| Location | Brighton |
| Age | 2 years |
| Date of Birth | 7/2003 |
| Date of Death | 3/2006 |
| Visitors | 4,347 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
Sleep Tight Angel,,X
Hyah Lola,, hope you are alright up there darling, everyone is missing you loads, hope you are keeping my phoebe company aswell, ill never forget when i first met you and you had me running around on that bouncy castle with you, ive had some top times in Brighton with you and all the family chick, Ill write back to you soon hun Love yahh Kym,,X
Today i was thinking about your little sister Ava, and as you know is just delightful, everybody is always thinking about you and your family. Please help your mummy stay strong and your daddy. Sweet dreams you beautiful little girlxx
Brain Tumour Awareness
Hello, it's Rachel, Ive set up a site on GTS for brain tumor awareness for those battling and those who have lost. The site is: brain.tumour.awareness.gonetoosoon.co.uk
Or you can put in 'Brain Tumour' on the first name box. You are free to add their picture and lite candles and tributes. You can also email me if you would like, or if you would like their name and diagnosis added to the site. Thinking of you all and thank u, hope you pass on my site even to those still battling.
my darling Lola, goodnight little angel.. thinking of you as allways. i am so very proud of you, you re a fantastic big sister.. Ava and Reya are so lucky to have you to love & take care of them! they are really beautifull sweet little girls your little sisters. thank you sweetheart. sending you all my love darling. lots of cuddles & kisses greet xx
Merry Christmas Lola X
I just wanted to wish you all a lovely Christmas. I know this time of year is harder than ever and send my love to you all. Although i may not light candles as much as i'd like, due to my own grieving, but i do still think of Lola and your family often.
They say loved ones always come home for Christmas x
Your Christmas Angel
Dear Michelle & John
Just wanted to say that I was deeply touched by reading all the tributes to your precious daughter Lola, sent from yourselves and others and I'm so glad that I met you.
We sing of Angels in Christmas Carols, we hang them on our tree, but none could be as precious as the one we no longer see. Lola knows how much she is very much loved and missed and that she will always be your precious Angel. Her love is constantly flowing down on all of you in a beautiful, warm,rainbow of light to comfort you and get you through the day and night. God bless Lola and thinking of you. Love Gina xxx
My Darling Lola
Its taken so long for me to write anything for you this month, i'm so sorry. I've had such a bad few weeks, i miss you so much angel, i feel like i'm living in some sort of limbo.. it seems like i'm repeating the last year with you... Ava is now your age & Reya is now Ava's age and its christmas!!! it doesn't seem real. Somtimes I wonder if I'm going mad, were you ever here? I know you were & I will never forget that but I need Ava to get to her next birthday so I can breath again.... everything is so like it was the christmas befor you died, it doesn't feel real... I wish I spoiled you more , but you only wanted a skipping rope, a kitchen and sizzors!!! I still have your letter to Santa. Your kitchen I bought you was a nice one but it was cheap, I remember after christmas I took you to the 'Earling Learning Center' and you saw their kitchen & it was Amazing... but you never said anything ,you were so happy with yours I felt guilty because that one was much better and you new that but you never said anything, you were such a content little girl... I can't express to you how much I'd wish i'd spent the extra £30. & got you the better one!!!!
I just thought you'd grow out of it soon and there was no point in spending the extra cash, but i didn't know.
Daddy's out tonight for his works xmas do & Reya was in bed & the house felt so empty with just Ava & I dancing around to xmas music.. where were you? you should have been there dancing with us & arguing with your sister. If i close my eyes I can still see you running into your play room from the kitchen, quickly closing the door as Ava crawled after you... you little Monkey!
I miss you so much angel i have no words to express, you are the light of my life and I miss you every second every time my heart beats it misses you. Always remember how proud I am of you and how very MUCH you are Loved... you are the heart of this family Lola & I will LOve you with all my heart forever my Darling xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Mummy x
Missing You
i know i only met you a cuple of times lola but you were the girl who brightend up everyones lives,,You were a stunning looking little girl,,Ava Has started to look like you,,Ive still got the memories of when i came to see aunty Tracey and uncle Jerry and you came down to that resraunt with us and we went on the bouncy castle i've got many more but we dont want to go on about them all,,I hope you are alrite up there hun and i hop eyou have made many friends,,Love You Always Kym
I JUST WANT TOO SAY I AM SORRY FOR THE LOSS OF LOLA
SUCH A STUNNING GIRL
ALL YOUR CHILDREN ARE STUNNING.
THOSE WE LOVE NEVER GO AWAY
THEY WALK BESIDE US EVERYDAY
I TRULY BELEIVE IT.
LOVE LOUISEXX
THINKING OF YOU ALL XXXX
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