Please please please please please please sign this petition

[MerryMetrobaby]

A few months ago I posted about a very close friend of mine whose nephew died at 2 years in a duckpond on a caravan site.

The family have now organised a petition to campaign for safer public water attractions. They'd be very grateful if you could sign the petition \link{http://www.matthewmarsden.co.uk\here}

TIA

[motherinfestivemood]

I've signed. I am so sorry for your loss.

[sarahu]

I've signed. I'm so sorry to hear about your tragic loss. THinking of you all
xx

[MattyMoosMum]

bump incase anyone hasn't seen this.

This was our first Christmas without Matthew and it was aweful. We have just taken down the tree (which was the only decoration we had put up) we are just looking forward to the new year and putting this one behind us. We have another huge milestone on Feb 7th - it is Matthew's third birthday. We are not sure what to do. Hubby wants to go to the grave with a cake and sing happy birthday - not sure if I am up to that.

Best wishes to everyone on mumsnet for the new year.

[galaxy]

Huge hugs to you and your family - you should do what you feel is right for you. I'm sure your dh will understand. xx

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

This must be a very tough time for you MMM. I've lost someone close to me in tragic circumstances, but not one of my children - there can be nothing worse IMO.

I agree with galaxy, do what you feel you can cope with. Perhaps a compromise about the birthday cake idea can be reached.

Thinking of you xx.

[blueteddy]

Have signed the petition.
Huge hugs to you.
I can't imagine how you must be feeling after losing your beautiful little boy.

[BubblesDeVere]

Hope its not too late, I've signed it.

[JanH]

Oh, MMM

FWIW I'm pretty sure taking a birthday cake to the grave would destroy me. He's not there now - if DH has to have a cake for him, I think home is as good a place as any...take some flowers to his grave and have some quiet time there, but not the cake. (IMHO).

Hugs and XXXX.

[jollymum]

MMM-so sorry for your loss-Sounds trite to say but words will never be enough to express our thoughts. Feb is Matthew's birthday, celebrate it how you can, maybe one balloon, one candle?We'll all be there thinking about him and your whole faimly, so rest assured, no-one will forget. One breath, one minute at a time and one day, you'll take a deep breath and we'll all be there to help you breathe, {and your dh, 'cos sometimes people forget about dads and the way they feel}.Happy new year to you and the family.xxxxx

[MadameButterfly]

I have now signed it.

[mishi1977]

MMM
hi hun
my friend clebrates her little girls birthdays by releasing balloons and she has a cake at home they also do go as a family to grave.i know it might not be right for u but i think the balloons is lovely

[mishi1977]

MMM
hi hun
my friend clebrates her little girls birthdays by releasing balloons and she has a cake at home they also do go as a family to grave.i know it might not be right for u but i think the balloons is lovely thinking of u all at this difficult time
huge hugs
mishi

[ChicPea]

Signed.

[TeaTime]

Signed the petition and looked round the web site tears streaming down my face. My little boy is about the same age and the agony of losing him would be unbearable. Good luck with the petition. We stayed at a Hoeseasons site where there wasn't even a fence round the duck pond - looking back on it we're so lucky. No more tragedies like this please God.

[roller]

signed, why do we have to petition for such things especially after such a tragedy

[dawnybabs26]

Signed xxx.

[Spacecadet]

signed, made my cry, remember reading it in the paper at the time and it really touched a nerve, my youngest son is called Matthew.Mattymoosmum, noone else should have to go through this.

[NorfolkTurkey]

Signed ((((hugs))))

[puddytats]

Signed

[Bunglie]

I signed a while ago, but I shall be thinking of your friend. Any words I put I feel would be an insult to their feelings, suffice to say that they are in my thoughts and I hope that the petition helps.

[Titania]

done x x

[MattyMoosMum]

Thanks yet again to everyone for your support. We have decided to write birthday cards and then attach them to a helium balloon and send it up to heaven. I will visit the grave as I have everyday since Matthew died. I know he is everywhere in spirit but I am not yet ready to stop going to the grave to visit him everyday - I'm not sure why. The cake idea we are still discussing. We have a memororial bench being errected opposite Matthew's grave in time for his birthday so maybe we could just go and sit on that and remember him as a familiy.

[galaxy]

Will be thinking of you and sending hugs.

[biglips]

signed XXXXXXX
im awfully sorry about your loss , hope this petition will work

[ZoeBristol]

I havnt Cried so much for ages God love you and your family and God look after you boy x x x x x x