Pick Me Up!

Star in the sky

Dear Mum,

Do you remember on Christmas Eve when we all used to watch films together?

You always bought me and my big sister, Kelly, now 43, new pyjamas to wear and fresh bedding to go to sleep in.

Christmas was one of your favourite times of the year and you made sure it was extra special for me and Kelly.

No matter how poorly you were, you’d spend days making sure everything was perfect.

You were diagnosed with Crohn’s disease before both me and Kelly were born, so we never knew any different.

Growing up, we were used to you being in and out of hospital.

Having parts of your bowel removed and constantly in pain, we just got used to it.

As the younger sibling, I always knew you were

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