| Location | Houghton-le-spring/valle San Lorenzo Tenerife |
| Age | 46 years |
| Date of Birth | 9/1960 |
| Date of Death | 4/2007 |
| Visitors | 7,680 since 14/04/2007 |
| Creator |
ANDREW SMITH KNOWN AS DREW, DIED 10TH APRIL 2007. ANDREW WAS 46 WHEN HE DIED.
ANDREW HAS LIVED IN TENERIFE FOR THE PAST 17 YEARS RUNNING HIS BAR CALLED SMITHYS IN LAS AMERICAS.
ANDREW FOUND OUT HE HAD LUNG CANCER IN MARCH 2006, HE HAD CHEMO AND RADIOTHERAPY OUT IN TENERIFE AND
THE TUMOUR SHRUNK, WE WERE DELIGHTED.IN NOVEMBER 2006 WE GOT A CALL TELLING US THAT DREW WAS IN
INTENSIVE CARE IN A TENERIFE HOSPITAL. MAM AND I GOT THE 1ST FLIGHT OUT THERE TO SEE HIM,
ANDREW WAS MY ONLY BROTHER AND IT WAS SUCH A SHOCK TO SEE HIM SO ILL IN THAT HOSPITAL BED IN
TENERIFE. WE WERE GIVEN THE DREADFULL NEWS THAT IT HAD SPREAD TO HIS PANCREAS AND HE WAS GIVEN A
MAXIMUM 3 MONTHS TO LIVE. MAM AND I FOUGHT TO BRING HIM BACK TO ENGLAND, WHICH WE DID, WE BROUGHT
HIM HOME ON 10TH NOVEMBER WITH A NURSE TO ADMINISTER MORPHINE ON THE FLIGHT.
DREW SPENT HALF OF HIS TIME AT MAMS AND HALF OF HIS TIME WITH ME, WE HAD A WONDERFUL 5 MONTHS
TOGETHER, DRINKING, TALKING LAUGHING, AND AT TIMES CRYING, WE CHOSE NOT TO TELL DREW ABOUT HIS
ILLNESS, AS HE WAS DETERMINED HE WAS GOING BACK TO TENERIFE AFTER XMAS WHEN HE WAS A BIT STRONGER,
EVEN THOUGH MAM AND I HAD TO CLEAR HIS APPARTMENT DURING THAT DREADFULL WEEK THAT WE WERE THERE,
LOOKING BACK NOW, I DONT KNOW HOW WE GOT THROUGH THAT WEEK.
WHEN WE WERE YOUNG, DREW AND I FOUGHT LIKE CAT AND DOG, MANY A TIME I COULD HAVE KILLED HIM, BUT....
AS WE GOT OLDER AND CLOSER, I WOULD HAVE KILLED ANYONE WHO HURT HIM.
HE HAD A WONDERFUL SENSE OF HUMOUR,WAS VERY SACRCASTIC AND THE BEST BROTHER ANYONE COULD HAVE, HE
WANTED TO LEARN HOW TO USE A PC AND ORDER THINGS FROM THE INTERNET FOR THE NEW BUSINESS HE WANTED TO
SET UP WHEN HE GOT BACK TO HIS BELOVED TENERIFE, SO HUSEYIN AND I SPENT HOURS ON THE PC WITH HIM,
DREW WAS DELIGHTED, WE WERE HEARTBROKEN SEEING HIM SO EXCITED BUT KNOWING HIS PLANS WOULD COME TO
NOTHING.
ANDREW LIVED FOR 5 MONTHS, HE MADE IT TO MOTHERS DAY, BUT THEN HE STARTED TO GO DOWNHILL, THE LAST 3
WEEKS OF HIS LIFE WERE SOOO SAD, BUT AGAIN, DURING THAT TIME HE MADE US ALL LAUGH SO MUCH,
THAT WAS DREW, A BLOODY GOOD LAUGH. IF DREW WAS IN YOUR COMPANY YOU COULD GUARANTEE A GOOD NIGHT.
GOD I LOVED HIM SOOO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!
DREW DIED IN THE ARMS OF HIS MUM. I HAD SAT UP ALL NIGHT WITH HIM, HIS BREATHING STARTED TO CHANGE,
SO I WOKE MAM UP JUST AFTER 2 AM, AS SHE SAT BESIDE HIM AND TOOK HIM IN HER ARMS, HE LOOKED AT HER,
SMILED, AND DIED AT 2:15 am, HE WENT SO PEACEFULLY, I WAS GLAD OF THAT, HUSEYIN AND I WERE WITH HIM
AND WE WERE SO PRIVELIDGED TO SEE HIM ON HIS WAY TO A BETTER LIFE, PAIN FREE AT LAST. MISSING DREW
SOO MUCH DREW, WISH I COULD JUST HAVE ONE MORE HUG FROM YOU, AND ONE MORE SMILE.
SO ALL OF YOU PEOPLE WHO KNEW DREW, AND EVEN THOSE OF YOU WHO DIDNT BUT TOOK TIME TO VISIT THIS
SITE, PLEASE LEAVE A LITTLE MESSAGE ON HERE FOR MAM AND I, IT WILL HELP TO EASE OUR PAIN A BIT I
HOPE.
MISSING YOU SO MUCH DREW, YOU WERE A FANTASTIC BROTHER AND IT WAS WONDERFULL TO GROW SO CLOSE TO YOU
OVER THE LAST 5 MONTHS.
you really are.............SIMPLY THE BEST !!!!!!!!
