Thanks from Maria and Girls
13 October 2017To all the generous individuals, family and friends who have donated to Karl’s give a little page, words are not enough to truly express my appreciation and gratefulness that I am feeling. I’m truly blessed and humbled by the heartfelt donations, messages, love and kindness you have all shown for our wee whanau/aiga/family.
Karl was a true warrior who fought a great battle and we both were praying and hopeful for our miracle story. But in the end Karl showed great courage and accepted the inevitable. Karl was always so very strong in body, mind, spirit and this shone through especially when he was diagnosed with cancer two years ago. He was always a fighter and would not let cancer define him. He fought to the bitter end.
Karl’s strength and courage, I will definitely draw on to take one day at a time and to put one foot in front of the other especially for our two beautiful girls. This will be his legacy which I will continue to pass on to Talia and Anya “that their dad was big, strong and had a fighting spirit.
Karl and I had 17 amazing years together and what I will treasure most from these beautiful years is his strength, courage, wisdom and dry sense of humour. He was a great provider for our family, a wonderful dad to his girls and a most loving husband to me. The girls and I will miss him so very much and his memory will live in our hearts forever.
I am so overwhelmed by all your generous donations and on behalf of myself, Talia and Anya thank-you. In my Samoan culture, we express our love and gratitude by saying Fa’afetai, Fa’afetai, Fa’afetai Tele Lava which translate to Thank-you, Thank-you, Thank-you so very much. God bless you all.
With love Maria, Talia and Anya Hancock
“Those we love don’t go away, they walk beside us everyday, Unseen, unheard but always near. Still loved, still missed and very dear.” Author Unknown