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Your life was a blessing
Your memory a treasure
You are loved beyond words
And missed beyond measure
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When John
Duffy married Marion he took his marriage vows very seriously.
He promised
that in sickness he would always look after her, and he kept that promise
through all the last eight years after her illness had taken hold of both of
their lives.
He made sure
that he did everything in his power to keep his promised, day and night, 24hrs
a day seven days a week.
Each night
John never left her side; he simply shared her night with her as he sat up in
his chair beside her bed, watching over her.
In all of this
time, the local authority only granted him 2hrs a week break!
John made
sure that Marion wanted for nothing.
When she was
neglected both John and Adeline fought tooth and nail for better care.
Thanks to
John and Marion that legacy of the true love between them lives on in the
shadows of the Edith Ellen Foundation’s Case Study which shows how awful care
can be outside of the loving environment that John created around her at home.
The
Foundation hope that as he faces the emotional chasm of Marion’s funeral and
afterwards, that he remembers only the good times together and not the ravages
of her illness and uncaring treatment, as continuously and throughout all those
years he cared for her with such undying love and kindness, that is his very
own testimony of an undying love story to Marion.
Marion, was a
true inspiration and with the love and support of John the Edith Ellen Foundation
has grown its ethos that the
provision of outstanding care should be the objective of every provider; the
receipt of outstanding care should be the right of every individual who needs
it.
Our love and thoughts are with John and Marion’s family at this
difficult time.
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