Our life without Caroline remains a struggle for us

Dear June

I lost my daughter Caroline, aged just 36. Her illness was short. She suffered acute lymphocytic leukaemia and her passing was expected, so we all thought we were prepared to say goodbye.

How wrong we were. Three years on and my heart is broken. She left behind a beautiful four-year-old daughter and a loving husband who is struggling without her. Our family would be grateful if you could let us know she is safely over.

Anita, Inverness. Your daughter does this to alert you to her presence.

You are also in possession of her slippers and she wants you to know she sees you wearing them.

Her funeral service was attended by many and I can hear the soft voices of many children singing.

Did she ever work with children?

She watches her daughter grow and has made herself known to her in a dream.

She is safe and settled and will never be too far from the family she loves. VERDICT

My granddaughter started piano lessons last year and at Christmas she learned to play a few carols and hoped her mum would hear them from heaven.

Nancy was a childhood friend who died years ago.

Caroline was a primary school teacher who also taught music.

She had short blonde hair and pink was a favourite colour.

She passed away a few weeks before Christmas and we had a recording of the children she taught singing Away In A Manger at her service.

I do have her slippers and I’m forever straightening a squint picture at home.