Miss you Mum. Always in our thoughts and hearts xxx

I still can't believe you have gone I just don't know how to live without you We miss you so much 💟 Christmas isn't Christmas when you are not with us

Will always miss you Mum. Thank you so much for everything you gave ❤

Miss you Mum. Always in our thoughts and hearts xxx

Hi big bird. Still miss you loads. Merry xmas. Xx

thinking off u all merry Christmas have a blast up there miss u xx

another Christmas eve without you a new year you are not sharing with me it still hurts as much as it did when you fell asleep for the last time but i know you are with me i feel you and see you its not the same but i know how close we still are knowing you are with me when i need you sweet dreams mum i love you and miss you everyday xxx

hi Big Bird...i'm so sorry i diodnt get to visit your garden on xmas eve...but im sure you know i was rather preoccupied with David. However you have never been out of my thoughts for more than a short moment. I still miss you terribly and think of you all the time. I miss your sense of humour, your sarcastic wit and most of all your hugs and smiles. If i could build a stairway to heaven i would have visited you today, and yesterday and would visit tomorrow.....but alas i can only talk to you in my mind and listen to your reply on the gentle breeze. Miss you Big Bird more than you will ever know. Lots of love Big Boss Sylv xxxx

Another year, another day, seems like only yesterday. Remember you always x

remembering you and your birthday today margaret. You will never be forgotten xxx

Another mothers day MUM and my heart hurts so much like christmas eve when you were taken from me If i could hold you close like you were never gone if i could here your voice youll tell me to be strong but sometimes i just cant i just dont understand why you had to go guess ill never know aint it funny how you think your gonna be ok till you remember things aint ever gonna be the SAME again aint it crazy how you think you got your whole life planned till you find out it was NEVER ever in your hands if i could get to you id be there in a minute my world dont make no sence not without you in it and sometimes i just cry because i dont know why WHY you had to go and leave me here alone

they say that with time it gets easier but the hardest part of loosing you is that i will never spend any more time with you and it doesn't get easier at ALL not another christmas day or birthday not another mothers day its just as hard as the day you were taken without you nothing will ever be the same again WHY

your all ways in my thoughts margaret miss you now and four ever you were the most amazing person i had ever met now your the brightist star in the sky xxxxxxxxxxx

Thinking of you today my special friend. Time flies by so quickly i can hardly believe its been two years since you went to sleep for the last time. I miss you every day even though i know your not far away. Merry xmas Big Bird. Love ya forever. Sylvia xxx

Remembering you Margaret, as we all often do, especially today. Can't believe it has been 2 years already, where does the time go. Resting in Peace xx

Hey bbig bird...Thank you somuch foryour message today..as clear as day..i knew you would helpmeout and i wasnt disappointed.I miss you sooomuch my friend and wish you were here with me although i know your right by my side in spirit. Its almost the anniversary of you going to sleep ..cant believe you have been gone so long. Miss you just as much today as i did 3 years ago. lots of love always to a very special lady from me xxx

Happy birthday mum XxX i cant belive its 2 now i diddnt think the pain would ever end i miss you today because it was your birthday but the hardest part is on my down days or if things go wrong or the kids are playing up thats when my heart brakes all over again i just wish i could have that one last cuddle we never shared sleep peacefully i love you now and always natalie

Happy Birthday Big Bird. Love you and miss you loads. Always remembered with such fondness and admiration. Forever your friend Sylvia xxx

remembering you and sending you love on this your birthday Margaret. I am sure you are keeping an eye on all your friends and family but please help Sylvia through this tough period. I don't know what i would do without her. I know she misses you dreadfully and i/she knows she has your support. You are always in everyones thought, now and forever. Rest peacefully xxx

Hello my friend. As your birthday draws near i cant help but wonder what on earth you would make of whats happenng at work. I cant help but think of you right now and feel so sad..so many memories of you in that place and soon it will all be gone. Good job your memory will live on in my heart forever. Missing you lots my very dear friend. Love always Sylvia xx

i cant belive a year has gone by already, people say it will get better but HOW things will never be better again i miss you so much mum what i would do for a cuddle only you can give me i hope you and nan are not fighting already R . I .P mum and nan i love you both very much and miss you as much today as the day you were taken from me

miss you so much you the best angel up there now xxx

Margaret my very special friend your life was full of loving deeds, Forever thoughtful of everyone elses needs, Today and tomorrow, my whole life through, I will always love and cherish my special time with you. This Christmas you were remembered with fondness my friend and upon a fluffy cloud my love to you i do send. Love and miss you always Sylvia Ps Special thoughts for your Mum too who couldnt live without you so came to lie by your side just a few days ago.

