NOW CLOSED Who's your No. 1 person? Share your nomination with Pink Lady apples and win £100 Marks & Spencer voucher or a spa break for two

[KatieBMumsnet]

The folks at Pink Lady are looking for nominations from Mumsnetters for their "No.1" person. Here's what they say: "We're so proud of the great taste of Pink Lady apples, some say they're too good to share. We'd like to know who you'd give your last Pink Lady to and why they're your No.1 person."

So, do you have an adult family member or adult friend who you has done something special this year? Have they supported you through some difficult times? Maybe they've provided great advice or just been a shoulder to cry on? Perhaps they've had a tough year but you've admired how they've coped with it? Are they always being a good friend to you? Whatever the case may be Pink Lady would love to hear your nominations - you don't have to name them but just describe what they mean to you.

Everyone who adds a nomination to this thread will be entered into a prize draw to win a £100 Marks & Spencer voucher.

Pink Lady Apples also have a special competition running where you can also nominate your No.1 person - and you could win a spa break for you and your No.1 person. Follow this link for more information and full T&Cs.

Thanks and good luck,

MNHQ

[mummymccar]

I think it'd have to be my DP. For the last couple of years he has supported me through illness, helping me to get in and out of the bath, carrying me when I needed to get upstairs (fortunately a temporary symptom) and he has helped me through severe PND.
He did all of this without complaining whilst facing the loss of his job.
I really don't know what I would do without him.

[MadeInChinaBaby]

My mum. I can't think of apples without thinking of my mum. It was all she craved when she was pregnant with me and says I was born about 50% apple.

She has stood by me as I've made all the wrong choices in life. She has supported me when others have deserted me. She always reminds me of what I have achieved. She has never judged.

She is the only one who looks after my elderly grandma (her mother-in-law), in any meaningful, practical way. She does this with love and sympathy, even though this was a woman who called my mother a 'filthy Nazi' when she first met her, and said she would never be welcome in the family. (My mum is of German descent. German JEWISH consent).

Most amazingly, my mum is now caring for my brother who at the age of 30 was involved in a freak accident. He was left paralysed down one side of his body, and with severe long term and short memory loss. Over the last five years, she's re-taught him to do everything she taught him as a child. Sometimes he hits her, as a toddler hits their mother. Sometimes he wakes up crying in the night and she comforts him. Often they laugh together. This is her retirement.

[choccyp1g]

My best friend. She is always "there for me" when I need a shoulder to cry on, or a good moan, or to share a precious moment of adult conversation.
I hope she would say the same about me.

[JiminyCricket]

My DH who today got us all home safely driving me and the dd's in a rented motorhome through snowy country lanes - we had multiple diversions, tricky hill starts with no traction, tricky downhills where any more than minimal braking would have seen us skid into the hedge, several floods to avoid or drive through carefully (caused by melting snow), and we passed more accident scenes than i would care to mention. I am so grateful and proud of what he did today, and what he does quietly all the time to keep us safe.

[SilverSky]

Rindercella J is truly a very special friend. She sounds amazing.

[caramal]

I would not only give my last pink lady to my mom but I would give her the world if I could because she deserves it. She has Always put me and my sister 1st throughout the years. She has had her fair share of heartache and problems too including diabetes, divorce, depression, my younger sister passing away and loosing her dad which absolutely devastated the whole family and my mom had to go through the painful experience of trying to revive him. She has helped me endlessly and has been a massive support in the past few years to look after my son whilst I have had severe post natal depression. Through it all she always keeps a smoke on her face and carries on..she is such an inspiration to me and such a selfless person. (been a cater for 13 years) I could write a whole book on why she is so amazing but she really does deserve something 'for her'.

[caramal]

Sorry she's been a carer for 13 years

[Yoghurty]

My number one person is my friend, Sally. I've had an awful year with one thing after another- family, friends, work and personally. She's been there to support me throughout it all. Thing is, she's had a rough year too- worse than I've had it, but that hasn't stopped her caring and supporting me. I think she's amazing and she is my 'number one'. I'd love to treat her and show her my thanks.

[FlaminSnowball]

My number one person is actually my ExDh!!!!

We were together for 13 years until June 2011 when we both decided to go our separate ways as we had grown apart.

We have one DS together and since we split my ExDh is still very much there for me and our son. He looks out for me and is still my best friend. We still do a lot of family things together, go in holidays and he always ensures that we are looked after, supported, happy, ok financially and if I have any problems or am feeling down he says the RIGHT things to cheer me up everytime.

It's a shame we just don't have that extra thing that means we can be together, but I am so lucky that he is still my best friend. I know I can count on him for anything. He goes out of his way to ensure we get the best of everything.

We offer each other advice in our new relationships and we are both happy to spend time with each others respective new dp's. He genuinely wants me to be happy.

Even though we lost our relationship I'm so lucky that I never lost my best friend.

[ripsishere]

I'm going to nominate someone I've never met IRL. Expat has had a shocker of a year, to put it mildly.
I just saw today that her problems are ongoing. If anyone deserves a break (or probably the vouchers more) it's her.

[Dogwalks]

I would nominate my dad, he looks after my mum who has severe dementia and everyday is a struggle for him nursing the woman who he has been with for 50 years and raised 3 happy children. He loves the outdoors having been a keen walker and fisherman but because my mum cant be left alone he has had to give up all the interests he had. He never complains for himself just how sad it is for my lovely mum. He really deserves To be recognisd. And my mum has eaten an apple every day for 60 years still gets enjoyment from a pink lady, thats her daily treat.

