us all;
God will link the broken chain,
When one by one we meet again.
FOR FRIDAY
Surrounded by friends
Yet all alone
The one I loved
God has called home
The hugs of friends
Helps ease the pain
And I know my loss
Is my loved one's gain
But tears now flow
Across my face
As I long for just
One more embrace
Then comfort comes
And I see Christ's face
He hugs my loved one
And I feel God's grace.
FOR SATURDAY
Please don't sing sad songs for me,
Forget your grief and fears,
For I am in a perfect place
Away from pain and tears...
It's far away from hunger
And hurt and want and pride,
I have a place in Heaven
With the Master at my side.
My life on earth was very good,
As earthly life can go,
But Paradise is so much more
Than anyone can know..
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My heart is filled with happiness
And sweet rejoicing, too.
To walk with God is perfect peace,
A joy forever new.
FOR SUNDAY
When I come to the end of the day
And the sun has set for me,
I want no rites in a gloom-filled room
Why cry for a soul set free?
Miss me a little, but not too long
And not with your head bowed low.
Remember the love we once shared,
Miss me but let me go.
For this is a journey we all must take
And each must go alone.
It's all a part of the maker's plan,
A step on the road to home.
When you are lonely and sick at heart,
Go to the friends we know,
And bury your sorrows in doing good deeds -
Miss me, but let me go.
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Thoughts Today, Memories Forever
Angela Christopher’s Very Proud Mum
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♥ Peace My Heart ♥
♥ Peace, my heart, let the time for the parting be sweet.
♥ Let it not be a death but completeness.
♥ Let love melt into memory and pain into songs.
♥ Let the flight through the sky end in the folding of the wings over the nest.
♥ Let the last touch of your hands be gentle like the flower of the night.
♥ Stand still, O Beautiful End, for a moment, and say your last words in silence.
♥ I bow to you and hold up my lamp to light your way.
♥ Rabindranath Tagore, Bengali poet and philosopher ♥
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♥ `*•.� 13th NOVEMBER 2009 ♥ `*•.�
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..........( """"_ )......The fire is out, the wheels stopped turning too,
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...........|.....|..........With love as always Linda.xxx
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~ Snow ~
(Tessa Wilkinson)
The snow arrived unannounced.
It overwhelmed everything.
Changed the landscape so it was unrecognisable.
No one was prepared.
My grief feels like that snowstorm.
I feel changed, weighed down by the burden.
Trying to negotiate the new environment around me.
Not knowing where I am going.
Looking for familiar landmarks.
I feel cold and miserable and ill equipped in this new place unvisited before.
But I know in time the snow will melt and return the landscape to some semblance of normality.
And I know in time my grief will diminish and I will find my way forward again, back to a world that I recognise, changed, but familiar.
Spring does always come after winter and hope will return.
IITH NOVEMBER 2009
✿..LET US REMEMBER THEM...✿
✿ 'Please wear a poppy', the lady said
and held one forth, but I shook my head.
Then I stopped and watched as she offered them there,
And her face was old, and lined with care;
But beneath the scars the years had made
There remained a smile that refused to fade.✿
✿ A boy came wistling down the street,
Bouncing along, on care free feet
His smile was full of joy and fun,
'Lady', said he, 'May I have one?'
When she pinned it on, he turned to say,
'Why do we wear a poppy today?'✿
✿ The lady smiled in her wistful way,
and answered, 'This is Rememberance Day,
And the poppy there is the symbol for,
the gallant men who died in war,
and because they died you and I are free--
Thats why we wear a poppy, you see'.✿
✿ 'I had a boy about your size,
with golden hair and big blue eyes.
He loved to play and jump and shout,
free as a bird he would race about.
As the years went by, he learned and grew
and became a man--as you will, too.' ✿
✿ 'He was fine and strong, with a boyish smile,
but he'd seemed with us such a little while
When war broke out and he went away,
I still remember his face that day.