Always smiling, happy, content. Loved was Margaret wherever she went. Her beautiful life came to an end,she died as she lived, everyone's friend. Thinking of you today, the aniversary of your death and everyday Margaret. R.I.P xx Also thoughts of your mum, who sadly joined you this week R.I.P

Hello there big bird. Just to let you know i have been remembering this time last year when things were really tough for you. As much as i miss you soooo very much my dear friend i'm so glad your at peace. Wish i could see you again ..you will always be an inspiration to me especially when times are ytough like they are now..i remember how brave and courageous you were and then i feel stronger. Love and miss you laods Margaret my friend. Love & peace always Sylvia xxxx

Thank you for coming to "see" me the other day , you sure did give me a suprise but you made my day. I was all of a dither all day long. I know you have beena round in the office recently as we have all sensed your presence and spoke your name. I do miss you my friend, i get so lonely in my office without you (although i do get more work done haha). I still have your mug and plate on my cabinet in the office and every time i look at it i remember just how special you are. Love and miss you always and forever. Sylvia xx

Happy Birthday Big Bird. I know you were with us today at the Race and together we completed it. Your always in my heart Margaret and never far from my thoughts. Wish i could see you right now. Love and miss ya always my special friend. love from your Boss Lady!! xxx

Sending birthday wishes to a lovely lady, who is greatly and sadly missed by everyone who knew you. You may not be here in body Margaret but you certainly here in spirit. "Memories are treasures. Treasure the memories." Happy Birthday Margaret. Gone but not forgotten. R.I.P xx

Sending Birthday wishes to you my special friend. Hope you will be walking amongst us tomorrow when we do the Race for Life in your memory. Hope you will like the lanterns that i will be sending to the skies filled with lots of love for you on this special day. I still miss you lots my friend even though i know you are never far away...it's just not quite the same....and thats the "state of play really". Lov ya Big Bird xxxx

Faithful, kind and always true Reassuring through and through Insightful in your wise advice Enthusiastic, sweet and nice Noted for your smiling face Dear Margaret my special friend, no one could take your place

our broken chain we little knew that morning that god would call your name in life we loved you dearly in death we do the same it broke our hearts to leave you, you did not go alone for part of us went with you the day god called you home our family chain is broken and nothing seems the same but as god calls us one by one the chain will link again

cant belive i made it to march without you mum its mothers day on sunday and im not going to be able to tell you how much i love and miss you why is life so messed up why did he take you away from us i know im not a baby but i need you so much

Time is passing so quickly....I can't believe you have been gone for so long already. I miss you loads Margaret but i know you have visited us at work and are keeping an eye on us and that gives me some comfort. Wherever you are my dear friend I hope you are having a good time and are being looked after in the way that you so deserve. God Bless. Lots of love and fond memories Sylvia xxx

A tribute>>> Margaret first came to work for Scout Enterprises in September 2005. Since then she has been an asset to our Milton Keynes Resource Centre where she helped many people to get back into work. Margaret always put 100% into her work and often went the extra mile to assist some of the many people she has worked with through the years. Margaret had a particular soft spot for some of the younger people who came to us for help. She would often take on a maternal role with them giving them good sound advice,emotional support and when the need arose she would give them a proverbial kick up the bum to help move them on in their lives. Margaret was always an excellent team player too if anyone needed an extra hand she would always be willing to help out. If there was any extra work to be done she would be the first to volunteer. When times were very busy Margaret was a great support to me as her Manager. Margaret was worth her weight in gold...it's just as well we dont pay in gold as we could never have afforded her! Margaret was by far the most committed and loyal member of staff i have ever had the privilege to work with. She was my calm in a storm when things got a bit fraught. She was my confidante when things got a bit difficult. She was my memory when i was over stretched and couldnt keep up with myself..she was my strong right arm and i will miss her terribly. Margaret was also my friend although in work she never forgot that i was her manager and as some of you may know she never introduced me by my name she would simply call me "her boss lady". There were times when Margaret did drive me to despair however. She never could quite get her head around polictical correctedness and on occasions came very close to the mark with some of her comments which would make me shudder. Although she was always forgiven because anyone who knew her would know that she never meant any offence or malice or disrespect. She could also be the most stubborn person. Once she made her mind up about something there was nothing that anyone could do to change her mind. It was however this same stubborness and determination that enabled her to fight her condition for so long. It's what we at Scouts might call turning a negative into a positive. Margaret was a lady who was always prepared....for anything! and in fact it was quite appropriate that she worked for Scout's whose motto is aptly "be prepared". She was a very practical lady who always kept her head in a crisis and would simply settle into what needed to be done and she would just do it! Margaret loved her work with Scout's so much so that even when she was having her chemo treatment one day she phoned me at work to tell me she had arranged an interview for one of our clients. I said to her "but Margaret i thought you were supposed to be having your chemo?" she replied..."Well there's nothing wrong with my voicebox is there"? That was just typical of the way Margaret dealt with her condition. As far as she was concerned just because she had cancer didnt mean everything else had to stop. Everything didnt stop just because she had cancer and in fact as we know she didnt stop until right at the very end when she could go on no longer and could do no more. Margaret was someone who liked to serve others...always making sure everyone else was ok. Another time that Margaret showed great determination was when during her treatments she offered to help with my daughters wedding dress. We had bought her a dress from the internet and when it arrived it was disappointing but we had no money to buy a new dress. Margaret decided she could and would turn my daughters wedding dress into a fairytale wedding dress. It took her hours upon hours and weeks upon weeks to sew on thousands of tiny little swaroszky crystals often staying up late into the night even though she was so very tired from her treatments. I pleaded with her to stop and let me get someone to finish it off for her but she would not hear of it. She promised my daughter a fairytale dress and a fairytale dress she would give her. And, she did!! It was spectacular. An outstandingly beautiful fairytale princess wedding dress. A masterpiece. Margarets determination had won through again. Margaret was wihtout doubt a remarkable lady who showed incredible bravery and courage throughout her illness. She was an inspiration to us all. Margaret you are loved by so many people and will be missed by us all. Thank you for all you have done and for allowing me to be a part of your special journey. You will have a special place in my heart always. Sweet dreams my friend..BIG BIRD!! Lots of love always from your Boss Lady xxx

