Hi, I'm Helen, for those of you that don't know me, I am best friends with Sarah and Amie and have known the lovely Bedford family for over 25 years.

Let me start by saying that it does not come easily nor naturally for this proud, brave family to ask for help, financially or otherwise.

The outpouring of love and support for Holly, and the generosity of everyone who donated to the previous page was overwhelming, it is impossible to express the gratitude to those who enabled Holly to make such precious memories with her family, boyfriend and friends.

But we are now where we are.

Holly's ability to share her raw, unfiltered experience battling cancer, connected her to so many people and generated much interest in her journey.

Understandably, this means many people wish to pay their respects and join in a celebration of her far too short but amazing life.

This of course means the family opening up what will be the hardest day of their lives to the wider realm, so that we may all be able to say goodbye to darling Holly, and show them all how truly loved she was and always will be.

Inevitably, this incurs much bigger costs to accommodate everyone and I'm sure no one would want to see this lovely family worrying about finances at this extremely difficult time.

Holly was so young and as such life insurance wasn't a thought.

Please, if you are able to donate, even the smallest amount when spread across the wider community, can make a huge difference or even if you are just able to share this page, we would really appreciate it.

Thank you for reading

Helen