a message from your cousins  / Mason Jackson Hunter Beale (cousins)

To Jacob,

Even though we didnt get to meet you we reckon you would have been the coolest little cousin ever we will never forget you jacob. 

love from your cuzzies.

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In memory  / Becky Berryman (Friend to your Mummy's family )
Wee Jacob, it's so hard to believe it's been a year since your Aunty Lisa told me you had arrived, I was so excited for your Mum and Dad when I heard you were here. I never got to meet you but your Aunty Lisa had kept me informed of your progress so i felt I knew you already - you were such a wee fighter, I'm glad your Mum and Dad got to have you with them for as long as you could be there. I cried so hard for you, I can't imagine how the rest of your family must feel but the memory of you will help them carry on and remember you as the darling wee boy you are. No-one will ever forget you Jacob, I think of you and your family all the time. Close

In Memory of Jacob  / Lisa Coombs (Aunty)
  "Each new life...
         no matter how fragile or brief...
         forever changes the world"  
       "Gone but not forgotten,
         although we are apart,
         your spririt lives within us,
          forever in our hearts"  

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With sincere love little one...  / Emma Knopp (friend)
Sweetheart, if only things were different... Your mummy has always been like a little sister to me and  I would have given anything to spare her, your Dad, your two sisters and your family from the  pain they suffered when they firstly learned of your condition, and then the subsequent tradegy of losing you.  I remember the numbness when your Aunty Lisa rung me, there were no words to say and there was nothing I could do to make it better for mummy.  We longed for someone to come and say they'd made a mistake it wasn't as bad as they thought or technology is amazing these days we'll fix this... and so the thoughts of hope continued but sadly little one, this was not to be.  Although we never got to meet, Jacob you touched our hearts in a way we could never imagine.   I know that you have other amazing family members that have sadly passed away that will have taken you under their wings and will be looking after you with tremendous love.  When I feel my heart fill with regret and pain I take solace in the memory of those loved ones taking care of mummy's precious little angel.  Fly free little one knowing that you are so loved and will never be forgotten...   Aunty Em   
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To a friend  / Mark Rapson (A friend of Jacob's dad )
Hi old friend,its been to long , I'm so sorry to hear about the loss of little Jacob, I could never amagine the pain you guys must have gone through, and I send my thoughts and best wishes out to you both,I hope the future brings you both happyness,and may the memory of Jacob live on for eternity ,I wish you both well,Mark...USA Close

a poem  / Tamara Cheal (friend to Lisa )

Loving you is easy
we do it everyday
missing you is heartache
that never goes away.

When links of life are broken
and a child has to part
there is nothing that will ever heal
a parents broken heart.

Loved with a love beyond telling
Missed with a greif beyond tears.

A child that loses a parent is an orphan.
A man who loses his wife is a widower.
A woman who loses her husband is a widow.
There is no name for a parent that loses a child for there is no word to describe this pain.

A life may last just a moment
but a memory can make that moment last forever.

I followed Jacob's story through your sister Lisa. I am so very sorry for your loss. I know to well the pain of losing a child. Thinking of you and Jacob always though we have never met or spoken you have all touched our lives.

Tamara

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An Angel so Free  / Grandad &. Glenys Ogilvie (So very very close in our hearts )

Jacob Oliver you were with us for such a short time and fought hard to be here. But you wanted to be an Angel and fly free. Go little Jacob, with your copper hair. And be a cherub, create mischief up there. One day we will meet again but untill that day you will always be in our hearts my wee man.

A FIN

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Mommy's love  / Tania Smythe (Mother)
I'm going to tell you something
I hope you'll never have to know.
I'll tell you how a heart can break
And tears can constant flow.
I lost my baby boy you see,
An angel in my eyes
God chose to take his hand one day
And led him to the skies.
But please do not forget my child
He was a person too
And forever he will live
Inside of me and you.
So, please don't ever tell me
That time will heal my pain
Because not even time
Can bring him back again.
Just tell me he is happy
In that land up above
He's snuggled in an angels wings
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I Never Even Had the Chance  / Lisa Coombs (Aunty)

I NEVER EVEN HAD THE CHANCE

I tried so hard to be strong
As you were fading before my eyes
But my deep sense of helplessness
Became much harder to disguise
That Saturday, I held your hand
A few day's before you died
I still beat myself up often
That I was not at your side

I never even had the chance
To cuddle you so dear
Your life ended without me
The next few day's you passed away

You had left me behind
And I was drowning in sorrow
I could not contemplate the future
How on earth could I face tomorrow?

My mind could not comprehend
That you had really gone
Life for me became surreal
And I struggled for so long

I began to lose my focus
But then it all became clear
As I penned my thoughts about you
My words brought you near

I still think about you often
Now I'm much stronger than before
I feel my words have made a difference
To a nephew I love so dear

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