Sadly, the snow will prevent me from saying a final goodbye to Margaret today, but my thoughts are with you all. I will never forget her bravery, her loyalty and immense support to Sylvia at work, and her wonderful sense of humour. The pain is over and now she can rest in peace. With love Penny Pepper

Well my friend it's the big day tomorrow and i pray that you will understand that not everyone will make it to say their goodbyes because of all the snow we have had. We will give you a good send off though so keep watching and smile down on us as we struggle through the weather to say our farewells. It will be a sad day for us but i'm sure you will be proud of your girls and have a big smile on your face when you see just how much you were loved by everyone of us. sleep tight my friend.xxx

I first met Margaret around 1995 when we were both working at Manpower Forum. I had been there some time and was part of the old regime which was being replaced by the new one under our new chief executive who's name I do not include but Margaret knows who I mean. At that time Margaret smoked and we would periodically meet outside and exchange critical comments on the firm the boss and the way the world was upside down with all the wrong people in charge! This usualy involved an occassional swear word,can you beleive it?,and suggestions as to how and where the new initiatives could be stuffed. Never slow to express her views I found we had that in common and would often share a cheeky joke at the expense of an authoritive figure or two... More recently our paths have crossed again when I started work at Scouts in December 2008.It was good to see her again but I was sorry to hear that she had recently had cancer and when I first joined Scout she was still going for regular treatment. During this time Margaret was wearing a wig but her hair was starting to come back. With this in mind Margaret would at some point stop wearing the wig and switch to her new more natural look. Margaret being Margaret she came into the end of a session I was doing with clients and asked if she could address them. This she did by explaining that she had had cancer and as a result of the treatment had initialy lost her hair but that now it was growing back!She said this ,then to mine and everybody else's surprise,pulled off her wig revealing a kind of trendy spikey crop of hair! (As I am pretty bald my first reaction was one of slight envy.) This was followed by a round of applause from the clients and a generaly good moment to remember. Margaret had no pretentions and had no time for people that did,a healthy mistrust of authority and a genuine desire to help people particually those she saw as disadvantaged and was willing to travel that extra mile to help them. And don't forget the dry,irrevelent sence of humour which was something else we shared. The work she did was important to her and it was in that role I new Margaret and she did make a difference to alot of people as she could relate to them and show genuine empathy and support. I don't know if there is an afterlife but if there is I hope I bump into Margaret early on because she will tell me how it really is up there . No "bull..." All the best Steve Huszla

Margaret i will never forget what you did for me. You turned my dreary wedding dress into a fairy tale wedding dress. The hours and hours you spent on it whilst you were having your chemotherapy . Sewing all those thousands of tiny crystals onto my dress just so i could be a princess for a day and you didnt really know me that well. You were an amazing and very kind lady and i will never forget you ro what you did for me. Rest In Peace Margaret you deserve the rest. lots of love from claire xx

mum i miss you and i love you so very much i asked you lord why she could not live he answerd softley i lend not give take care of lucy for me you are in my thoughts every day and always will be

Well my friend 2010 is almost upon us and i cant believe i wont see you again. I miss you loads already. my very special friend what on earth will i do without you..you were always my rock, my strong right arm,my confidante and you were my calm amongst the storms. I miss you loads but I know your in a far better place where you deserve the brightest halo and the biggest pair of wings ever. A true Angel is what you always were to me. God Bless you.xxx

I knew you for such a short time, I will remember you for a long time. R.I.P xx Dear Margaret, you are not forgotten, though on earth you are no more. Still in memory you are with us as you always were before. Thoughts of you always. xx

you are an amazing lady margaret you have helped so many people including me i will allways be gratfull to you and no doubt you will still be helping from heaven will allways miss you xxxx

Merry Xmas to the newest angel in heaven. May your wings be the biggest and brightest ever seen and may your loving light shine forever. You will never be forgotten my love. Thank you for being my friend i am so proud of your incredible determination, strength, bravery and courage. I already miss you loads xx

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I am I and you are you, whatever we were to each other that we still are. Speak to me in the easy way which you always used. Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight? Life means all that it ever meant, it is the same as it ever was.