| Location | Brighton |
| Age | 2 years |
| Date of Birth | 7/2003 |
| Date of Death | 3/2006 |
| Visitors | 4,349 since 24/03/2007 |
| Creator |
Lola Helena Catherine Rice
Taken from us so suddenly on 22nd March 2006
Only 2years 8mths old.
Sister to Ava and Reya born 2/05/07
Lola was born 14th July 03. She was always a very happy,healthy and
gentle little girl who loved to sing and dance and loved her dummy. She always went to all the DIY
shops with her daddy on a saturday morning, she loved spending time with her Ganny & Gampa &
friends Harry and Charlie and she adored her big cousin Shaun more than anything!
She was always concerned for others and this made her wise beyond her years, she loved her little
sister Ava and it makes me so sad to think she died 2 weeks before Ava's 1st birthday. Her
favourite song was, "the Sugar Babes - Push the Button" and she loved swimming , painting
and just being with the family.
Lola woke one Saturday Morning 19th March 06 and was sick, she would not hold anything down and just
wanted to sleep. After speaking with the Dr it seemed lighlty that she had a stomach bug that would
pass over the next day or so. By Monday she was no better & the Dr came out to see her, again he
said "Stomach bug" she had no temperature or rash or anyother symptoms! She slept in our
bed that night & was very, very restless on the Tueaday morning her Daddy stayed off work &
we were all sitting in the lounge, Ava was crawling around and I had managed to get Lola to eat a
boiled egg. So we thought she was on the mend & my husband & I sat there as we often did
& looked at are 2 beautiful girls & said how lucky we were to have such a perfect little
family..... Then lola started to tremble & her eyes went glazed, I shouted to John (my husband)
saying this looks like a fit.. he just said we're going to A & E.Lola was a sleep in my
arms the whole way to Worthing A&E where she was seen straight away, they confirmed it was a
seizure but did not understand why.. they kept giving her medication to try & stop the seizures
but she was still fitting very gently but was not responding to any of us. I still thought at this
point its epilepsey or somthing similar. They finally took her to have a brain scan & as they
came out I looked up At the Dr who just said "We'll speak upstairs" I new then it was
somthing major but nothing, Nothing prepared me for the next sentence.... " Lola has a very
large brain tumor covering the right hand side of the brain". We broke down totally but I still
had to stay positive. We were rushed to "Kings College Hospital" in London were that Night
she had a bleed to the brain so it was emergency surgery. That night John & I got down on our
knees in the room we were given by the hospital and prayed to God so hard I can not express to you.
It was John's idea & he was always a total non believer so this must give you some idea of
how desperate we were. The next day was Wednesday and they gave her another brain scan & then we
new.... there was nothing else to do, her brain was gone & it was just the machines that were
keeping our precious girl alive. That evening with all her family around her she was given the last
rites & we turned off the machines. We brought her body home & laid her in her room. We lit
candels & put up pictures of her family & played music, it was comforting to still be near
her after all you don't leave your children with strangers when they are alive so we
didn't when she died.
She was burried on 29th March 2006 and has a beautiful Black Granite head stone with Pink lettering
& a picture of her on Christmas day.
She was my first child, my baby girl, my whole life.... we spent every day togeather and I can not
begin to describe the pain, sadness, anger and utter loss we feel on a day to day basis.
I have to believe she has gone to heaven and is safe with her Nanna and Granda who have also passed
away, but John can now not except that their is a GOD in this world at all. He lost the light of his
life & in his mind if there was a GOd she should have been saved!
Sadly Lola never got to see her new sister "Reya" , but I know she watches over her &
"Ava" too.
We later discovered that lola's tumor was called an "Ependymoblastoma" so rare that
it only effects 1 out of 1 million children.... Why us? We were so perfect our family had everything
, how quick your life can change...
We miss you angel every day, you are forever in our thoughts, and hearts. You keep that broken piece
of Mummy's heart with you untill we see each other again.
Loving you always and forever.
