Wow what a thread this has turned out to be. Family for me everytime, the kids are always asking what do you want for Xmas dad as I'm a nightmare to buy for and my stock reply is I don't want anything cos my family is all I need. Keeping them healthy and happy is all I ever want, my wife in her fifth year of cancer remission and us celebrating our golden wedding this coming December. Everything else is just baubles.
Had to move the teddy and photo to get them both in the same picture. Just noticed as well the teddy has wonky eyes and the picture frame has seen better days
Earlier in the thread I replied "my family" short and sweet but as so many have opened up I will explain a bit more. In July 1995 my wife was over 30 weeks pregnant. Although living in Aberdeen at the time we had been traveling a lot back and forth to LA as my wife's mother had cancer and the long term outlook didn't look good. I had come back earlier for work reasons. When my wife came back she was due a regular scan at hospital which we both attended. Everything seemed fine as the nurse was doing the scan. Then I noticed her facial expression and there was tears coming down her face. She said she needed to get a doctor. The feeling at the time is indescribable. It just seemed that everything became a blur and time stood still. The doctor told us the devastating news that the baby had died. For what would have been of one the many memorable moments of a pregnancy it had turned to devastation. I would never wish this on anyone. Because the pregnancy was so far a long we had to go back to the hospital for a 'natural' birth. Don't know how my wife and I at the time get through it. Just got to dig deep but the pain inside was enormous. The thought was going through my mind when the baby comes out...should I hold it or not...or was it best just not to go there. I have never ran away from anything in life....so I held my baby girl. She was blue....but fully formed. I said my goodbyes and gave her a kiss. We named her Hope.....in the hope that the doctors were wrong and she said be alive when she was born. We had a full funeral for her...bless her in Aberdeen Crematorium. A part of my heart is always there with her. So yes, my family is the only thing I need. I have money...I have no money...that will never define me. What I want to define me is that I'm a good family man.
Thank you for sharing, must have took some courage. I will ask Ed to keep an eye out for Hope, they can watch our games together. Eds mam was already in labour at 39 weeks when they did the scan, she says 2 days previously she him give an almighty kick and is adamant that is when he decided to stay asleep. I have had 4 kids since Ed and I dreaded the heart beat monitor every single time
Was the kick off the ball or did it go to VAR? Yes, they will both be watching our team together getting promoted this season. I also have four kids....I know what you mean about the monitor.....god bless to you and your family.
Deffo no var required mate. Your post has made me shed a tear but also made me smile. Its a big world but a small one. Take care mate. Here's to the safc family
Thought I would catch up on this thread. **NOT SAFE FOR WORK** That grit (in the eyes) has made it over to Manchester.
Have a load of stuff thats worth next to nothing but are important to me... Shacks signed books, my Joanne Shaw Taylor signed items, and some of my grandmothers bits and bobs from when she was in the RAF...
