Heartbreaking letter from Simon Thomas' Mother's Day to his son after the death of his wife

Simon Thomas wrote a heartbreaking open letter about his wife on Mother's Day.

The presenter of Sky Sports lost his wife Gemma in November 2017, just days after the diagnosis of acute myeloid leukemia.

Today, he said that his son Ethan did not have his mother at his side.

In a heartbreaking open letter, the 46-year-old woman wrote: "We thought she would always be there to guide you, to be right behind you as you grew up, ripen and begin to spread your wings. it has spread in your life would never stop flowing. We have taken for granted that these days would not end until very long.

"I feel so blessed that my mother has always been there for me and that her love and support for me has never diminished, and I am happy that she is always there to send flowers and say thank you, and I love you.

"But I'm sorry that for my boy, Mother's Day is always a very different day.A day when he will remember her and thank you for all that she did for him during those eight short days. years, but one day will also be laced with the burning pain of his absence.

"I'm glad we were celebrating our mother someday, but for many, it will be very hard today." Mother's Day billboards adorning most stores have been hard to bear, for those you know. Who today, it misses a mom who is no longer there, a father who will not be there to give them a special feeling, a friend in mourning the loss of a son or d & # 39; 39, a girl, or those who endure the painful hopes of being a mom – give them a call, invite them, let them know that they are not alone. "

Simon also shared the image of a lighted candle for Gemma, next to a map with "Ethan I" [love] you write on the front and a picture of the child with his mother.

"Sometimes you have to do things differently." Remember Mom and celebrate her precious boy #Mothersday

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