Compassion Summer 2023

12 tcf.org.uk COMPASSION | MEMORY CORNER Cody Atzori Shared by Liz Atzori Remembering our son, Cody Atzori, who would have celebrated his 20th birthday on July 15th. I wrote this poem for him when he was a teenager. Memory Corner Remembering and celebrating our children. Did you know you can set up an In-Memory page on our website to remember your child and raise funds. Visit tcf.org.uk/inmemory or contact jenny@tcf.org.uk for more information. Wave you off at the doorway backpack staggers the passageway mandatory white ear buds cocoon catch your glance sleepily you swagger the road to school My youngest my lamb you slipped silently into this world lungs filled with slimey meconium anxiously waiting a birth bellow meeting your chocolate button gaze noting that's not your nature Brim with gratitude you chose me to ferry you cradle you swaddled chase you over the beach pull your scooter around the winding paths of Hampstead Heath to wait in John Lewis's foot measuring queue Our devotion cannot be estimated with tape We rewarded ourselves coke floats watched boats bob on the Thames climbing the steps to the top of St Paul's triumphant you took in the captivating view I captivated always still by you Lamb Frances (Ziggy) Shared by Rosie Wilson Remembering our beloved daughter Frances (Ziggy) who would have been 40 on 16 July, 2023. Always in our thoughts and memories. xxx Lee Shared by Eileen Foreman Remembering my youngest son, Lee It is 25 years this year since my precious youngest son, Lee, died as a result of a road traffic accident in November 1998 at the age of 22. He would have been 47 in July this year. It does not seem like 25 years. 25 YEARS! All I can say is, “THANK YOU to TCF for being there. What a great help you have been.”