| Location | Chesterfield |
| Age | 18 years |
| Date of Birth | 2/1989 |
| Date of Death | 2/2007 |
| Visitors | 3,472 since 24/07/2007 |
| Creator |
Daniel James Lowes, (BRILLO) Died 20th february 2007 at 9.30pm he was 18 years old , Daniel was a
student, and lived in chesterfield derbyshire, Daniel has one sister 15 years old. Daniel died of
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Daniel was taken suddenly from us with no warning. Daniel was the
most loving caring considerate person in the world ,he had so much to live for, he was at college
studyin public services to hopefully become a police officer and try and make a difference in this
world. He worshiped his family loved his friends and new many many people from different parts of
the world he was there for us all whenever we needed him and we all miss him so much . Daniel means
the world to his mum and sister and im sure he does to alot of aother people to. just hope your
watching over us all.
Each night we shed a silent tear,
As we speak to you in prayer.
To let you know we love you,
And just how much we care.
Take our million teardrops,
Wrap them up in love,
Then ask the wind to carry them,
To you in heaven above.
Something will remind me
I never know just when
It might be something someone says
And it all comes back again
The times we spent together
the happiness, the fun
Once again I feel the pain
of life without my son
I's said that times a healer
I'm not sure that is true
There is not a day goes by son
that I don't cry for you
They say there is no reason
they say time will heal
but neither time nor reason
will change the way we feel...
For no-one knows the heartache
that lies beyond our smiles
no-one knows how many times
we have broken down and cried...
We want to tell you something
so there won't be any doubt
you're wonderful to think of
but so hard to be without...
Just for today I will try to live through the next 24 hours and not expect to
get over my brother’s death, but instead learn to live with it just one day at a time.
Just for today I will remember my brother’s life, not his death, and bask in
the comfort of all those treasured days and moments we shared.
Just for today I will forgive all the family and friends who didn't help or
comfort me the way I needed them to. They truly did not know how.
Just for today I will smile no matter how much I hurt on the inside, for
maybe if I smile a little, my heart will soften and I will begin to heal.
Just for today I will reach out to comfort a relative or friend of my brother,
for they are hurting too, and perhaps we can comfort each other.
Just for today I will free myself from my self-inflicted burden of guilt, for
deep in my heart I know if there was anything in this world I could have done
to save my brother from death, I would have done it.
Just for today I will honor my brothers memory by doing something with another
person because I know that would have made my own brother proud.
Just for today I will offer my hand in friendship to another bereaved sibling,
for I do know how they feel.
Just for today when my heart feels like breaking, I will stop and remember
that grief is the price we pay for loving and the only reason I hurt is
because I had the privilege of loving so much.
Just for today I will not compare myself with others. I am fortunate to be
who I am and to have had my brother for as long as I did.
Just for today I will allow myself to be happy, for I know that I am not
deserting him by living on.
Just for today I will accept that I did not die when my brother did, my life
did go on, and I am the only one who can make that life worthwhile once more.
if i couldn't do it
you'd show me the way,
you'd know if i was worried
i didn't have to say
you'd just give me that knowing look
and i'd know that you had guessed'
everything was better then
you'd see to the rest
I haven't got that anymore
there'll never be another'
who could ever ever fit the bill
that you filled as a brother..
i stood beside your bed last night
i came to have a peek
i could see that you were crying
quietly in your sleep
i touched you softly
as you brushed away a tear
its me i havnt left you
im well! im fine! im here
i was close to you at breakfast
i watched you pour your coffee
you were thinking of how much
you really loved me
i was with you while you shopped today
your arms were getting sore
i longed to take your heavy bags
i wished i could do more
i was with you at my grave today
you tend it with such care
i want to reasure you
that im not really there
i walked with you to the door
as you fumbled for your key
i gently put my hand on you
i smiled and said its me
you looked so tired
and sank into the chair
i tried so hard to let you know
that i was standing there
its possible for me to be
so near you everyday
to say to you with certainty
i never went away
you sat there very quietly
then smiled, i think you knew...
in the stilness of the evening
i was very close to you
the day is over...
i smile and watch you yawning
and say goodnight godbless
i will see you in the morning
and when the time is right for you
to cross the brief devide
ill rush across to meet you
and well stand, side by side,
i have so many things to show you
there is so much for you to see
be patient, live your journey out
then come home to be with me.
Teenager dies after football game
A teenager has died after taking part in a football match in Derbyshire.
Daniel Lowes, an 18-year-old from North Wingfield near Clay Cross, died on Tuesday evening after playing a local league game.
During the match at Tupton Hall School near Chesterfield, Mr Lowes collapsed and was taken to hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival.
A post-mortem examination will be carried out to find out exactly what caused Mr Lowes' death.
Mr Lowes was a studying at Chesterfield College and students will be offered counselling to cope with what happened, a college spokesman said.
The police are not treating Mr Lowes' death as suspicious.
'The World's Greatest'
Yeah,Uhh...
Uhh...
Yeah..
