| Location | Skegness |
| Age | 24 years |
| Cause of Death | Cancer |
| Date of Birth | 13/11/1982 |
| Date of Death | 17/08/2007 |
| Visitors | 9,518 since 07/02/2008 |
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Just to let you all know the walk went ahead on August 17th and 84 people walked with us in Nicks memory i will let you know the amount we raised when all sponsor money is in. We would like to thank all of you and thank goodness the sun shone for us as soon as we set off.I have put all the pictures on this site from the day so have a look at them.I am sure Nick was looking down on us all and he knows the ones who care, anyway thanks again
BUTTERFLY HOSPICE BOSTON
WE ARE TRYING TO RAISE £50,000 TO SPONSOR A ROOM IN NICKS NAME AT THE NEW HOSPICE THAT THEY ARE BUILDING IN BOSTON.WHEN NICK WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER WE HAD TO TRAVEL TO LINCOLN EVERY DAY WHICH WAS VERY HARD AND EVEN HARDER IF YOU HAVE TO USE PULIC TRANSPORT.NONE OF US KNOW WHEN WE OR OUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY MAY BE IN NICKS POSITION SO IT IS AT TIMES LIKE THAT YOU REALISE HOW INSUFFICIENT OUR CANCER CARE IS IN LINCOLNSHIRE.UNFORTUNATLY IT IS DOWN TO ALL OF US TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT AS THE NHS WON'T.THE AREA THIS HOSPICE COVERS IS 290,000 PLUS PEOPLE IF WE CAN GET 5,000 PEOPLE TO EACH RAISE £10.00 WE WILL HAVE THE MONEY.THE AIM IS TO DO THE WALK EVERY YEAR TO KEEP NICKS MEMORY ALIVE IF WE CAN GET ENOUGH SUPPORT ON THIS FIRST ONE.I THANK YOU ALL IN ADVANCE FOR ALL THE CARE AND SUPPORT YOU SHOWED US DURING NICKS ILLNESS AND HOPEFULLY ON THIS VENTURE TOO.
IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO SEND DONATIONS PLEASE MAKE THE CHEQUE OUT TO THE BUTTERFLY HOSPICE TRUST. THESE CAN BE SENT TO SANDI ADAMS, 17 GROSVENOR ROAD, SKEGNESS, LINCS, PE25 2DB. THANK YOU.
Nick Adams was 24 when he died and he died from kidney cancer on the 17th August 2007. He used to run a local pub called the MARS bar which he ran with his dad Symon Adams and his mum Sandi Adams. He lived in the flat above it he was lovely and had room in his heart for everyone. He was very kind and caring. It kills me to thing that someone so special who never did anything wrong could be took away from us so early in life.
The only thing that makes me feel better about Nick's death is that he touched so many people. We spent a lot of time raising money to get the drugs he need to keep him with us longer. Now we are raising money for Kidney Cancer UK and projects which were connected to his illness. Nick was very brave even when facing something that people a lot older than him can't cope with.
I know how much everyone misses him especially my mum and dad. He ment so much to so many people our grandparents who he was so close to and his friends especially storm and alex who spent so much time with him before and during his illness. My daughter Charlie will always know who her uncle was and how great he was. I'm just glad he got to see her before he died. I will always love Nick and I will never feel better about it but I'm just glad I've got the rest of my family to lean on.
