| Location | Dublin, Ireland |
| Age | 56 years |
| Cause of Death | Cancer |
| Date of Birth | 26/07/1947 |
| Date of Death | 17/06/2004 |
| Visitors | 675 since 25/10/2008 |
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What can I say. My mother Ann was my best friend and to say I miss her is an understatement. She
was a kind, generous woman who gave all of her time to her family and extended family. She could be
the life and sole of any party and at the same time be the shoulder you need to cry on.
I miss you every day Mam.
Ann Saunders was born to bring light to everybody's life in July 1947. She was happily married to
her husband John and had three children, myself Joanne, Son Robert and Son John.
In 2001 she was diagnosed with the worst news she could get in that she had Ovarian Cancer. She was
scheduled that day to come in the following Monday (after my 21st birthday) for a full hysterectomy
and part of her stomach lining removed.
She bounced back and shaved her head following chemotherapy. She was a fighter and loved making
light of her baldness in more ways than one. Her hair eventually grew back but grey and curly which
gave her another laugh.
She got remission status later that year and enjoyed her life for the next year or two. I found out
I was expecting in 2002 and her only wish was that she lived to see her grandchild make its Holy
Communion. We told her she was fine and would live a very happy and healthy life. In 2003 I gave
birth to her first grandchild (a Girl) and she was a new woman with a new lease of life. She doted
on her granddaughter and looked after her every day by choice. She told her it was her way of
living.
In 2004 I was scheduled to get married in July. In April of 2004 (and probably a while before
showing that she was obviously ill) she started showing signs of illness. She was very short of
breath and tired. She eventually collapsed one day in the bathroom of her home. We were so worried.
She was admitted to hospital (atrocious conditions in this day and age and to this day makes me so
angry the way she was treated). Left lying on an Accident and Emergency trolley for three days
before eventually being given a bed. She was on oxegyn for this time. She was eventually told that
the damage to her lungs was caused by her chemotherapy some years back and that it had torn holes in
her lungs causing her to be distressed in her breathing. She was then told that the cancer was back
and that they were sending her back to her original cancer doctor in another hospital. She was sent
home (and to this day I will remain angry about it) with no oxygen while clearly distressed.
When eventually a week later she was admitted to her old doctor she started receiving better
treatment. Things were looking up.
About two weeks after her admittance she was clearly very stressed I will never forget the previous
day telling her that I woudl be up on the Tuesday as I had something to do and kissed her and told
her I loved her. I didn't know that day that this would be the last time I would ever speak to my
mother again. The next day she was transferred into the ICU Unit at St. James's Hospital on a
Respirator. I went back to work on the Tuesday after an illness and surgery and got a phone call
less than an hour later that my mam was in trouble and having difficulty breathing. I rushed to the
hospital not knowing what was in store. I found her on a ventilator and in a medically induced
coma. My darling mother had begged the doctors to help her and put her on a machine and do
something to help her breathe. Such a soul destroying thought for a woman begging to be able to
breathe. I was devastated to see such a young, vibrant woman reduced to a shell of her former self.
I never left the hospital after that.
17 days later her ventilator was switched off and nothing more could be done. She died at 10:15 p.m
aged just 56 years.
It was eight weeks in all from first signs of sickness to her eventual death to a killer called
Cancer. I will hate that disease with a passion always for taking my mother.
This page is for my mother, a woman who was my best friend, my knowledge and guidance and my angel.
I postponed my wedding and married six months later with her photo taking pride of place on the
alter. A tragic day filled with saddness and happiness for all those people who had the pleasure of
meeting and knowing this wonderful woman.
I knew her, loved her and miss her.
Rest in Peace mam.
You are at peace with the angels where you belong. I will love you always and forever.
Your Daughter
Joanne.
Sorry i missed your anniversery and birthday!!
Hiya Ann, Jenny here!
Been thinking about you alot lately, what with the Birth of little "Kelly Ann" and myself going to Ireland at the end of this month to see Joanne! I am so excited to see her again, i promise you that i will give loads of hugs and make sure we have a fab few days!
I'm sorry i wasn't around to light you a candle on both your annivery and birthday, it was Chris' 31st Birthday last friday, could you do me a favour and if you see him around tell him i love him so much.
Thanks Ann, sending loads a love to heaven xxxx
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A MOTHER'S MESSAGE
FROM HEAVEN ⊱♥⊰
I see you, darling, all the time,
I know everything you do,
Would you believe, my dearest child
I'm even closer now to you.