It's the worlds greatest, Yo,
It's the worlds greatest, Come on,
Worlds Greatest, Ever
I am a mountain
I am a tall tree
Ohhh, I am a swift wind
Sweepin' the country
I am a river
Down in the valley
Ohhh, I am a vision
And I can see clearly
If anybody asks u who I am
Just stand up tall look 'em in the Face and say
[Chorus]
I'm that star up in the sky
I'm that mountain peak up high
Hey, I made it
I'm the worlds greatest
And I'm that little bit of hope
When my backs against the ropes
I can feel it mmm
I'm the worlds greatest
I am a giant
I am an eagle
I am a lion
Down in the jungle
I am a marchin' band
I am the people
I am a helpin' hand
And I am a hero
If anybody asks u who I am
Just stand up tall look 'em in the Face and say
[Chorus]
I'm that star up in the sky
I'm that mountain peak up high
I made it
I'm the worlds greatest
And I'm that little bit of hope
When my backs against the ropes
I can feel it
I'm the worlds greatest
In the ring of life I'll reign love
And the world will notice a king
When all is darkest, I'll shine a light
And use a success you'll find in me
I'm that star up in the sky
I'm that mountain peak up high
Hey, I made it
I'm the world's greatest
And I'm that little bit of hope
When my back's against the ropes
I can feel it
I'm the world's greatest
I'm that star up in the sky
I'm that mountain peak up high
Hey, I made it
I'm the world's greatest
And I'm that little bit of hope
When my back's against the ropes
I can feel it
I'm the world's greatest
I'm that star up in the sky
I'm that mountain peak up high
Hey, I made it
I'm the world's greatest
And I'm that little bit of hope
When my back's against the ropes
I can feel it
I'm the world's greatest
[*]
It's the greatest
Can you feel it
It's the greatest
Can you feel it
[Repeat * while:]
I saw the light
At the end of a tunnel
Believe in the pot of gold
At the end of the rainbow
And faith was right there
To pull me through, yeah
Used to be locked doors
Now I can just walk on through
Hey, uh, hey, hey, hey
It's the greatest
I'm that star up in the sky
I'm that star up in the sky
I'm that mountain peak up high
Hey, I made it
I'm the world's greatest
And I'm that little bit of hope
When my back's against the ropes
I can feel it
I'm the world's greatest
I miss you so much Brillo. I don't no what to do without you, you were always there for me in times of need.
I think about you every day and wonder if your looking over your sister and your mum.
Thank you so much for all the amazing advice you gave me.
I will never forget you honey.
Miss you always, em xxxxxxxxxxxxx
miss you so much brillo.
Just added a picture of you 'cos it makes me laugh everytime i see it. gosh i remember that day so much.
you throwing the ball at me and pretending you were aiming over the top of the swing. can't believe we stayed on queens park even when it was dark. thats one day i will never forget and you know why.
i wish things were different and i wish we both wern't so daft. when you were at the pig farm. when you both walked me home after a day out. when we spent hours on queens park.
i can't believe how long its been. i won't forget about you, i dont think anybody will. you were loved by everyone.
i remember that day, that last time i spoke to you & every word you said to me.
love you loads xx
'A Grieving Parents Wish List'
Bereaved Parents Wish List
I wish my son hadn’t died. I wish I had him back
I wish you wouldn’t be afraid to speak his name. My child lived and was very important to me.
I need to hear that he was important to you also.
If I cry and get emotional when you talk about my child, I wish you knew that it isn’t because you have hurt me. My child’s death is the cause of my tears. You have talked about my child and you have allowed me to share my grief. I thank you for both.
Being a bereaved parent is not contagious, so I wish you wouldn’t shy away from me. I need you now more than ever. Please don’t run away if I ask you to listen, talking to me and listening will not cause anything to happen to you or to your children. Please don’t treat me as if I was an alien, I’m just looking to feel normal any way I can.
Please don’t offer to be there if you don’t really intend to, because I may need you on a bad day. And I wouldn’t ever want to make you feel obligated to listen.
If you don’t know what to say to me, then Please don’t say anything. I would rather not hear anything, than for you to feel uncomfortable with me.
And please I wish you wouldn’t say “ hes in a better place” These words are very difficult for me because in my heart there is no better place for him than with me.
I need diversions, so I do want to hear about you, but I also want you to hear about me. I might be sad and I might cry, but I wish you would let me talk about my child; my favorite topic of the day.
I know that you think of and pray for me often. I also know that my child’s death pains you too. I wish you would let me know these things through a phone call, a card or note, or a real big hug.
I wish you wouldn’t expect my grief to be over. These first years are traumatic for me, but I wish you could understand that my grief will never be over. I will suffer the death of my child until the day I die.
I am working hard in my recovery, but I wish you could understand that I will never fully recover. I will always miss my child and I will always grieve that he is dead.
I wish you wouldn’t expect me “not to think about it” or “be happy”. Neither will happen for a very long time, so don’t frustrate yourself.
I don’t want to have a “Pity Party”, but I do wish you would let me grieve. I must hurt before I can heal.
I wish you understood that my life has shattered. I know it is miserable for you to be around me when I am feeling miserable. Please just be as patient with me as I am with you.
When I say “I’m doing okay”, I wish you could understand that I don’t “feel “okay and that I struggle daily
.
I wish you knew that all the grief reactions I am having are very normal. Depression, anger, hopelessness and overwhelming sadness are all to be expected. So please excuse me when I am quiet or withdrawn or irritable or cranky.
Your advice to “take it one day at a time” is excellent advice.
However, a day is too much and too fast for me right now. I wish you could truly understand that I’m doing good to handle an hour at a time.
If I seem rude it is certainly not my intent. Sometimes the world around me goes to fast and I need to get off the ride and go slower. When I walk away, I wish you would let me find a quiet place to spend time alone. I wish you understood that grief changes people. When my child died, a big piece of me died with him. I am not the same person I was before he died and I will never be that person again.
I wish you could understand that right now my soul and my heart are broken and I may never recover the pieces that once completed me. I just need for you to understand that sometimes I just want to talk about him and if you could listen then it would help me on my way.
I wish very much that you could understand~ Understand my loss and my grief.
But, I hope daily that you will never truly understand
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