THINKING OF YOU AND YOUR ANGEL WITH LOVE
FOR ALL MY GTS FOREVER FRIENDS YOU WILL HAVE NOTICED MY CANDLES HAVE BEEN HIT AND MISS LATELY BUT THAT BECAUSE OF INTERNET PROBLEMS AND FAMILY PROBLEMS BUT DONT WORRY ALL IS SORTED NOW * BUT I AM GOING AWAY TOMOS (MONDAY ) FOR A FEW DAYS BREAK IM GOING TO SUNNY BLACKPOOL HA HA* BUT I WILL BE BACK ON FRIDAY TO LIGHT ALL MY ANGELS CANDLES SO UNTILL THEN PLEASE TAKE CARE* ILL MISS YOU SO MUCH AS I HAVE MADE SO MANY FRIENDS ON HERE* HERE IS A VERSE SENT TO YOU AND YOUR ANGEL WITH LOTS OF LOVE HUGS KISSES FROM TINA XX
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AFTER THE CLOUDS THE SUNSHINE ,
AFTER THE WINTER THE SPRING
AFTER THE SHOWER THE RAINBOW
FOR LIFE IS A CHANGEABLE THING
BIDDING ALL DARKNESS CEASE
AFTER LIFE CARES AND SORROWS
THE COMFORT AND SWEETNESS OF PEACE
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IF LUCK IS A RAINBOW ~ID SEND YOU A SHOWER
IF HOPE WAS A MINUTE ~ID SEND YOU AN HOUR
IF HAPPINESS IS A LEAF ~ ID SEND YOU A TREE
AND IF YOU NEED A FRIEND 'YOULL ALWAYS HAVE ME '
GOD BLESS AND TAKE CARE XX
hi drew keep an eye on our craig to day it would have been his 40th birthday no dout you will have a drink. wished i was with yous.keep a watch over ya mam and bev especely ya mam tell them im thinking of them .take care mate have agood day not to much drink ya
hi Bev
Hi Bev, so glad your mum is ok. Drew and all the angels up there were watching over her. I hope you are ok. thinking of you all and sending love to you and your mum. take care, love Tracey
Seeing an angel always reminds me
That although you aren't here
You're being embraced by angels
So there is not a thing to fear
And someday I shall see you again
With a smile upon your face
Because this is what God has promised
Once I leave this earthly place
godbless xxxxxx
FROM TINA WITH LOVE ALWAYS
IF ONLY WE COULD TURN BACK TIME
LIFE ONCE AGAIN WOULD BE SO FINE
TIME WOULD PASS YOU'D STILL BE HERE
TO HAVE TO HOLD TO LOVE SO DEAR
IF ALL THE GIFTS OF HEAVEN AND EARTH WERE OURS TO HAVE
THEY'D HAVE NO WORTH
THE GREATEST GIFT IN TIME AND SPACE WOULD BE TO FEEL YOUR WARM EMBRACE ,
TO HAVE ONE MORE THE PEACE WE KNEW IN THE BLESSED GIFT OF KNOWING YOU
WE KNOW THAT LOVE CANT TURN BACK TIME AND LIFE AGAIN WILL NEVER BE FINE
TIME WILL PASS BUT YOU'LL STILL BE HERE
IN MEMORY HELD AND LOVED SO DEAR X
TO MY FOREVER FRIEND WITH ALL MY LOVE HUGS KISSES SORRY FOR MISSED CANDLES BUT MY COMPUTER WENT DOWN AND ITS BEEN THE LONGEST 24 HOURS EVER BECAUSE I MISS MY GTS FRIENDS AND ANGELS SO MUCH XXTHANKYOU FOR ALL YOUR LOVE AND CARE AND KIND WORDS ITS NOT POSSIBLE TO SAY IN WORDS HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE THEM XXLOVE HUGS KISSES FROM TINA ALWAYS XX
~Bev~
Thank~you for your friendship x
It means so much to me x
Your lovely verses you write each day x
Bring comfort to me &my family x
luv & thanks Bev xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I'll Be Here
I cannot ease your aching heart,
Nor take your pain away;
But let me stay and take your hand
And walk with you today.
I'll listen when you need to talk,
I'll wipe away your tears;
I'll share your worries when they come,
I'll help you face your fears.
I'm here and I will stand by you,
On each hill you have to climb;
So take my hand, let's face the world...
And live just one day at a time.
You're not alone, for I'm still here,
I'll go that extra mile;
And when your grief is easier,
I'll help you learn to smile!
henry~henry jur
Friend
You may not have ever seen me
But you know that I am here.
You can feel me in your heart
As you enter each new day.
I will always be there for you
I am your friend.
Someone to share the good times
As well as the bad.
I make no judgments by what you say
I just listen with my heart and
Hope to be of help in anyway I can.
I will be there for you now and forever
And always please remember
I am your friend!
god bless you
henry~henry jur
In My Garden
In my garden, filled with flowers,
I sit in quiet prayer
And, as I look around me,
I see God everywhere.
He's in the fragrant roses,
In glorious array.
Their perfume lingers in the air
And takes my breath away.
A gentle breeze is blowing.
Sunshine warms my face.
How near to God I feel,
In this enchanting place.
I see His hand in everything,
Sweet gifts sent from above.
My soul knows only peace,
As I rest, here, in His love.
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