Mummy, Daddy , Ava & Reya xxxx
TO ALL THAT VISIT LOLA'S SITE : I thank you all for you messages & candels, friends, family
and especially strangers .... your support & kind words to me & My Beautiful daughter mean
so much I do not have the words to express to you my gratitude , I wish you all health, happiness
& peace. x
Missing You
Hyah Lola just a little message to say that you are missed by all your friends and family, you were a cute little girl, i remember when i was at your aunty traceys and you kept asking me to go on that bouncy castle with you a shaun and then i was trying to catch you =], miss you loads hope you are keeping little phoebe company and watching over you baby sister. love you kym x x x
My Darling Lola,
Days and months just keep passing by and yet it seems like time stands still for me. Ava really enjoyed Reya's 1st Birthday... I wish you were there, I remember feeling so sad on Ava's 1st Birthday as it was just 2 weeks after you left us. I will never be able to see you enjoy any of your sisters Brithdays. It still doesn't feel real somtimes, when we all sit togeather as a family I feel your loss so much, you should be here with us . The pain never leaves My DArling I'm sorry I'm so sad but I miss you soooooooo much its hard to put into words. Harry and Keira and all your other little friends are all at school and getting really big now. Ava plays with them and they love her. ITs very hard to watch them all somtimes, you should be here with them and ME. I;m taking Ava to see 'Lazy Town' soon i no how much you loved that. Ava likes all the same programs you do, and i actually enjoy watching them because it reminds me of being with you. Its the new programs over the last 2 years I find hard to watch I always remember shortly after you passed 'Luna Jim' came out and I just wanted to burst into tears everytime it was on because i thought you would have like it!!! Silly the things that can make you cry but i'm so broken and lost at times it just seems to get harder. Please no how much I love you My Darling and how you will always be in my heart, you are my Special, Precious Bo Girl and I will love you for Ever & Always . SO I want you to keep smiling that Beautiful smile and keep frowning too as that was always really funny, have fun with all your lovely friends and remember Mummy loves you MUCH..........xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
my little Lola,
i ve been thinking of you sweetie.
i've bought some charlie & lola dvds for the kids this weekend, i had never seen any before, but arno laughed so much with them.. we were on the train from brussels and he laughed so loud (with his headphones on) it made the lady next to us laugh too...i see why you love them too darling.
goodnight. sweet dreams little girl.
sending you all my love.. and lots of kisses.
greet xxxxxxx
IF I COULD HAVE A LIFETIME WISH, A DREAM THAT WOULD COME TRUE,
I'D PRAY TO GOD WITH ALL MY HEART FOR YESTERDAY AND YOU.
A THOUSAND WORDS CANT BRING YOU BACK,
I KNOW BECAUSE I'VE TRIED...
AND NEITHER WILL A MILLION TEARS BECAUSE I'VE CRIED AND CRIED.
YOU LEFT BEHIND MY BROKEN HEART AND HAPPY MEMORIES TOO,
BUT ITS NOT THE MEMORIES THAT I WANTED...
IT WAS SIMPLY YOU!!!
Thinking of you all, always xxx
Just wanted to leave Ben\'s special angel friends some special words x
I do not need a special day to bring you to my mind.
The days I do not think of you are very hard to find.
Each morning when I awake I know that you are gone.
And no one knows the heartache as I try to carry on.
My heart still aches with sadness and secret tears still flow.
What it meant to lose you no one will ever know.
My thoughts are always with you, your place no one can fill.
In life I loved you dearly; in death I love you still.
Thinking of you all x
My Precious Child
There's not a day that passes
That I don't sit and cry,
And look to heaven for a reason
But still I don't know why.
Couldn't He have waited
another year or two,
Until you were a little older
And I'd had more time with you.
Forgive me, Lord, I then say,
All these thoughts are wrong,
There had to be a reason
And I know I must be strong.
You're in the arms of Jesus now
And I know that you'll be fine,
But I wish with all my heart
That those arms could be mine.
sorry lolas family
i made a mistake with greet i put nanna instead of greet sorry.
goodnight and and godbless angel
will be lighting a candle everyday for you sweetheart
hello darling lola
sorry i havent been on for a while have been very ill
but i have thought about you everyday princess
my love to you angel
my thoughts are with your mummy and daddy and sisters and nanna greet and you little angel my little angel chloe will look after you sweetheart. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
my thoughts are with your family
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Hello Beautiful Angel Up above
Hope You Can See Me Sending You All My Love
Spread Your Wings Beautiful Angel As Wide As Can Be
And Here`s A Great Big Hug Sent To You From Me
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