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Sat here with tears streaming.
I never imagined how the end would turn out.
A truly inspirational woman, RIP EMIN x

I started reading this thread before I went to bed and it kept me company during the night and while I fed my little one.

I wonder how the little girl is now, she must be around 5, and reaping the benefits of the incredible care EMIN and her husband gave her when she was tiny.

It's made me cuddle my baby that bit tighter this morning and be so grateful for all we have.

Goodness, every now and again this gets bumped and every time I just have to say what a wonderful woman EMIN was and how her actions will have made such a difference to so many lives that are still going strong out there somewhere.

You will be remembered fondly by many

I've just finished reading it too. What a lovely selfless kind person she was. I wonder how that little baby is. She is five now. Hope she is happy and healthy

Wow, what a thread

This thread is inspirational. EMIN you were an amazing woman. I hope you are at peace and that somewhere Ladybird is happy and well and enjoying life because of the start you gave her. xx

Genuinely didn't know what to expect when I opened this thread, but was so taken with EMIN telling her story that I read it from start to finish. I shed a couple of silent tears a few times, then just found myself bawling as soon as Ladybird left... I was in utter shock to read that such a wonderful, caring, selfless woman was taken so cruelly. RIP EMIN. The world is a better place because if people like you.

Read the thread after recently applying to become a foster carer, I am truly humbled what an incredible person you were, your legacy lives on through your amazing work, and wonderful family. Thank you so much for your selflessness and may you be in a wonderful place now xxxx

Found this in classics and read from start to finish. The tragic outcome was not expected, so say the least. RIP Emin, you selfless, loving, amazing woman.

5 years since it was started, this thread will live on in the amazing words and love that EMIN showed.
I cried all the way through.
Always in our hearts, EMIN x

I'm so sad for this ending! RIP emin. The world needs more people like you. What a beautiful person.

:( what a sad ending to such a heartwarming thread. RIP EMIN. You wonderful woman.

Oh my goodness. Just read the entire thread. Absolutely humbled. Tears on my cheeks. What a beautiful person you were EMIN. The mark you left on this earth is indelible

Inspirational. Moving. RIP.

I've just come across this amazing thread today and read start to finish. I am totally in awe of the work that EMIN did and all foster carers do. I am was heartbroken to read that EMIN passed away and read to the end of this with tears streaming down my face. But someone else put it so well in saying that her love has been passed on to each of those 80 foster children and families around the UK and then on from there. What a fitting legacy that is. It is so important that incredibly generous foster families like EMIN family are encouraged and supported as no amount of target setting or obligatory training courses by government will make up for love and generosity passed along to the children under their care. All best wishes to EMIN DH and children and from all of us thank you.

What an amazing woman EMIN was. Her voice was so vibrant and alive that even though I never met her I'm so deeply shocked and saddened by her death.

Another one who stumbled upon this thread not realising the outcome. So very sad and heartwarming at the same time.

I have only just read this thread - what a wonderful woman. I wish I had known her.

This thread has had me giggling and sobbing, EMIN, you were an amazing woman and my heart goes out to your family and friends who must miss you with every heartbeat.

x

EMIN I have never met you but I will never forget you. You changed peoples lives, thats amazing. I hope you are somewhere happy xxx

Caught this thread in active convos. Cried so much at both the start and the end of this thread as it unfolded at the time. I often think of EMIN, I have come into contact with some of the things she dealt with and her wise words have guided me. I hope her family is well x

Thank you for this thread.

I hope it stands as testament to EMIN and the wonderful things she achieved. One of ds's little buddies has been adopted after a similar start in life. I had absolutely no understanding of the process, nor of what my friend (the adoptive mother) has had to go through in order to get her gorgeous son, and this thread has really helped my understanding. I hope that 4 years on I can use it to show my friend and her ds the respect they deserve

Amazing Woman. This thread could make a beautiful movie. RIP Emin

This is why this deserved to be in classics. Its just come up in my active conversations and I've read it for the first time ever. And cried and cried - the love EMIN and her DH had for those families, the letters those babies will open in 15 years showing her care and love, and the whole story. RIP EMIN, and thank you for sharing your story all those years ago