I remember it like it was yesterday, 29th october 2010 my beautiful niece was born into this cruel world. She made our lives and our family complete. 16 days later, on her due date I was ready to go and meet for the first time, but sadly I never got the chance. I received a phone call from my dad and the first words he spoke were 'you may need to sit down for this'. The first thing that came to my head when he said this was that there was something wrong with his kidney following his recent transplant. I could never of prepared myself for what he was going to say. I was at home alone when my dad had told me that my niece had died. I didn't really know how to react, what to do or what to say. I just remember thinking that I needed to get to the hospital. It felt like a horrible nightmare that I had woken from and wasn't till my auntie and uncle came eyes red and puffy filled with tears, that I realised we had to face this terrible reality As we reached the hospital my dad was standing out front making calls to the family about the tragedy, I ran into his arms tears flooding down my face. The family was taken into a small room whilst we waited for my sister and her fiance to come back from seeing Ruby. Bearing the news to the rest of the family as they started to turn up was very hard. Watching each and everyone of them fall apart just the same as I did. My sister started to blame herself which was one of the hardest parts. the waiting around drove us all crazy. The grandparents were the only ones to say goodbye to ruby after she had passed other than Joe and Stacey. The days, weeks and months were so difficult. The pain was indescribable, I can't imagine how my sister and Joe felt, the pain was like no other. Her funeral was on the 15th december 2010. The service was beautiful and so precious for our angel. She had a beautiful horse drawn carriage and her coffin was so tiny, white and pure. On the way to the crematorium all of the horses the funeral drove past stopped and walked towards us. The service was so beautiful and the minister was so sincere, one quote she said I will remember for the rest of my life was 'god has something more precious than a diamond he has Ruby' she truly was the most precious girl in the world. My sister and joe got her blanket back on christmas eve and her ashes back on new years eve just in time for them to start the new year together. Ruby as my niece changed my perceptive on everything, her death made me realise that life is too short. She has been my biggest inspiration writing poems and drawing her. Rest in peace, our beautiful girl. Love you so much + sleep tight xxxxxx