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Earthmotherimnot passed away peacefully in her sleep today.

310 replies

DaughterOfEmin · 04/09/2013 05:55

I am not sure if this is the right place for this but my mum (EMIN) had asked us to keep her mumsnet friends updated on her cancer battle.

I have already posted on the 'cancer' thread but wanted to make sure I had done what she wanted.

Mum - wife, mother of three, foster mother to over 80 children and grandmother of one - passed away peacefully in her sleep at 2:50 this morning. We were all with her, holding her hand and telling her we loved her.

Yesterday all of her family came to visit and they spent time with her, each of them getting their private time to talk to her and just be there with her and for her.

All she had ever wanted was to be at home with her family around her and she got exactly what she wanted. She will be missed so very much and we are devastated that she was taken so early.

She loved to read threads on fostering as babies were her life. She lurked a fair bit and would just offer words of guidance, comfort or encouragement where she felt she could help. In later months as she fought cancer she concentrated more on the cancer thread and I know it gave her some comfort.

She would have been 60 in October and we are devastated she never got to have her big family party but we get some comfort from the fact that all of her loved ones were with her yesterday.

I don't know how many people she communicated with outside of the boards or if any crossedover to real life but if anyone is interested in coming to the funeral once it is arranged then by all means drop me a private message and I can pass on the details.

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CuriosityCola · 04/09/2013 21:33

Sorry for the loss of your mum.

Hassled · 04/09/2013 21:41

I'm so sorry - it sounds like she was a wonderful, inspiring woman.

ProphetOfDoom · 04/09/2013 21:54

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Dayshiftdoris · 04/09/2013 22:01

I had read some of your mum's posts but I had absolutely NO idea of her back story until just now.

Your mum was a wonderful lady, an inspiration - be very proud and carry her love with you forever more xxx

Thoughts with your family at this sad time x

timidviper · 04/09/2013 22:05

I am so sorry to hear this news. Your mum leaves a wonderful legacy of love.

Lifeisontheup · 04/09/2013 22:08

She was a wonderful lady. A true inspiration. RIP.

Devora · 04/09/2013 22:14

Oh, that is so sad. Your mum offered me advice and support when I first adopted my daughter. A wonderful woman. I am so sorry for your loss.

Thinkingofmyfabfour · 04/09/2013 22:19

I'm so sorry to hear this.
I too remember reading that thread about 'Ladybird' and it was incredibly moving. Your mum sounds like an amazing and inspirational woman and a huge loss to those who knew her in real life, and to anyone who read about her work and life her on Mumsnet

RIP

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DaughterOfEmin · 04/09/2013 22:23

I just came on here tonight to say a quick thanks to the girls on the cancer thread for the wonderful and absolutely gorgeous flowers they sent us - mum would have just loved them.

I was amazed to find my inbox full of messages for mum and to see all of the many messages on this thread and on the cancer thread for her.

I told my younger sister and my dad and they were also both amazed and so very touched by the fact that so many people thought to leave some kind words for her and for us and it really does bring us a measure of comfort at this painfully sad time.

EMIN would have been both touched and so proud that you thought of her. She has left such a huge hole in our lives and to be honest we keep expecting to see her any moment. It doesn't seem real or fair but I suppose we could all say that during our darkest days and we now need to concentrate on keeping our family strong and her memory alive. She will always be with us.

What I really just wanted to say was thank you on behalf of the family xx

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NoelHeadbands · 04/09/2013 22:23

My condolences to your family x

ScooseIsLoose · 04/09/2013 22:31

So sorry to hear about this my thoughts are with your family. EMIN seemed like such a wonderful woman and did so much good in her time here. RIP EMIN Thanks

DisappointedHorse · 04/09/2013 22:55

DaughterOfEmin, I'm so sorry for your loss.

I didn't know your Mum but I did follow her threads and she sounded like an incredible woman.

May she rest in peace and I hope you can take some comfort in what she did for others and how many lives she touched x

seasalt · 04/09/2013 23:00

I am very sorry for your loss.

mummylin2495 · 05/09/2013 00:27

Can I add my deepest sympathy on the loss of your mum. She has certainly left her mark on the world because of all the care she has given to the children she has fostered, I am sorry you are grieving, but glad she is now at peace.

meee123 · 05/09/2013 00:38

i'm so very sorry for your loss x

MirandaWest · 05/09/2013 00:42

I'm so very sorry for you all. Having read some of EMIN's threads and especially the one about the drug dependant baby, I could see what a wonderful person she was.

Thinking of you all x

CMOTDibbler · 05/09/2013 07:45

I'm so very sorry for your loss.

EMIN was such a lovely person, and she wrote so passionatly about looking after her foster children and about all the rest of her family. I'll miss her greatly, and I only ever knew her as words on a screen.

Hulababy · 05/09/2013 07:48

I'm very sorry for your loss.

musicposy · 05/09/2013 08:22

Very sorry to hear this, I had no idea she was so ill. But I do remember reading her fostering posts and thinking what an inspiration she was. Sorry for your loss. The world has lost a wonderful person.

ScrambledSmegs · 05/09/2013 09:21

I'm so sorry for your loss. She was a wonderful woman, I read a few of her threads and always thought that she sounded as if she had so much love to give. Thanks

TheHuffAndPuffALot · 05/09/2013 13:14

I'm so very sorry to hear this sad news. I vividly remember reading EMINs thread about her drug addicted Ladybird, and was touched by her compassion and generosity.
Although I never knew her personally she will always have a place in my heart.

RIP

OpheliaBumps · 05/09/2013 21:06

I'm so sorry for your loass. EMIN was an amazing, inspirational lady, she will be hugely missed x

DIddled · 05/09/2013 22:20

So sorry for the loss of your amazing mum- her legacy will live on in her family and those who she has helped xxx

getagoldtoof · 05/09/2013 23:11

I'm a children's social worker and often read EMIN's threads to give me insight into the truly wonderful job lots of foster carers do. She was an inspiration, no doubt.

BergholtStuttleyJohnson · 06/09/2013 00:24

Sorry for your loss op. 59 seems so young Sad . I haven't come across your mum before on here but from what other posters are saying she sounded like a wonderful lady.