LUCY DAWNE DRAKE
23.12.2002 - 13.03.2019
The past month marked the anniversary of the passing of our gorgeous daughter Lucy (Lulu) Drake on March 13th 2019 and it was also the end of a year full of sad firsts without her. We have spent this time remembering and regrouping as a family.
After much reflection, Nick and I would like to take the time to thank our amazing community and friends for the support and love that has been given to our whole family over the past 22 months. We both feel that we haven’t had the opportunity to thank everyone enough. Often it was just the simple things like a smile, a hand on the shoulder or just a quick chat about everyday life that really made a difference. The support we received through delicious food, fundraising and financial support, moving our house in several hours and beautiful care parcels makes the Ōmokoroa Community legendary. We wish also to thank the staff at Starship, Ronald McDonald House, Waipuna Hospice, Tauranga Hospital, Child Cancer Foundation and many other organisations that helped us during our time of need. So thank you, everybody!
To remember Lulu and to embrace the mottos that guided her through her last nine months ‘accept the things you can’t change’ and ‘get out there and live life to the full’, which I shared at her celebration, Nick and
I have decided to go on an adventure. We have signed up to complete the Cancer Society Tranz Alpine Scooter Safari on May 16th. We will be riding a 50cc scooter for 250 gruelling kilometres from Christchurch over the Southern Alps to Hokitika. This is to raise money for the Cancer Society as a way for us to pay it forward and support those that are now on the journey Lulu and our family travelled.
(The Tranz Alpine scooter safari is still going ahead this year, although it has been postponed).
We are very aware how fortunate we were in getting support and hope with your help we can reach our donation target. To help us do so, please visit Cancer Society Tranz Alpine Scooter Safari, click Donate, then type 4Lulu under Rider search.
Many thanks, Nick Drake and Meg Gallagher.