my son
sandi adams (mother)
Nick was my son and where do you start to try to tell anyone what that means to me.Unless you knew him you cant understand what kind of person he was.He was like a bright light that shone continually and drew everyone to him.Before he got the cancer he thought that life was for ever and he lived hard played hard and helped anyone he could.When we found out he was going to die i didnt know how we could carry on but he dealt with it like anything else he did by putting others first.No one can imagine what pain he went through as the disease progressed and ravaged every part of him but he fought for his life for our sakes.We were always close but in those last few months we spent more quality time than most people do in their whole lives and i will always be grateful for that time.He died the day after my birthday which i'm sure he was holding out for and he was in my arms when he slipped away.Words are not enough to say how much i miss him he was my rock and my best friend as well as my son but i know he is pain free now and that is more important than my loss so untill we meet again i will have to make do with memories of what a wonderful person he was my son nick
MY LAD
SYMON ADAMS (DAD)
NICK WAS MY SON , WHO I MISS VERY MUCH HE DIED OF KIDNEY CANCER AT THE AGE OF 24 .i GAVE UP MY JOB TO LOOK AFTER HIM FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND IT WAS SO HORRIBLE AND PAINFUL TO WATCH HIM BE SICK AND IN LOTS OF PAIN ALL THE TIME AND I COULD DO NOTHING ABOUT IT I FELT SO HELPLESS IF I COULD HAVE CHANGED PLACES WITH HIM I WOULD HAVE AND STILL NOW IF HE COULD COME BACK I WOULD TAKE HIS PLACE.NICK WAS AVERY STRONG LAD HE DID WELL TO GET AS FAR AS HE DID BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE GIVEN UP LONG BEFORE HE DID.LIFE IS NOT THE SAME WITHOUT HIM IT DOESNT SEEM REAL THAT I WILL NEVER TALK TO HIM OR SEE HIM AGAIN.THE ONLY THING I HAVE LEFT ARE MEMORIES OF HIM.NICK HAD ALOT OF FRIENDS WHO MISS HIM ALSO HE HAD ALOT OF TIME FOR OTHER PEOPLE AND WAS VERY CLOSE TO IS MUM SANDI
NICK MISS YOU LOADS SON LOTS OF LOVE DAD XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX WE WILL MEET AGAIN SOON
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love you
hi nick, i know i haven't been on for ages so thought i would come and leave you a really long message. i miss you so much everybody does, its nice to know that you are so loved compared to some people that have left us. grandads really ill at the moment, i think its really upsetting dad. i think its upsetting mum more than she admits as well, she always has thought a lot of him. i haven't seen him in such a long time and i really miss him but i don't want to take the kids down because of how poorly he is. i can remember how stressed out you used to get when you were really ill because charlie was crying. i don't want him to get stressed. charlie keeps saying she can see you and to be honest i just thought she was being daft at first. but thing is she was really young when you died and she still knows what you look like. i like to think your looking after her and nick. she's been getting really upset these last couple of weeks cause shes moved bedrooms. before we moved her she would talk to herself in her room instead of getting upset. know i'm thinking she may of been talking to you as she doesn't do it anymore. i better go and sort the kids tea out i will come on again soon i promise xxx
"When you lose someone you love, you gain an angel whose name you know."
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"If I die mum, and go somewhere far,
I'll write your name on every star,
Just so you can look up and see
How very much you mean to me."
HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND EVERYONE
Our Lives changed, the very moment you passed away.
We couldn't stop it; there was nothing we could say.
You've touched our lives so deeply to a point you will never know,
We try to think about you when we are feeling down and low.
Sometimes when our day gets hard we will think about your beautiful smile
And if we listen hard enough we will hear your voice after a while.
It's you who give us a reason to go on with our day,
And now if we want to see you we'll bow our heads and pray.
We catch ourselves looking for you still, in the halls and at the front door,
But when we call your name there is no reply any more!
We never thought a day would come where we would be apart,
God has you in his keepings, we have you in our hearts.
Life will go on, but never will be the same,
Your beautiful smile is gone, but it will always remain.
You're our angel from up above.
You'll always be missed, but most importantly... loved.
Just one more minute, God, is all we ask- why can't you give them back;
It seems like such a simple task. We guess people are right when they say God only takes the best,
We know enough now that you're peacefully at rest.
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You can shed tears that they are gone,
Or you can smile because they lived,
You can close your eyes and pray that they will come back,
Or you can open your eyes and see all that they have left.
Your heart can be empty because you can't see them
Or you can be full of the love that you shared,
You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday,
Or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday.