For I can see inside your mind,
Indeed, inside your heart,
I even know you better now,
Than I did before, sweetheart.
I've always loved you - you know that,
But maybe now I love you more,
I love the adult that you've become,
Just as I loved the child before.
I know how much you miss me, honey,
Well, I miss you, too,
I miss our talking and our laughing,
And all we used to do.
Whether you are six or sixty,
You'll always be my precious child,
You're the baby that I carried,
And the adult that's helped me smile.
What you need to understand,
Though death has taken me away,
Is that I've not left you, darling,
I am still with you today.
Honey, I could never leave you,
God, of course, would not want that,
Physically, we are apart,
But our hearts are still attached.
I love you all the time,
You cannot get away from me,
That's the way a Mother is,
Right into eternity.
Every day I'm with you
I see you from above,
And I want for you to know
How very much you're loved.
written by Virginia (Ginny) Ellis
Happy Birthday Mam
Happy Birthday Mam on what is your 62nd Birthday. Missing you every day. We sang Happy Birthday at your grave yesterday and Shaun wanted to blow out a candle so he did and sang happy birthday again. You are missing so much with kids who love you even though one doesn't know you and the other doesn't remember. They still talk about you and are told how wonderful a person you were. Love you always. Joanne, Damien, Emma Jane and Shaun, John, Laura, Kelly Ann and Robert
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU ANN
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♥ Are there birthdays up in heaven
does an angel blow his horn
announcing to all the angels
this is the day you were born ♥
♥ Can the stars be your balloons
and angel food your cake
presents wrapped in moonbeams
all the angels helped to make ♥
♥ So I’ll whisper a little prayer today
asking everyone up above
to sing you a happy birthday song
and give you all our love ♥
thinking of you joanne on this your mam birthday
sending love to you and family love from simone xxx
Five Year Anniversary
It's been five long years since you left and missing you every day. Love you always.
Hugs and Kisses from Joanne, Damien, Emma Jane, Shaun, John, Laura, Baby Kelly, Robert.
WE LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU
You became a Grandmother Agan
It's nearly been five years since you left but this week has made it a little harder since the arrival of your newest Grandaughter. She is so beautiful and the image of her daddy, your son John. They have called her Kelly Ann after you and you woudl have loved her. Look after her and also look down on Shaun your grandson that you also never got to see. He is two on Saturday, can you believe that. Life only began and then you were taken from us. You will live on in your grandchildren who will always know who you were. Me, John and Robert miss you so much and with your anniversary coming up in a weeks time, it gets harder to believe that it's been five years.
Love you more and more every day. Please watch down on us with love.
I stood by your bed last night;
I came to have a peep.
I could see that you were crying you found it hard to sleep.
I spoke to you softly as you brushed away a tear,
'It's me, I haven't left you, I'm well, I'm fine, I'm here.'
I was close to you at breakfast,
I watched you pour the tea,
You were thinking of the many times, your hands reached to me.
I was with you at the shops today; your arms were getting sore.
I longed to take your parcels, I wish I could do more.
I was with you at my grave today; you tend it with such care.
I want to re-assure you, that I'm not lying there.
I flew with you towards the house, as you fumbled for your key.
I gently landed on you; I smiled and said, 'it's me.'
You looked so very tired, and sank into a chair. I tried so hard to let you know, that I was there.
It's possible for me, to be so near you everyday.
To say to you with certainty, 'I never went away.'
You sat there very quietly, then smiled, I think you knew...
in the stillness of that evening, I was very close to you.
The day is over... I smile and watch you yawning and say 'good-night, God bless, I'll see you in the morning.'
And when the time is right for you to cross the brief divide,
I'll fly across to greet you and we'll stand, side by side.
I have so many things to show you,
there is so much for you to see.
Be patient, live your journey out...
then come home to be with me.
- Author unknown
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♥♥♥ MAY EASTER JOYS BE WITH YOU ♥♥♥
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I am thinking of you, this Easter Day
Thinking of the past,
Picturing you in my memory.
Just as I saw you last,
How could my heart forget you,
When everything I do,
Is something that reminds me,
Of the hours spent with you.
My thoughts and love are with you,
Although we are apart,
I will always have you close to me
Because you are in my heart.
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Hope You Have an
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Easter, Love always simone xxx
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Happy Mother's Day
Sorry I didn't get on yesterday mam. It was a difficult day. I hope you were watching down on me. I miss you every day. Happy Mother's Day.
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