When he smiled at me and said'Good-bye,
I'll soon be back, mom, so please don't cry'.✿
✿ 'But the war went on and he had to stay,
and all I could do was wait and pray.
His letters told of the awful fight,
(I can see it in my dreams at night),
with the tanks and guns and cruel Barbed wire,
and the mines and bullets, the bombs and fire.'✿
✿'Till at last the war was won-
and thats why we wear a poppy son'.
The small boy turned as if to go,
Then said 'Thanks lady, I'm glad to know.
That sure did sound like an awful fight,
But your Son-- did he come back alright?'✿
✿ A tear rolled down each faded cheek;
she shook her head, but didn't speak.
I slunk away in a sort of shame,
and if you were me you'd have done the same;
For our thanks, in giving, is oft delayed,
though our freedome was bought-and thousands paid.✿
✿ And so when we see a poppy worn, let us reflect on the burden borne
By those who gave their very all
and asked to answer their country's call
That we at home in peace might live.
Then wear a poppy. Remember-- and give!✿
✿ Lest we forget......✿
Copyright ~ 2009 by Blair Leger & ilovepoetry.com
ღ♥ღ To my beautiful family ჱܓ
ღ♥ღ I just want to let you know
ღ♥ღ I love and I miss you so
ღ♥ღ But I’m also having fun
ღ♥ღ I know how painful it must be
ღ♥ღ I know the hurt you feel
ღ♥ღ I know you feel you can’t go on
ღ♥ღ But I am always near
ღ♥ღ So keep these words in your heart
ღ♥ღ And keep my picture close
ღ♥ღ To remind you I LOVE YOU
ღ♥ღ And I am your Angel ჱܓ XxX
Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ❤ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ❤ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ❤ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ❤ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ❤ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ
Magic Of A Rainbow
I'll never see a rainbow
That I won't think of you;
Though days seem bleak and dreary
The sun is shining through.
A symbol of God's love fulfilled
In beauty, hope and grace;
A rainbow is a mirror
Reflecting His own face.
It arches o'er the mountains
With Heaven its domain;
Its brilliant colors wakened by
The grayness and the rain.
Now may I see the rainbows sent
To ease my broken heart,
Promising His healing love,
Shine through when teardrops start.
Miraculous, magical rainbows,
Blessing the sadness with peace;
God gently smiling and touching,
Bidding the sadness cease.
(Peggy Kociscin)
Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ❤ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ❤ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ❤ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ❤ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ❤ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ
♥ `*•.� 10th NOVEMBER 2009 ♥ `*•.�
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Love Shines Through
Like a shadow in the moonlight
Like the whisper of the seas
Like the echoes of a melody
Just beyond our reach
In the shadow of our sorrow
Past the whisper of goodbye
Love shines through eternity
A heartbeat from our eye
By : Catherine Turner
♥ `*•.� 11th NOVEMBER 2009 ♥ `*•.�
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TIME WILL EASE THE HURT
by Bruce B. Wilmer
The sadness of the present days
Is locked and set in time,
And meaning to the future
Is a slow and painful climb.
But all the feelings that are now
So vivid and so real
Can't hold their fresh intensity
As time begins to heal.
No wound so deep will ever go
Entirely away;
Yet every hurt becomes
A little less from day to day.
Nothing can erase the painful
Imprints on your mind;
But there are softer memories
That time will let you find.
Though your heart won't let the sadness
Simply slide away,
The echoes will diminish
Even though the memories stay.
♥ `*•.� 12th NOVEMBER 2009 ♥ `*•.�
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Memories ?
Memories fill the empty space
Where you used to lie
Tears flood my eyes
As I see your face
Your smile
I hear your voice
The humour
I smile...
God Bless You Beautiful Angel
With me all the while
My memories
Take me straight to you
Bridge time and space
Uniting us forever
In an unbroken embrace
Have A Lovely Week My Friends.
With Love Always Linda.xxx
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