You can remember them and only that they are gone
Or you can cherish the memory and let it live on,
You can cry and close your mind be empty and turn your back,
Or you can do what they would want: smile, open your eyes, love and go on.
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I'm writing this from heaven, where I dwell with God above.
Where there's no more tears or sadness, there's just eternal love.
Please do not be unhappy because I am out of sight
Remember that I am with you every morning, noon and night.
And I will stay beside you, every day, week and year
And when you're sad I'll still be there to wipe away your tears.
When you think of my life on earth and all those living years
Because your only human their bound to bring you tears.
But do not be afraid to cry it does relieve the pain
Remember there wouldn't be flowers unless we first had rain.
I wish I could tell you of all that God has planned
But even if I were able to, you wouldn't understand.
When your going down the street and you've got me on your mind
I'm walking in your footsteps and only half a step behind.
And if you feel a gentle breeze or wind upon your face
Remember it's only me with a loving and soft embrace.
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Thoughts Today Memories Forever
Angela(Christopher-John Rowe)Mum
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If you look for me at Christmas
you won't need to look very far
I won’t be here in heaven
I'll be right there where you are.
You may not be aware of me
amid the celebrations
You'll have to look beyond the tree
and all the decorations.
But if you take a moment
from your list of things to do
You’ll sense that I’m right there
Standing next to you.
You're the one I want to be with,
you're the reason that I came,
To say ‘All my love at Christmas mum’
as I’m whispering your name.
Love to you Sandi, always in my thoughts.
Gail
hello sweetheart, i am having a really bad day today and i dont know why. It is strange why you can go for ages and think your getting stronger and a day loke today comes along and knocks me back.I could have quite easily sat in and cried all day but i didn't but it has been a big effort and i havn't felt like that for ages. Maybe it's the time of year i am trying so hard to get into the christmas spirit i know you would have expected that how much you loved christmas but every where i look happy families are going around christmas shopping and it reminds me of what i have lost.People ask what do you want for christmas and there is no way i can have what i want i just want to wake up tomorrow and find this was just a bad dream. If only i could talk to you there is so much i want to say to you. I used to think you were around me and that you knew what i was thinking but just lately i find it hard to believe anything anymore other than that your gone end of.Im going to get off now baby as i don't like feeling sorry for myself on here and hope i will be more cheerful next time. I love you so much and hope you are around me and can let me know your ok
love mum xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
THIS TRIBUTE IS FOR FRIDAY BUSY DAY FOR ME
Have A Good Weekend Everyone
If I Knew
If I knew it would be the last time
That I'd see you fall asleep,
I would tuck you in more tightly
and pray the Lord, your soul to keep.
If I knew it would be the last time
that I see you walk out the door,
I would give you a hug and kiss
and call you back for one more.
If I knew it would be the last time
I'd hear your voice lifted up in praise,
I would video tape each action and word,
so I could play them back day after day.
If I knew it would be the last time,
I could spare an extra minute
to stop and say "I love you,"
instead of assuming you would KNOW I do.
If I knew it would be the last time
I would be there to share your day,
well I'm sure you'll have so many more,
so I can let just this one slip away.
For surely there's always tomorrow
to make up for an oversight,
and we always get a second chance
to make everything just right.
There will always be another day
to say "I love you,"
And certainly there's another chance to say
our "Anything I can do?"
But just in case I might be wrong,
and today is all I get,
I'd like to say how much I love you
and I hope we never forget.
Tomorrow is not promised to anyone,
young or old alike,
And today may be the last chance
you get to hold your loved one tight.
So if you're waiting for tomorrow,
why not do it today?
For if tomorrow never comes,
you'll surely regret the day,
That you didn't take that extra time
for a smile, a hug, or a kiss
and you were too busy to grant someone,
what turned out to be their one last wish.
So hold your loved ones close today,
and whisper in their ear,
Tell them how much you love them
and that you'll always hold them dear
Take time to say "I'm sorry,"
"Please forgive me," "Thank you," or "It's okay."
