SHE DIED TO BE A MUM
Oct 19, 2021
4 minutes
WORDS: FIONA LOCKE FIONA FORD.
Tears of joy pooled in my eyes as I watched my daughter Hayley, then 30, and her husband David, 32, lock hands as they sliced their wedding cake and smiled for photos. Laughing as the knife cut through layers of cream and sponge, Hayley spotted her children Lilly, five, and Oliver, two, hiding behind the skirt of her vintage lace dress. Forgetting the photos, Hayley handed them each a large slice of cake and peppered their faces with kisses.
It was September 2016, and Hayley and David had been together six years before getting married. They always put their children before themselves, and even on their wedding
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