| Location | Hartlepool |
| Age | 6 months |
| Cause of Death | Cystic Fibrosis |
| Date of Birth | 18/07/2006 |
| Date of Death | 17/02/2007 |
| Visitors | 7,730 since 20/06/2007 |
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craig was a fantastic little boy who unfortunately suffered with cystic fibrosis, throughout his
short life he was in and out of hospital seriously ill a couple of times. Even when he was really
poorly he still smiled that gorgeous smile that lit up the room!his eyes were the most gorgeous
shade of blue, we called him little bright eyes!! He was amazing!!
When craig was born, he was absolutely perfect! at 4 weeks old he had a bad chest and the local
hospital thought he had bronchitis. At 8 weeks i was told that it was actually Cystic Fibrosis! i
wasnt that worried cos a girl i grew up with had it an now she has a baby her self and she is ok!!so
i assumed craig would be as well!!after a brief trip to the RVI in newcastle we were transferred to
james cook hospital in middlesborough, everyone there were great and after a few days getting used
to his treatment and medication i took him home! it was bliss!unfortunately that only lasted a few
days as he suddenly started struggling for breath an kept going a funny grey colour!! After a while
the brilliant dr hampton from JC decided it would be better if craig was in intensive care as a
precaution. i feared the worst but after a few days he was well enough to go back onto the ward,
not home though :( he would get home for a couple of hours here and there but then he would take a
bad turn again so i would have to take him straight back. Dr Hampton then decided she wanted a
doctor an the rvi to take a look at him! No one could understand why he was so poorly all the time
because kids with CF just dont react like that!
Eventually they found that craig had an eventration of his diaphram which means one side of it was
not working properly and looked like it had a lump under it!
craig was allowed home on christmas eve but only managed to last until dinner time on boxing day!
we were transferred back to the RVI where the doctors decided to repair his diaphram and put a
feeding tube into his tummy as he wasnt putting weight on or feeding properly. After the succesful
op he was in intensive care just in case but the next day he took a really bad turn and was put onto
a ventilator and then moved to the freeman intensive care unit!they were going to try a procedure
called ecmo but decided against it at the last minute as they didnt think it would benefit craig he
was then taken to newcastle general! craig was passed around to try and find out what was wrong, we
knew he had cf but he was just too poorly!
Once he was off the ventilator we had a bit of hope that maybe he would be ok because we had been
told to prepare for the worst because craig was so unpredictable!!
the doctor at the RVI said that craig had a congenital lung disease as well as his cf, on their own
those 2 things would have been ok but together they were really bad.
he got to come home in the middle of january we were over the moon!! unfortunately it didnt last!!
on the 29 of jan i had to take him back to the rvi as he had an infection around his feeding tube! a
quick course of antibiotics would sort that wouldnt it??? WRONG!
craig started to really struggle again!thank god we were at the hospital at the time, he couldnt
feed and breathe at the same time so we had to rely on his tube constantly! Eventually the doc at
the rvi decided that he wanted him transferring back to newcastle general intensive care to put him
onto a ventilator to give his poor body a break! after being there for 2 days the doctor i liked the
most Dr O'brien (i didnt like him at first he was really horrible) came to see me! i knew as soon as
i saw him something wasnt right an it was then that he told me there was nothing more they could do
for craig!i was on my own so he said i could wait til my parents got there for him to tell me but
living an hour away from newcastle there was just no way i could have waited that long knowing he
wanted to talk to me, i was devestated and phoned round all my friends and family to come straight
through to the hospital! Im suprised there wasnt a few speeding tickets given out that day!!!
While we were still at the general i got craig christened!i had had to cancel it 3 times cos he was
always too ill to go to it!!
the doctor asked me where i wanted craig to die!i didnt want him to die at all! i knew i didnt want
him to go in newcastle so on friday the 16th of feb we took him to James Cook, still on the
ventilator! me and my friend tasha sat with him all night. the nurses kept trying to get us to
sleep but how could we knowing craig wouldnt be there the next night??they were all really lovely to
us and kept bringing coffee, talking when we needed to an leaving us alone when we asked them to!!
