Thanks for taking the time to visit our JustGiving page Susan was not only our family friend but was always a good support to us as a family In between raising her own she also took time to look me when needed.  When trying to tell the the attributes of Susan's life I felt there was no better tribute to her than her children's words ....

My special memories always come back to the same thing.... our mum never being happier than when she was with 'her girls'... she loved the boys too xx Claire Fiztgerald

If i could describe the perfect mother id say kind caring loving gentle non judgemental helpful and guess what thats my mum .my mum is soo inspirational evan now i feel her al around me as i teach my children the meaning of life and my grandson runs strait to his great grandmas grave to make it beutiful with flowers.mum loved her family her girls and her boys and at her hapiest wen we were altogether i try hard to folow in her footsteps to bring us altogether mum was an exelent mentor decorator walker jewelry maker and great listener?i miss her everyday so do al her family she was truely one of a kind and the most amazing mum in all the world .. Liz Owens

My mum was my person. The person who did everything and anything for me in the blink of an eye. Whether she liked it or not or wanted to or not.... only a mum could be that person. Irreplaceable. Xxx Helen Parry

Hard to put into words....Sue was unique, one of the very rare people that live their life to the fullest and the world is a better place for her having done that. She did and achieved so much in her life. She had the same self doubts we all have, but she rose above it and loved without expecting anything in return. I hope when we all meet up again one day that she will be as proud of what we achieve in our lives as we are of her. xxxx Ian Ward

Looking out at the bright blue sky the gentle breeze is blowing towards the house, touching the flowers she planted, the railings she painted, stirring the curtains she sewed. That's her. She's here. She's everywhere I go and everything I do. She still wakes me every day with a sense of purpose, a desire to fill every moment with something worthwhile. After a cup of coffee (white no sugar please!) of course.

Keeping busy also helps keep the heartache and the tears at bay. There is a premature void in my world which will never be filled. I have even started buying House and Garden magazine but there is nothing in there that tells me how to paint over a big black hole or restore a life. That's how life is though - "s**t with sugar on" she would say. Lots of sugar though.

Those were my favourite moments with her... coffee and a chat putting the world to right. We shared our hopes and dreams as well as our worries over many a latte and a cheeky slice of cake - which we would always share of course as she was gluten intolerant and me always on a diet. Those simple rendezvous -be it in the Trafford Centre (we shared a passion for shopping) or at home whilst cooking, cleaning, sewing or decorating - were the moments I learnt how to be myself: to love, to laugh, to cry, to share, to be honest.

During what we both knew would be our last coffee together, I asked her if there were any desires that she had not fulfilled in her life. She had to think a bit then said she would miss not seeing her grandchildren marry, never making it to New York and not making it up Ben Nevis - when she attempted it one of her walking group members had to go back down with breathing difficulties and she volunteered to go with him. Other than that, there was nothing she wanted or needed - she had lived every day of her life to the full.

'She' by the way is my mum. The person who gave me life, my charisma and was everything I still have yet to become. Gill Kiratzia

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