As you may have all seen, I have not been blogging for the last few months.
Unless any of you follow me on Twitter, you may not know that on May 30th of this year, my family lost Elliot, my little brother, very unexpectedly at the age of 16. Elliot had the most amazing personality. He was extremely kind and caring, which everyone who had the privilege of knowing him commented on. Elliot also had an amazing sense of humour and had some truly amazing talents, especially in Art and Graphics.
Elliot wasn't just my brother, he was my best friend.
I decided to share a tribute about my brother on the Blog as I feel that words could never describe what a truly amazing person he was. How he was there for his friends when they were suffering from depression, how he went and sat with the kids in his year who were alone at lunchtime after falling out with friends and how he was the first up on the dance floor at any party. He was loved by people from all walks of life and all backgrounds. At his funeral, hundreds of people turned up to support our family, thousands of people who's life's had been touched by a young man that was so very loved by everyone who knew him.
My memories of Elliot are the most precious thing I will ever
own. I loved the fact he never judged and always saw the beauty in life. Sometimes
he was a pain in the arse but that was one of the things I’ll miss most about
him. He was very persistent and would always nag me to treat him to something
or put some new music on his phone. Elliot was the life and soul of every
party. He was really great at dancing and would always perform for people. His
adventurous personality was something to be deeply admired. Even though as a
child he was scared of everything, as he grew older, he started to experience
new and exciting things. He loved rollercoaster’s, weight boarding and wanted a
motorbike when he was able to afford one.
Elliot is and will always
be one of the most genuine, sensitive, kind and handsome men I have ever had
the privilege of having in my life (and I’m not just saying that as his
sister). He will be missed forever and always.
This was a section of the tribute read at Elliot's memorial service.
As you can imagine, my family is devastated by such a loss.
I have been thinking of writing this post for a while now.
I really haven't been up to writing any beauty posts on the blog recently. I was even thinking about quitting the blog. But I know that Elliot would have wanted me to continue writing.
I miss him more and more everyday. He is always on my mind.
If anyone is reading this who has lost a sibling, don't hesitate to get in contact. You can email me at gezzieecoan@gmail.com or if you are between the ages of 13 to 25 years then you can join my friend Becky and I's young sibling loss support group on Facebook.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/siblingsofthestarssupportgroup/
I'd like to be able to create a foundation in Elliot's name in the future for Young Sibling Loss in his memory as I know that friendship and kindness was such a big thing to him.
I hope you are all well,
Lots of Love,
Georgia x