The next day all my family, dad mam and brothers peter ross and stephen all came while they turned
the machine off! Dr hampton didnt know how long it would take so we took him to the room he was in
everytime he was back at JC room 12 on ward 21!! while we were there some of my family came up just
to say goodbye to our beautiful baby, that meant alot, when he actually died there were loads of
people there, just what i needed,me, dad, mam, peter, ross, stephen,tash, sarah,pat, fiona and dr
hampton and uncle steve auntie carol an our jane, im glad they were there cos at the moment craig
died i was laughing so that really upset me but my uncle steve said "thats how craig wanted to go,
he didnt want you to be crying or sat waiting for him to die" "he did that just for you his mammy"
As bad as it sounds that saturday,17th feb, was the most beautiful day of my life, we laughed we
cried and we hugged craig!!At 6:05 pm craig took his last breath laid in my arms!!i just screamed
because even though i was waiting for it, i think deep down i hoped it wouldnt happen, i hoped the
docs would be proved wrong and he would smile that smile again.
when word got round that craig had died Loads of people sent flowers and cards and went to his
funeral!!the service was lovely, i said a piece about how craig made me feel and what he was
like!the church was packed out, It was so good to know that he had touched so many peoples lives!!
Craig was amazing and he will live on in everyone who knew him now and forever!!!i miss him so much
but i know he couldnt cope with any more pain so it was better to let him go, he was hurting so bad
it wasnt fair! he still smiled that smile tho until a few days before it happened!!
Sleep Tight my darling angel until i can hold u again in my arms!!
Love you
xxxxxxx
What kind of place would heaven be with all its streets of gold, if all the souls, that dwell up there like yours and mine, were old? How strange would heaven’s music sound when harps begin to ring, if children were not gathered ‘round to help the angels sing. The children that God sends to us are only just a loan, He knows we need their sunshine to make the house a home. We need the inspiration of a baby’s blessed smile. He doesn’t say they’ve come to stay, just lends them for a while. Sometimes it takes them years to do the work for which they come. Sometimes in just a month or two our Father calls them home. I like to think some souls up there bear not one sinful scar. I love to think of heaven as a place where children are.
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hiya mate miss you every day love you lots from your uncle ste xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
grandmas bright eyes
hello beautiful boy grandma thinks about you every day love and miss you always baby xxx
tributes for the weekend xxxxx
FOR FRIDAY 25TH SEPTEMBER
Good Bye
I know my time has ended,
Its time for me to leave.
I want you all to know,
You mean so much to me.
Why I had to go,
Was a mystery to me.
All I heard was God,
Saying “ Please come home to me.”
So I left my friends and family,
I didn’t say goodbye.
All I got to see,
Were the tears in their eyes.
But as I saw them crying,
I asked them not to grieve.
Knowing how much we care,
That our love will never cease.
You can look up at the sky,
And look over to the sea.
When you feel that gentle breeze,
You always think of me.
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FOR SATURDAY
If I Had One Last Day
If I had one last day
To tell you what's inside
I'd tell you that I'm sorry
For all the times I've lied
I'd tell you that I need you
To hold my hand today
I'd tell you that I love you
I'd ask you, please, to stay
You'd look at me and smile
The way you always would
And say "I'd love to stay,
If only I really could"
Then you'd laugh the way you did
Whenever I was blue
You'd wipe my tears and whisper softly,
"Don't cry, I love you too"
If I had one last day
I'd love you from the start
I'd stop hiding how I feel
I'd say what's in my heart
If I had one last day,
I'd say my last good-bye
And that even though you are far away,
In my heart, you'll never die.
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FOR SUNDAY
Letter From Heaven For My Family........
When tomorrow starts without me,
And I'm not there to see;
If the sun should rise and find your eyes,
All filled with tears for me;
I wish so much you wouldn't cry,
The way you did today,
While thinking of the many things,
We didn't get to say.
