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Peaches geldof dead

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louloutheshamed · 07/04/2014 18:13

Just been on Bbc news ShockHmmHmm

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ElleCloughie · 08/04/2014 08:44

So terribly sad. I had the telly on when the BBC put it up as breaking news yesterday. She's only a little bit younger than me. I never thought much of her until I saw her on This Morning, and discovered that our approach to being a mother was very similiar, and she gained a great deal of respect from me for that, as well as for how she handled that vile Hopkins woman. So sad for her little boys, to think they will never have a cuddle from their mum again. I gave my little girl an extra long cuddle last night. Sad

Cuddlecouch · 08/04/2014 08:45

Poor girl. So sad, feel very moved by her death. Hope she's at peace now and in the arms of her mum.

youarewinning · 08/04/2014 08:55

It's so terribly Sad young mum dies leaving behind 2 baby boys.

It's sad whoever you are and whatever the circumstances.

Can't say Peaches had been on my radar before the kH debate on TM - where she kicked her arse!

VivaLeBeaver · 08/04/2014 09:10

The thing I hated about this was that the news was out so fast. I suppose that's the way it is these days but from Twitter it looks like people who actually knew her were finding out via social media. Which is sad.

slartybartfast · 08/04/2014 09:12

i think it is sad because she has not broken the mould, she lived a celebrity lifestyle, as did her parents. whatever kind of upbringing she had, she died a celebrity lifestyle as well - young. Sad. she did not break free. and do Normal.

duchesse · 08/04/2014 09:30

I have to say I thought she was looking a bit tired in her last instagram pictures. As others have said, there is any number of ways an apparently healthy young person can just drop dead without warning. Some of them are exacerbated by tiredness.

BumPotato · 08/04/2014 09:42

She wasn't on my radar either until she appeared on TM. Loved how she handled that vile woman.

700 adults die yearly in the UK of sudden death syndrome. I know that because a friend of the family lost her nearly 30 year old son to it. She's since done some research on the subject. One of the worst things following a death like this, for the family, are the whisperings that it must have been drugs, drink or self inflicted.

OhBabyLilyMunster · 08/04/2014 09:48

Deeply saddened by this, i think probably because i have a baby in between the ages of her sons. All the pictures she loved to post of them being a normal happy little family... I truly dont believe she wouldve made a choice to leave them. And of course her poor husband. He was obviously such a lovely calming influence in her life. Now he has to grieve and fill a huge gap whilst caring for two babies. At least one thing we know is that bob will be around, after he did such a wonderful thing for tiger lily.

MissBetseyTrotwood · 08/04/2014 09:54

My best friend died suddenly in 2006 from an undiagnosed heart condition. She just went to sleep one night and never woke up.

Anything can happen.

I re watched her ass kicking of KH last night. '… just a rentagob for The Sun…' - spot on!

TheCunkOfPhilomena · 08/04/2014 09:54

VivaLeBeaver, I wholeheartedly agree. I cannot imagine finding out about the death of a loved one via the media. There should be some kind of media blackout for cases like these, at least for a couple of days so that family and friends can have some privacy to inform those that need to be told and not have to spend time thinking of the 'right' words to be broadcast to the public about their loss.

I really really hate all these posts hinting at possible causes. Let's just leave her family be.

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FelixFelix · 08/04/2014 09:58

Back she did post them quite often. The last thing she posted was actually a video of her youngest son.

youarewinning · 08/04/2014 10:01

I lost a friend to adult sudden death syndrome when he was 21 Sad

It was awful because of the speculation around his death. He'd taken paracetamol. Just the normal dose but beachside they found a packet by his bed that was empty and he'd just become public about being gay suicide was discussed.

Yet - after telling us what we already knew!!! he was the happiest wed ever know him.

piratecat · 08/04/2014 10:04

yes i lost a friend to an undiagnosed heart problem when he was 24. A terrible shock.

Ijustworemytrenchcoat · 08/04/2014 10:11

'chilldren will lose their parents'

I am shocked at the callousness of this! They are not adults with an ageing parent, they are babies. They are not yet one and two years old. Devastating for her husband, father and siblings but those children are going to grow up without their mum. My heart aches for them.

mummylin2495 · 08/04/2014 10:17

This is very sad indeed. I lost a sister at 26 from an asthma attack, she also left a two year old daughter who sadly has no memory of her mum at all. It is devastating for her siblings, dad, dh and her children. RIP Peaches

TwelveLeggedWalk · 08/04/2014 10:18

I'm not one for celebrity following, but I've been really touched by this. She seemed so happy in motherhood after so much unhappiness.

It's not exactly relevant to the tragedy, but I have also been surprised by how pretty she had become. I remember being a bit Hmm when she got a lot of media attention as a model and IT girl, but she really grew into her looks and some of the natural photos of her with her children are just beautiful.

Bob's tribute was amazing. Both her and her husband clearly want to make sure her family never forget her.

firstchoice · 08/04/2014 10:22

my father died at 22.
I was 3 months old.
I don't 'remember' him, obviously.
But I have been aware, all my life, of the 'hole' where he should be.

RIP Peaches.

Itsfab · 08/04/2014 10:24

jumblebee - imo you are just as bad for repeating the vile comments.

SpottyTeacakes · 08/04/2014 10:27

It's true she hadn't spoken to Sir Bob for a long time.

It's so, so sad her poor boys.

I knew someone who recently died at 21 from a heart attack. She had never had any health problems.

I also had a friend at school whose brother died from sudden death syndrome.

squoosh · 08/04/2014 10:31

Really shocked and saddened by this news. She had grown up into a bright, articulate and sparky woman. Seemed so settled in her new life. Her poor family, especially those little boys.

TwoLeftSocks · 08/04/2014 10:48

That's really sad, poor family.

FoxPass · 08/04/2014 10:53

oh Peaches Sad I am so, so shocked and saddened at this news. I tossed and turned all night thinking about her babies and her poor husband and family. I have 2 young sons and the thought of her sons growing up without her, and how they must be feeling right now, makes me bawl Sad

IHaveAFifthSense · 08/04/2014 10:56

Oh god that's horrible. She was only a bit older than me. I always thought that she seemed like a great mother. My heart goes out to her family.

Rindercella · 08/04/2014 11:53

I have long learnt that it is useless arguing with idiots on the internet - perhaps that is one of the reasons why I no longer use MN so much? Peaches' death is incomprehensibly sad, and my thoughts go to her family. It actually matters not a jot how she died; she still leaves two tiny children without a mother, a husband without a wife, a father without his daughter and siblings without their sister. Their grief will stay with them for the rest of their lives.

This blog, by another man left widowed and bringing up a small child alone after his wife died unexpectedly, is compassionate and thought provoking lifeasawidower.com/2014/04/08/beyond-pain/ There are many on here who could learn from it.