And if tomorrow never comes,
you'll have no regrets about today.
Thoughts Today Memories Forever
Angela(Christopher-John Rowe)Mum
Listen to the sunset,
Can you hear its quiet sigh?
Listen, the sun is falling son,
Watch it toning down the sky.
Soon darkness shall surround me,
Twinkling stars will dare smile through,
But as long as we are apart son,
They'll frown a humble hue.
And as the sunset spreads its colors,
Horizons of gold and red,
I ponder over memories son,
As thoughts swirl through my head...
For my world has stopped revolving,
'Til we meet again, time's standing still,
And the cold has settled 'round me son,
With its stinging, breathless chill.
My love for you will never die,
But in my heart will remain still,
And all our precious moments son,
Come back to help me fight this chill.
So listen to the sunset,
And hear its gentle, quiet sigh,
Though we must remain apart son,
My love whispers across the sky.
At times, you are a bright lit star sparkling in my sky,
seeming close enough to reach, still a bit too high.
Sometimes, your smile is in a moon full and hanging low,
I stretch my arms to touch you, but then you have to go.
Often, your inside rainbows helping the sky to heal,
I can never find you, but my heart knows you are real.
Your face I see in snowflakes blowing in the wind,
all the places you can go, never have an end.
Sometimes of an evening, your scent floats through my air,
then I feel your presence and know that you are there.
Occasionally, a glimpse of you comes before my eyes,
and I know that you are watching me and very much alive.
In each of these precious moments, I blow you a soft kiss,
And speak to you of the good times that I dearly miss.
My love for you will always live inside my mind and soul
until I can be with you son and once again be whole.
Sending lots of love to you guys and a special hug to mum.
Have A Good Weekend Everyone
You were a gift sent straight from Heaven.
Given to us from God above.
We didn't know how much you would teach us
About the meaning of true love...
For true love sometimes means letting go
Of someone precious and dear.
That is what we were forced to do...
Although we wanted to keep you here!!!
However, this is quite a selfish wish.
One we know we should ignore...
But, we truly do believe
That God must have needed you more...
Perhaps to be an Angel now,
Full of wisdom and love...
Watching over those of us who love you
From the shining stars above.
We miss you more than you can know.
You will never be replaced...
In our hearts and memories forever,
Will be your sweet and innocent sleeping face.
Each time we see your picture
You seem to smile and say,
“Don’t cry, I’m in God’s hands,
We’ll meet again someday!”
“The Best”
God saw you getting tired
And a cure was not to be.
So He put His arms around you
And He whispered “Come to Me”
With tearful eyes we watched you.
We watched you fade away.
Although we loved you dearly,
We could not make you stay.
A golden heart stopped beating,
Hard-working hands at rest.
God broke our hearts to prove to us,
He chose to take the best.
It’s lonesome here without you
We miss you more each day.
Life doesn’t seem the same
Since you have gone away.
When days are sad and lonely
And everything goes wrong,
We seem to hear you whisper
“Cheer Up and Carry On”
Thoughts Today Memories Forever
Angela(Christopher-John Rowe)Mum
Blessed are the pure in heart.
So often we are told
Of saints whose names and daily deeds
Inscribed in books of gold
Are certain to be seeing God
In well-rewarding joy -
But when I see the pure in heart
I see my little boy.
He shinned up trees and scraped his knees,
Had tadpoles in a box;
He loved to read of dinosaurs,
Collected bright-coloured rocks.
His grubby hands were gentle
On the coats of dogs and birds,
And there was such charm
In the way he spoke his words.
I listened to his little prayers
At night with quiet joy -
And when I hear the pure in heart
I hear a little boy.
He had reached the age
To question and to doubt;
But still took his mother's word,
For what life was all about.
Each day was gold, a shining thing
He brought much love and joy
And when I think of the pure in heart
I always see my beautiful boy.
Love and God Bless.
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