I know how much you love me,
As much as I love you,
And each time that you think of me,
I know you'll miss me too;
But when tomorrow starts without me,
Please try to understand,
That an Angel came and called my name,
And took me by the hand,
And said my place was ready,
In heaven far above,
And that I'd have to leave behind,
All those I dearly love.
But as I turned to walk away,
A tear fell from my eye,
For all life, I'd always thought,
I didn't want to die.
I had so much to live for,
So much yet to do,
It seemed almost impossible,
That I was leaving you.
I thought of all the yesterdays,
The good ones and the bad,
I thought of all the love we shared,
And all the fun we had.
If I could relive yesterday,
Just even for awhile,
I'd say goodbye and kiss you
And maybe see you smile.
But then I fully realized,
That this could never be,
For emptiness and memories,
Would take the place of me.
And when I thought of worldly things,
I might miss come tomorrow,
I thought of you, and when I did,
My heart was filled with sorrow.
But when I walked through heaven's gates,
I felt so much at home.
When God looked down and smiled at me,
From His great golden throne,
He said, "This is eternity,
And all I've promised you".
Today for life on earth is past,
But here it starts anew.
♥AXC♥AXC♥AXC♥AXC♥AXC♥AXC♥AXC♥AXC♥AXC♥AXC♥
Thoughts Today Memories Forever
LOVE ALWAYS FROM CHRISTINE ROBERT AND FAMILY XXXX
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with love
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love always from christine robert and family xxxxx
Always remember how much we love you..
Always remember how much we care
Always shine bright in heaven..
'Cos you are a special Angel there
God needed a special Angel..
In God's kingdom up above
So Goodnight my special Angel..
And I send you all my love
copyright© Jackie Thomas 10/09/09.
Gone Too Soon
G od took you gently by the hand,
O n wings of love to another land,
N estled in the clouds up high,
E ternal live he gave you in the sky,
T he ones left behind have broken hearts,
O h they did not want you to depart,
O ne day you will all meet again,
S aving a place and no more pain,
O n wings of love in Heaven above,
O ur hearts are filled with lots of love,
N ever more then a heartbeat away,
Gone too soon but remembered every single day.
LOVE FROM CHRISTINE ROBERT AND FAMILY XXXXX
Copyright @ Sandy
from grandma
hi baby what do you think of mammy getting into college she cant be as daft as she looks can she (just kidding) grandma hasnt been very well lately so cant get to bring you flowers very often but soon as im better i will be back seeing you every day baby.Uncle ross loves it in the army he has a girlfriend called natalie you would like her and im sure she would have loved you just as much as everyone else baby you could charm anyone with those beautiful eyes and gorgeous cheeky smile.I will be back on here very soon craig love and miss you so much xxxx
with love
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♥ღ♥ My Angel ♥ღ♥
♥ღ♥ You'll always be my angel
Of happiness and love
You'll always be my angel
Looking at me from above.
I miss you a lot
And I wish you could have stayed,
But I thought
It's better for you, so I prayed.
And I keep praying
And thinking
But also crying
And leaking.
It was tearing me apart
Before I actualy knew
Through those golden gates
Those angel guards were you.
You were everything
That you could possibly be
And now that I think of it
Why was I only thinking about me?
You'll always be my angel
Of happiness and love
You'll always be my angel
Looking at me from above.
I see
You watching over me
And hear
You speaking to me
I won't
Give up and not care
I will
Move on and be fair.
As I think about you
I might be sad for a while
But as I think again My Angel
I see your happy smile
Smiling down at me
Through the clouds
And through the sky
I've left the ground
And just died.
I'm coming to be with you
And God, too.
You'll always be my angel
Of happiness and love
You'll always be my angel
Looking at me from above ♥ღ♥
LOVE ALWAYS FROM ROBERT CHRISTINE AND FAMILY XXXX
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