Dedicated to the memory of Vic
Hello all, and welcome to this page that has been setup to continue to remember and celebrate the life of my dad, Vic Shaw. It has been setup as a tribute fund page through the Motor Neurone Disease Association, which aims to continue raising funds and awareness, but even better it will all be in dads name.
As most of you will be aware, dad was diagnosed eventually in October 2011, however symptoms had begin to show at the beginning of 2011. It took almost a year of a vast amount of testing to finally get the heartbreaking diagnosis.
Dad sadly lost his battle on the 9th August 2016, at 12:20am. Dad passed away peacefully in his sleep, which for him was the most dignified passing, however the ones he has left behind are struggling to deal with such a great loss.
I have set this page up (Selina, his daughter) as I want others to be able to come to one page and celebrate and still talk about my dad, as I want to keep his memory going forever. It will be nice to hear different stories, your memories of dad and most importantly continue to support Motor Neurone Disease Association, so that one day there will be a cure and another family won't have to suffer the loss of a loved one like I am suffering now.
We can celebrate anniversaries, birthdays and Christmas together all in dads name.
Thank you for coming to his page, please feel free to contribute, and if you want anymore information about the site or you want to donate, please feel free to contact me.
Love you forever Dad, there is a massive black hole where you should be!
"Is Vic There?"
XOXO
As most of you will be aware, dad was diagnosed eventually in October 2011, however symptoms had begin to show at the beginning of 2011. It took almost a year of a vast amount of testing to finally get the heartbreaking diagnosis.
Dad sadly lost his battle on the 9th August 2016, at 12:20am. Dad passed away peacefully in his sleep, which for him was the most dignified passing, however the ones he has left behind are struggling to deal with such a great loss.
I have set this page up (Selina, his daughter) as I want others to be able to come to one page and celebrate and still talk about my dad, as I want to keep his memory going forever. It will be nice to hear different stories, your memories of dad and most importantly continue to support Motor Neurone Disease Association, so that one day there will be a cure and another family won't have to suffer the loss of a loved one like I am suffering now.
We can celebrate anniversaries, birthdays and Christmas together all in dads name.
Thank you for coming to his page, please feel free to contribute, and if you want anymore information about the site or you want to donate, please feel free to contact me.
Love you forever Dad, there is a massive black hole where you should be!
"Is Vic There?"
XOXO
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Thoughts
I wanted to share this poem. I chose this poem for my dads funeral as I think it really resonates with how my dad would feel, and his attitude towards now being free from MND.
I'm Free - (attributed to various authors)
Don't grieve for me, for now I'm free,
I'm following the path God laid for me.
I took his hand when I heard his call,
I turned my back and left it all.
I could not stay another day,
To laugh, to love, to work, to play.
Tasks left undone must stay that way,
I've found that peace at the close of the day.
If my parting has left a void,
Then fill it with remembered joy.
A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss,
Ah yes, these things I too will miss.
Be not burdened with times of sorrow,
I wish you the sunshine of tomorrow.
My Life's been full, I savoured much,
Good friends, good times, a loved one's touch,
Perhaps my time seemed all too brief,
Don't lengthen it now with undue grief.
Lift up your heart and share with me,
God wanted me now, He set me free.
Reference: http://www.funeralhelper.org/im-free-unknown.html
Selina
17th October 2016
Thank you for setting up this memorial to Vic.
We hope that you find it a positive experience developing the site and that it becomes a place of comfort and inspiration for you to visit whenever you want or need to.
Sent by Motor Neurone Disease Association (MND) on 14/10/2016
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.
Extract from a poem by Henry Scott Holland
