Alex Day - follow up

We just received an email from Joanne & David, retelling the events from Saturday.

Here is a selection and some photos:

"Yesterday, a day we had been dreading turned out to be a special day of reflection, remembering and thankfulness for Alex.

 

We started by planting some bulbs around his tree with 10 of our closest friends and then we all talked about Alex.  There were tears but there was also laughter.

 

                                   

 

Not long after, his friends, who had organised a balloon release started to arrive.  So many hugs and talk of other fund raising events they are doing, thoughtful gifts we were given followed by more tears and laughter.  The kindness and friendship his friends have shown in memory of Alex means such a lot to us. 

 

                                       

 

It was the most beautiful day, the best we had had in a long time.  Alex was a ray of sunshine and he certainly bought the sunshine.  We released over 100 balloons into the beautiful blue sky, the sun almost making the balloons twinkle, it was magical.

 

Afterwards the same 10 friends came back to our house and we watched DVDs of Alex, looked at photos, read some of the cards and letters we had received and then we had a meal of Alex's favourite food."

 

I think this was a really creative way to celebrate Alex's life, and so lovely for us to be able to share in it despite the distant.