Diana’s Story
Diana was born in the 70’s into a family with a larger than life, exuberant dad, a kind, gentle and loving mum and a brother who was and who remained fiercely proud and protective of his little sister.
Diana was just five years old when her mum started developing signs of the illness; an illness that had already taken the life of her grandmother and would subsequently rob the family of her two uncles.
She was just nine years old when mum died.
Despite knowing she may have inherited the rogue gene she made sure she would never waste an opportunity to do the things she loved – she travelled all over the world, went walking, loved watching movies and shopping in John Lewis and cooked most Mary Berry cake recipes!
She went to the theatre whenever she got the chance with Joseph and the Technicolour Dreamcoat a particular obsession!
Everyone who met her were impacted by her kindness, her brilliant sense of humour and her determination to help in so many ways but always to stay out of the limelight.
Diana began to feel unwell during the Christmas of 2015 but didn’t stop work until February 2016. Mobility and balance were her first signs that things were amiss.
We always knew it could happen, seeing the rapid change in Diana was a huge shock and an experience one never forgets.
The illness rapidly took hold and she passed in September 2016.
No words can describe our loss and the hole she has left in our lives.
Please do all you can to help us find a cure to end the pain and suffering for the present and future carriers of this extremely aggressive disease.
