The death of young Harry Moseley really got to me this weekend. It’s not difficult to understand why. He was just eleven. A child, at the beginning of his life, with so much to live for, when he lost his battle against cancer.
You don’t need to be a mother to feel the tragedy here and to appreciate the huge sense of loss his family must be feeling right now in these very early days.
At times like this it makes me reflect on the fragility of life, the importance of making the most of every single day, and of celebrating what I have rather than dwelling on what I have not.
Harry, like a close family friend only a few years ago, died from an inoperable brain tumour. Yet despite his illness Harry helped to raised over £500,000 for brain cancer research by fundraising and selling hand-made bracelets through his website Help Harry Help Others and Twitter account.
I never met Harry but his fighting spirit and concern for the welfare of others has taught me a lot.
An inspirational young man; gone far too soon. May his memory live on.
The world morns the loss og Harry. Imagine what he would have grown up to be, what a power he would have been to the world. His family must be shattered at the loss of a precious child. Both my boys have Harry's bracelets, both know of Harry and his work
Posted by: The Mad House | October 12, 2011 at 08:22 AM
He really was incredible and this is so well written Rosie. x
Posted by: Chris at Thinly Spread | October 12, 2011 at 11:00 AM
rosie, this is a beautiful post. so wonderfully written. my heart ached when i heard harry had passed. this is a really touching tribute i'm sure his parents would be proud to read.
Posted by: @byeybebirdieuk | October 12, 2011 at 12:58 PM
It broke my heart to read his mother's tweets this weekend. I cried when the news reported the story. I bought 8 bracelets on Monday in the hopes that while it's too late for Harry, I know it will help. What a wonderful post you have written...sniff.
Karin xx
Posted by: Karin @ Cafe Bebe | October 12, 2011 at 01:17 PM
I just read back over those tweets. So sad and so unfair.
Posted by: Jacq | October 12, 2011 at 01:51 PM
A lovely post and I am sure we all wish we could contribute as much in our lives as he did in his all too short one. Thanks for acknowledging him in this way
Posted by: Kate | October 12, 2011 at 03:36 PM
Stunning post and very true. I cried when I read of his death, children should not go before their parents, especially at such a tender age. Harry was an inspiration, you're right.
Posted by: TheBoyandMe | October 12, 2011 at 07:08 PM
I agree with you such a terribly sad loss :( RIP Harry a true inspiration x
Posted by: sarahmumof3 | October 12, 2011 at 07:29 PM
Beautiful. It just seems so terribly sad and unfair that such a wonderful human being was taken so young. I truly believe that he will live on through the work he started. x
Posted by: Lucy at Dear Beautiful Boy | October 12, 2011 at 07:37 PM
so sad... makes everything seem so precious
Posted by: Mummy Mania | October 12, 2011 at 08:43 PM
Beautifully written Rosie. Such a sad loss for the world. x
Posted by: If I Could Escape | October 12, 2011 at 09:00 PM
Thanks for this. Such a heartfelt post and such an awful loss of a young life
XxX
Posted by: ghostwritermummy | October 16, 2011 at 04:19 PM