‘No-one will call me Mum again’
Roseann Taylor, 49, Luton
Clutching my hand, Azaan, then 5, gazed up at me as we walked home from school.
‘When you’re older, I’ll look after you, Mummy,’ he said, chatting away.
‘Will you?’ I smiled.
‘I’ll buy you a car with pink and purple spots,’ he grinned.
My only child, his innocent words melted my heart.
It was 2006, and his dad and I had divorced three years earlier.
He still saw his dad regularly but, as a single mum, I put a lot of effort into my relationship with Azaan.
From an early age, his caring personality shone through.
As he got older, he preferred to be
