Matthew Chown
Fundraising for British Heart Foundation
Fundraising for British Heart Foundation
Story
Helen and my cousin Ben married on 6th August 2021. A year later, on the 31st August 2022, they welcomed the birth of their first child, a baby daughter named Connie. Tragically, a week later, Helen passed away aged only 33.
By raising money for the British Heart Foundation I hope to support the great work they do to discover new cures and treatments for rare conditions such as the one Helen experienced.
Every pound donated will help the British Heart Foundation save lives, so thankyou for giving what you can...
The following poem (Instructions by Arnold Crompton) was a reading at Helen's celebration of life:
When I have moved beyond you in the adventure of life,
Gather in some pleasant place and there remember me
With spoken words, old and new.
Let a tear if you will, but let a smile come quickly
For I have loved the laughter of life.
Do not linger too long with your solemnities.
Go eat and talk, and when you can;
Follow a woodland trail, climb a high mountain,
Walk along the wild seashore,
Chew the thoughts of some book
Which challenges your soul.
Use your hands some bright day
To make a thing of beauty
Or to lift someone’s heavy load.
Though you mention not my name,
Though no thought of me crosses your mind,
I shall be with you,
For these have been the realities of my life for me.
And when you face some crisis with anguish.
When you walk alone with courage,
When you choose your path of right,
I shall be very close to you.
I have followed the valleys,
I have climbed the heights of life
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