Didn’t know why
suffering and grieving herself. All the kids have been through so much - they won’t ever get over the fact they watched their mother die at such a young age.”
A member of a big and loving family, Kelly is also missed by her grandparents, other siblings Kevin, 34, and Steven, 28, along with their children, and her mum Caroline, 54. The family have been left “lost and heartbroken” without her, Amy said.
Amy said: “She was so wellknown and so well-liked. People couldn’t believe what happened. The room was packed with so many people at the end as we all said goodbye to her. We were all there by her side, with her music on.
“She was the nicest person you could ever meet. If she saw you had nowhere to go she’d take you in, help you, even if she didn’t know you. She was the most laid-back, happy, friendly person, and she was an amazing mum and auntie.
“I just can’t understand how it happened so quickly without anyone knowing that it was her liver that was the problem.
“We were just so close, we weren’t even like normal sisters, it was like we were joined at the hip. She was like my mum, my soulmate, my companion.
“We did everything together, there wasn’t a day went by without me seeing her, calling her, texting her. People say it gets easier as time goes by but for me, it just means more time has gone by without me seeing her.
“Whenever I imagined the future I always imagined us together, still being best friends at 70, and now I can’t have that - her life has been taken away.
“Her kids’ lives have been ruined, my life has been ruined, because she was taken away, and she was the best one of the lot of us. She kindest, most open, most big-hearted person you could ever meet.”