Our Hero - Dad
You remember this lovely family? Their Dad passed away in 2019 from stomach cancer. Just before Christmas, the girls surprised their Mum with a song they had written together for her. They weren’t sure how to give it to her, so they left it on her pillow with a note explaining what it was. Mum was so blown away, she wanted to share it with someone that understood, so she shared it with us. We felt so privileged.
We fell in love with it immediately, and wondered what it would sound like with a melody. We contacted the super talented Claire Macgarvie and asked for her help.
This is the result. We are blown away.
The family were reduced to tears, and the girls were jumping around the room full of excitement that their song had come to life!
Lisa said: ’It is the most amazing and special thing we could ever have received. Such a thoughtful and amazing thing for you (all) to do. We will treasure it forever. Thank you.’
When Covid allows, the girls will meet with Claire and record it themselves.
A Wolo moment for sure. We are so pleased we were able to make it happen.
Wolo Foundation are sharing this with full permission from Claire Macgarvie and the Cutting family.
We hope you love it as much as we do!
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Our Hero.....
As she lays there without you,
On your side of the bed,
With tears in her eyes, a thousand memories in her head.
Mummy were all here for you, to hug and stop you crying,
If we could turn back the time,
We would have stopped our daddy dying.
Wipe away all those tears now, and cuddle up together,
If our love was enough, then he would have lived forever.
(Chorus)
Cancer we hate you for taking away our Dad,
And Mummy’s lost her husband and it’s made us all so sad.
Too young for us to process, to young for us to grieve,
Way too young to die, and way too young to leave.
Let’s get out all the photos,
And always speak your name,
Laugh about the memories,
And all cry away the pain.
So please stop crying mummy it’s hard to hear the sound,
Just look right at our faces and that’s where daddy will still be found.
We have his nose and eyes that match, and we giggle just the same,
But best of all is Tilly, and how it cleverly hides his name.
We often find mummy hiding,
Tears rolling down her face
Your picture in one hand, and a tissue to wipe her face
(Chorus)
Cancer we hate you for taking away our Dad,
And Mummy’s lost her husband and it’s made us all so sad.
Too young for us to process, to young for us to grieve,
Way too young to die, and way too young to leave.
We will get through this together, now a family of 5,
Our missing link is our Daddy,
Now the brightest star in the sky.
He’s watching us from heaven and he’s wishing they had a phone,
To call us and give us all his love, and that he wishes that he was home.
He’d tell us of all its beauty, and that he’s free of cancer and pain,
and he’d tell us that he’s missing us as his tears will turn to rain.
So remember our dear daddy, for every-time it rains,
he’s sending us a signal of love,
and how he missing us until we meet again.
(Chorus)
Cancer we hate you for taking away our Dad,
And Mummy’s lost her husband and it’s made us all so sad.
Too young for us to process, to young for us to grieve,
Way too young to die, and way too young to leave.
Full credit to the Cutting sisters for the words, and Claire Macgarvie for the music, melody and incredible singing voice.
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Wolo Foundation help families living in Sussex through their cancer journeys. They support them by offering practical help and support to make their day-to-day lives easier. They work with local businesses and communities to offer families a wealth of services to support them through their diagnosis, treatment and beyond.
Statistics show that 1 in 2 people in the UK born after 1960 will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. Life is precious - we need to make the most of it - we only live once - WOLO!