[aristocat]

I would nominate my Mother In Law. She is a truly special lady who is one in a million.
Since I no longer have my own parents she has become such a help and is always there if I need anything. Nothing is too much trouble.

Both her and my Father In Law are amazing people.

[FateLovesTheFearless]

My number one person is always my brother. We have been through so much together from a severely neglectful early childhood and domestic abuse in later childhood years. He was always seen as the black sheep of the family, the problem child, yet he has gone on to get qualified in his career and proved everyone wrong. I have adored him since as long as I can remember and even though he lives so far away, he phones nearly every day, is always there for me no matter what. This year hasn't been easy with becoming a lone parent, but he has helped me and his nieces and nephews hugely, not just financially at times but emotionally too. He was, is and always will be number one with me.

[butisthismyname]

Mine would absolutely be my husband. We have been together for 15 years and it is no exaggeration to say he saved my life. I was drowning in alcoholism, drug misuse and chronic debt - he saw me through some hideous times and had so many opportunities to leave, but somehow stayed really strong with me and helped me through the worst few years ever. I got us into serious debt and he still stayed and is sorting it out. We have two children and I have a child from my first marriage who was in danger of being taken away from me when we met...he took her on and loves her as much as his biological children. Not only all of this, but he is kind, thoughtful and helpful to everyone and never complains when he is clearly feeling the strain. I have also suffered, on and off, from mental health problems and there have been times when he could have just run away as I was dreadful. I love him so much. We rarely go out alone - we didn't even get a honeymoon as our son had been serioulsy ill in hospital the week before our wedding and he spent all this time sorting out the wedding, dealing with my pain and staying strong for all of us. There is so much I have to thank him for, and I never know how to.

[melanieclare2002]

My friend who I have known since school -we have been through everything together and I can tell her anything at all. Very special!

[Cambam2010]

My number 1 person would have to be my mum. This year has been particularily hard for her as she has had to deal with her own mother being poorly and the guilt that she has felt about moving her into a care home. During this difficult time she has also stood by me and helped me and my toddler through the break down of my marriage. She is an exceptional lady and needs time to herself to really relax and unwind.

[Goodluckbear]

I would nominate my best friend, who has been an inspiration to me this year, she has shown true courage in the face of adversity and kept her chin up through her IVF treatment, keeping going even when it has failed again. She has been really brave this year!!

[ForcesSweetheart]

My wonderful husband Andy. In March he retired from the army having served the maximum term he could, 22 years. Since then he has had to make big adjustments to being a civilian and trying to find work. He has yet to find a permanent job but has been taking any work he can get through agencies to support me and my two gorgeous girls (6 and 2). He's a fantastic daddy, a great husband, and will always be a hero in our eyes - with or without the uniform.

[slappywappydoodah]

I'd give my last pink lady to a good friend of my partner's. My partner was wrongly accused of a crime and it required quite a lot of support and help from everyone around him to get him through it with both his mental health and his dignity in tact. This particular friend was an absolute heroine. Not only did she spend countless hours researching and effectively teaching herself both law and criminal process, but nothing domestic was ever too much trouble. I work long hours and when my partner needed someone and I couldn't be there, she was only too happy to oblige. She helped with the children, she spent hours just listening to my partner's worries and she is an incredible cook. I happen to know that her unwaivering trust caused her some relationship problems of her own, but one day we will repay her for her kindness and her generosity. She's a star.

[amapola]

my mum, she is always there for good and bad, full of energy and strength

[Asinine]

I'd give mine to my next door neighbour. She's rescued me from all sorts of situations, including several emergency hospital admissions, vomiting bugs, locking myself out, she even supervised my builders for me when I was on holiday. If I win I'll give her the prize

[Doogle2]

My work colleague. We work in a hospital and she always goes above and beyond her working role especially for those who are in their darkest moments. She took leave to volunteer in the Olympics and holidays as a volunteer in Africa. All this and she still retains a sense of humour! A completely likeable and selfless lady.

[evilsquirrell]

My mum - diagnosed with cancer the very day my DS was born (2 years ago)- and she didn't tell me for weeks, in case of post natal depression. Throughout the radio & chemo she was always cheerful and helpful, never once complaining, giving me invaluable tips & hints so needed with your first newborn! Even when she lost her hair & felt rough and exhausted, sometimes too tired to hold my DS she put on a brave face (and her hair was so lovely). Thankfully she has made it out the other side, has hair as beautiful (if not more so), and celebrates my DS birthday with relish!!! During that time my dad was made redundant, twice & my younger brother has emigrated to Australia, and she is helping her sister cope with the fact that her husband has terminal cancer! She has had one hell of a couple of years but is still the funniest, helpfulist, compassionate mum nanny & best friend ever, an absolute Supermum - I just hope I could be like her in these circumstances!!

[FoxPass]

My number 1 person is my mum. I don't know how I'd manage without her. She has a back-breaking job in a car home, working long shifts yet still makes time to help me with my DCs and cooking. She is amazing!

[shriekingnora]

I would nominate my best mate. She spends so much time doing stuff for other people. And she knows I'm broke and gave me a pair of lovely boots that she was bored of. Seems small compared to some of the other things but it meant the world to me.