Thursday 23 May 2019

Celebration of Life

Each May, on the anniversary of the death of our Mama Sue's beloved dad, Harold, the Happy House family gets together for a Celebration of Life.
As so many of those in our family, children and staff, have lost someone dear to them, it is a chance to share the happy memories they hold in their hearts and to enjoy entertainment to celebrate the joy of living, being with family and friends.
The emphasis is on being happy, not being sad, and it is a time to laugh and smile.
Mama spoke about her father and of his influence on her life and of how after he  died, which crippled her with overwhelming grief, that Papa brought her to Kenya for the holiday which was to change her life, and put her on the path to her Happy House.
Mama was joined at the Celebration of Life by by Evans who was in tears as her spoke about the impact on his family of the death of his dad, when he was very young, and of how it resulted in him, his sister Janet and brother, Oscar, coming into our care and how Mama and the Happy House has transformed their lives.
Over the next few days we will be sharing with you other extracts of our Celebration of Life.