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| Cameron says son's death an indescribable loss | |
| 2009-03-01 | |
| LONDON (Reuters) - Conservative leader David Cameron said on Saturday the sudden death of his young son had left his family with a "hole in our life so big that words can't describe it." Cameron made the comment when he thanked well-wishers for their support after the death of Ivan in hospital on Wednesday after being taken ill during the night. Ivan, 6, had suffered from severe cerebral palsy and epilepsy. In an email to Conservative party activists and staff, Cameron expressed gratitude for the letters, cards, emails and flowers his family had received and paid tribute to his son's memory. "Bed time, bath time, meal time - nothing will feel the same again," Cameron wrote. "We console ourselves knowing that he won't suffer anymore, that his end was quick, and that he is in a better place. But we all just miss him so desperately." Cameron said he felt lucky to have been the father of "such a wonderfully special and beautiful boy." Ivan was Cameron's eldest child and had required round-the-clock care on account of his disabilities. He has two other children, Nancy, 5, and Arthur, 3. The Queen and Prime Minister Gordon Brown both offered condolences to the family on Wednesday.
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| Posted by:Steve White |
| #7 No doubt, I have young children, I feel horrible for anyone that loses a child. Easily my worst fear. OTOH, our congress can take the rest of the yr off (w/pay) and I'd be happy w/it. |
| Posted by: Whineper Prince aka Broadhead6 2009-03-01 14:10 |
| #6 As a father of a 5 year old I can only pray hard for Cameron and his family and say "but for the grace of God, go I". There is nothing in this world like love of a child and watching them grow and become larger than you emotionally, mentally, intellectually and spiritually. This is a fate everyone who is a parent dreads - a child passing before you do. He has to be one hard man to keep his emotions and heart in check. I wonder where he and his family goes now? |
| Posted by: Jack is Back! 2009-03-01 11:10 |
| #5 Meh, you're probably right BP. |
| Posted by: .5MT 2009-03-01 10:08 |
| #4 If you ran a company with a thousand odd staff that stopped work for the day every time one of the staff had a tragedy then it wouldn't do a damned thing*. Tradgedy for Cameron yes, not for other MPs. * That might be the best thing to do if all you do is mess things up but... |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2009-03-01 08:15 |
| #3 frankly, I wish our Congress would take a week or 20 off right now. Condolences to the Cameron family - I have never had to deal with the loss of a child, but I think it would be devastating to me |
| Posted by: Frank G 2009-03-01 08:03 |
| #2 Have any children BP? Just curious. IT WAS A DAMN SHOW STOPPER FOR ME! |
| Posted by: .5MT 2009-03-01 06:39 |
| #1 What annoyed me was that the whole parliamentary system stopped for the day. I hoped that MPs understood that their job was bigger than themselves, that they let the "show stop" demonstrated that they didn't. Because they let their guard down, they let "Mandy" get some unpopular legislation through the lords. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2009-03-01 06:13 |