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My Mam

This weekend has been a bad one for me as my mother passed away in the small hours of Friday Morning.



Her last years have been difficult. Her mobility became poor as she got older and she would not accept that she needed help. She had many falls, and spent a lot of time in and out of hospital. Finally she agreed to go into a carehome, and she spent the last eight months of her life being wonderfully cared for in Springvale Court in Gateshead.



I love this picture of my young happy parents with cute little baby me.



I think I am about five years old in this picture in Edinburgh Zoo. I still love Edinburgh Zoo to this day.



This picture was taken on the beach at Great Yarmouth in 1969. We stayed in a guest house and I vaguely remember everyone being huddled around little TV in the lounge to watch Neil Armstrong takes his first steps on the moon.



My mam was a huge Sunderland fan. This picture was taken on a tour of The Stadium of Light.



This picture was taken on the same tour of The Stadium of Light. This is Jimmy Mongomery who is a bit of a Sunderland Icon as he was the goal keeper when Sunderland beat Leeds United I  the FA Cup final in 1973.




With my daughter Louise her only granddaughter.



Finally this is her name on a brick in the wall of The Stadium of Light. My gran had one, I have one, Louise has one, and Adam has one.  Long after we are gone they will still be there. As long as The Stadium is there a little bit of my mam will live on.

RIP
MARY DICKSON
1937 - 2021.









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