Ann McLachlan

This is in memory of my Mum Ann who passed away suddenly on 16 October 2009. My Mum had 3 children
my elder Brother Benny, myself Diane and younger Sister Angela. Mum had been with her Partner
Malcolm for 34 years and had 8 grandchildren. Jennifer, Rebecca, James, Nicola, Keiron, Jordan,
Calum and baby Karis.

She had been suffering COPD which is a chronic lung condition caused on by smoking for the last few
years. This restricted her lifestyle dramatically and resulted in her relying on oxygen to carry out
minor tasks. Over the past couple of years she rarely left the house as her condition made it
virtually impossible to walk due to breathing difficulties.

Mum frequently took chest infections due to her condition, and was admitted to hospital as a result
of this 12 days before her passing. None of us were aware at that time of how unwell she was. It was
not in fact until the hospital contacted us in the early hours of the morning to tell us to get to
the hospital urgently that we anticipated that it was in fact life threatening.

She was in the HDU for 9 days, and the consultant and nursing staff tried everything they could to
help her recover. The truth was her lungs were so badly damaged that her lungs would just not
function anymore. The agonising decision was then taken to withdraw treatment as it was obvious to
all that she was not improving and was indeed suffering. Mum fought on for a further 3 days
following the withdrawal of treatment, which proves she had the heart of an ox.

One of the last things you said to me Mum was to "LOVE YOU FOREVER" and I want you to know that i
promise to do that and to keep your memory alive with your grandchildren who will be too young to
remember you. Please look after wee Aimee for me who was born too soon in 1999, and give me a sign
from time to time to let me know you are around us.

Sleep tight

Diane