Molly was fearless, brave and made the world a better place
The mum of a young disabled woman who has passed away has spoken of her pride and admiration for her daughter.
Molly Green passed away on February 1 from pneumonia and flu, due to chronic lung disease. Molly became known to people intheareaforacampaigntoraise money to renovate her house in 2014, so it would be more wheelchair-friendly.hermumnichola said despite the fact Molly’s condition meant she had dozens and dozens of hospital stays, more than 15 of them in intensive care, Molly always remained positive. Nichola,54,ofbarwickclose,rustington,said:“despitelivingwith alife-threateningconditionmolly lived life to the full. She was fearless, brave and had a great sense of humour. She was determined, stubborn and had the ability to give so much love and be loved by everyone she met.” Through the fundraising campaign a decade ago, Molly built up a legion of fans on her Facebook page, Helpingmolly’shouse,andlovedkeepingpeopleupdatedaboutherlife.
Following her death, it was filled with tributes to Molly, all of which shared how warm, friendly and popular she was. Nichola said: “Molly didn’t like being in hospital but she took it on the chin. She just was a cheery soul. Molly threw herself at life and if she couldn't do something independently she asked for help, she never missed out. “Someone saidtome,‘mollymadetheworld a better place to be and has left a Molly-sizedholewhichwillnever be filled’.” Because of her love of people, Molly held a big birthday partyeveryyear.lastjune,scores of people turned out for her 21st. Molly’sfuneral,whichwasheldon February 9 and followed by a celebration of her life at The World’s End in Patching, was equally well-attended. "Molly made everybody feel like the centre of attention,”nicholasaid.“shewould go up to everybody and ask them how their kids were. She had an amazing memory. She was very interested in people and made everybody feel special. Molly loved people and she always had big parties. She would go round toeverytableatherpartyandtalk tothem.sherememberedthings about people and I think that’s why she made such an impact. In thiscrazyworldwherepeopleare often looking out for themselves I think that’s what made her special.”
Herfriendjolynchhassetup a fundraising page to help with familywiththefuneralcosts.anybody wishing to donate can do so atjustgiving.com/crowdfunding/ Molly-mae-green