Help me give Lauren the send off she deserves

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My beautiful, brave little Lauren, an autistic young girl, massively failed my the mental health system, passed away on Thursday night 24th February after her heart stopped beating for well over an hour. Today we officially had her date and time of death as 11.32am 26th February 2022. The hospital have kept her body going to see if she will be a suitable organ donor for some incredibly poorly people. I will remain in Manchester with her until she has the surgery and we can then arrange to bring her back home to Bournemouth.

Right now over 2000 people with a Learning Disability and/or Autism remain locked in inpatient units. Often far from family and at an increased risk of abuse. Lauren was one of these people. Together we have been fighting for the correct care and treatment package so I could bring my daughter back to the community. After being sent to a hospital 6 hours away from our home back in June last year, Laurens mental health declined rapidly. She suffered terribly from separation anxiety and hated being so far away from me. It broke her and our little family.

Lauren, a straight A student who aspired to be a doctor or a paediatric nurse, has gone to join her baby brother Alfie in Heaven but she leaves behind her other brother Bobby, her Grandparents, her dad, James, uncles and aunties, godparents, special friends, girlfriend and her very special cousins. Her beautiful smile, kind heart and pure courage and strength touched the hearts of everyone who met her.

We are all devastated by the loss of Lauren and were not prepared for the high cost of a funeral service. We want to give her the fairwell she truly deserves after all the heartache she’s had to endure. To honour her memory and say our last goodbyes.

I know Lauren has lots of people who love and support her and for that I am incredibly thankful for.

Please consider donating, as any amount will truly help our family during this difficult time.

Thank you so much

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