| Location | Liverpool |
| Age | 10 months |
| Date of Birth | 11/2005 |
| Date of Death | 9/2006 |
| Visitors | 2,682 since 13/07/2007 |
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♥ Brooke Richardson ♥
Born: 1/11/05
Died: 21/9/06
Age: 10 months
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Brooke was born on 1st November 2005 at 38 weeks weighing a healthy 6lb 2oz. She was mine and my
husband Paul's second child and a beautiful little sister for our 12 year old daughter Grace.
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Grace had always asked for a baby brother or sister since she was 8 years old and as her mum i
wanted to give her that as many parents would do anything for their children. Grace's wishes
were remaining unanswered and by the time Grace was 9 years old we had given up any hope of being
able to give her the baby brother or sister that she always wanted.
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Then a week before Grace's 10th birthday i started to feel unwell. I just put this down to a
stomach bug. Then on Grace's birthday i was feeling even worse, i couldnt even bend over to
help her with her presents. The day after her birthday (23/4/05) i awoke feeling sick. Then i
realised, we still hadn't given up the chance of giving Grace a sibling. Could this be morning
sickness?
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After taking 3 pregnancy tests to be sure, i told my husband Paul the good news and to this day i
can still picture the massive smile on his face when i told him. Then there was Grace, well her
little face when i told her she was just gleaming and said "this is the best late birthday
present in the world mum!" She started preparing for her little brother or sisters birth and
even made a welcome sign.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~When i was 16 weeks pregnant and went for my scan
the hospital asked me if i would like to know the sex of my baby, i knew that Grace would want a
baby sister more than a baby brother so i said no, as i wanted it to be a surprise.
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My pregnancy was very good until 38 weeks when my waters broke with just under 2 weeks to go and
when i held my little baby for the first time i had forgotton the feeling that you get when you have
a baby as it had been a long time since Grace was born. The first time Grace got to see her she came
in and said proudly "i am a big sister now" and then she asked me if it was a girl or boy
and when i told her that she had a little sister she just said one word to sum up her feelings
"GREAT"
We let Grace pick her name and she chose Brooke, what a beautiful name, i couldn't pick one
better myself
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Brooke was a fantastic little baby, and hardly ever cried, just like Grace. Grace adored her new
baby sister and was always taking her for walks to show her off and eventhough i never planned to
have another child after Grace until Grace asked me i loved Brooke and was so glad that we had her.
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Brooke was thriving then on the night of 20th September 2006 i put Brooke to bed as usual and Grace
gave her a kiss goodnight, we were not to know that this would be the last time the we saw Brooke
alive.
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When i woke on 21st september i could sense someting was not right and i will never forget the image
that i saw when i went into Brooke's room. She was just lieing there, helpless. I picked her up
and just sat down and cried and it wasnt until the paramedics had arrived (which my husband had
called) that the just said " I am so sorry... " those words will haunt me forever.
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The doctors couldn't tell me what had happened to Brooke other than the cause of her death was
"cot death"?
One happy, loving family was broken apart by a word that doctors used when they were unsure of what
really happened. We were left a heartbroken mum and dad. Grace was left without the little sister
that she always wanted and to this day we still dont know the real cause other than the simple
excuse "cot death"
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Please leave a message or light a candle for Brooke. Many thanks to those who have already done so,
either myself or my husband will be visiting your individual sites.
Thinking of you today
God only knows what you are all going through today but please find comfort in knowing that my thoughts and prayers are with you all today. Brooke will be shining down on you all and keeping you strong. Take Care x x x x
suh a sad loss she looks such a beatiful girl hope she at peace my thoughts are with you on this sad day when your baby became a special angel rip brooke sleep tight in gods garden above send lots of love and kisses to your big sister i think she needs it now xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent with love for Brook's mummy & daddy xxx
I have a little daughter, who means the world to me
She's living with the Angels and is as special as can be
And even though she's up there, playing in the clouds
She's still my precious daughter and I am so very proud
Her picture takes pride of place on my living room wall
Ready to be admired by all who come to call
I know I can not hold her, or bounce her on my knee
But I only have to close my eyes, her little face to see
I never will stop missing her and wishing she were here
But sometimes I feel, indeed I know that she is very near
So play happily my little daughter, you will never be forgot
I love you so and always will, though I miss you such a lot .
I lost my baby Harry to cot death on August 2nd 2007, so i know the pain you feel, sending you love at this heart breaking time xxxxx
with love Michelle xxx
Broken Heart That Speaks
I feel more depressed
Each day when I awake
I wish to god you could tell me
There has been a big mistake.
My darling little girl was taken
From her mothers love
To live with the angels
In heaven up above
I did not have her with me
For the time I should have had
No longer can I hold her
Which makes me very sad?
The pain of losing my little girl
Shows in every single tear
I spend each day missing you
Longing to have you near
Life for me is lonely now
Without you by my side
My Broken shattered heart
Is very hard to hide
People tell me that time is a healer
That the pain will go away
They don’t understand
That this pain is here to stay
For when you lose a child
There is nothing that can compare
The bond we had at their birth
Will never leave, it’s always there
The love a mother has
Runs so very deep
That love is so special
It’s in her heart to keep
A mother’s heart is broken
She is ripped apart inside
There is a part of her missing
It left when her child died
So please don’t tell me to get over it
For this I can not do
Unless you understand my feelings
And this has happened to you
Only another mother who has lost a child
Can understand my pain
Because they also suffer daily
As the memories of their child remain
We are a band of mothers
Whose hearts will never heal?
For the loss of our children
Is for us, so very real.
I am so sorry for the loss of your precious baby girl, i have got 2 boys myself and love them dearly. I have lost 2 children 2 miscarriages, but i still could not imagine the grief you and your family have had to deal with. RIP baby angel. xxx
so loved.
what a beautifull little girl your brooke was,i carnt imagine your pain.my heart breaks for you all,when you look to the skies you can bet the brightest star you can see will be brooke waving to you guys,when the wind blows shes sending you soft bubbly kissess,and when it rains she is crying because you are sad,she will be fine in heaven with gods arms around her,he will look after her until you climb the golden stairs,then you will know you are in heaven,and cuddles and kissess will be forever and ever.you wont ever have to be apart.take care ,love to you all,god give you strength from day to day to cope,brooke is only a whisper away,looking over you all.goodnight god bless you all.xxxxxxx
passer by
I know you are sleeping peacefully with the angels now. My little man is with you. God bless your mommy daddy and big sissy. Just came across your sight and cried so hard. My family knows your pain so well. Braden was my second child, Jeremy's first, and sissy Autumn's wish just like your daughter. She wanted a baby brother for so long. We were all excited, and the day we found out it was a boy his daddy skipped across the room. Losing a child is the hardest thing to go through and i have given up on trying to make since of why this happened to us. We just try so hard to stay strong for Autumn. Its so hard to understand when these precious babys had familys like us that wanted our babies so bad. We will keep you and your family in our prayers. God bless you, if you need to talk just send a message through Braden's sight. Sending you my love. Sweet dreams Brooke.
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