In memory of Aaliyah Wells
Created by John Hefford
16th November 2011
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I will be taking part in a few sporting events which will be detailed on Facebook. I would like to donate any money raised to The Aaliyah Wells Forever Fund in support of meningitis. Here her grandmother Elaine pays tribute to the brave four-year-old. Aaliyah was born on the 17th June 2005 at Harold Wood Hospital in Essex we were all overwhelmed to have this lovely baby who grew into a beautiful little girl. When she was born the doctors never noticed she was born without a hip we noticed when she was starting to try to walk, doctors told us maybe it was because she had one leg longer than the other, they would have to correct as she grew older. Aaliyah was a gentle little girl always so sweet. She loved her mum and two sisters Georgia and Summer also her little brother Ronnie. She was very loving and at the age of 4 she was very smart for her age, she said "When she gets older she wanted to be a carer." After numerous visits to doctors and hospitals due to pain in her leg they did an X-ray it was then discovered to everyones suprise she had no hip and her body had grown an extra bone to try to connect itself so an operation was booked at Stanmore Hospital for them to make her one. By now she was in a wheelchair due to pain and tiredness and could only walk with a limp. She enjoyed school and made alot of friends who were willing to help her when she needed it. After her operation she was confined to bed and wheelchair for many hours but she never complained, she was always jolly. Her friends would visit her sometimes a bed was made outside in the garden with all of them around her. She was a little fighter and pushed herself to learn to crawl then walk again she was very brave. Aaliyah always listened to what you were saying and learnt alot from us all. She loved drawing and was becoming an excellent little artist. She was a girly girl and loved all the dressing up and would often dress up in old clothes and sometimes Summer's or Georgia's clothes! We think she was training to be a hair dresser because she cut Summer's hair off while they were playing! She also loved singing and dancing and to get on the dance floor just like her mum! Aaliyah had a rare quality for a 4 year old, she made sure she spent individual time with everyone, she had a very good sense of humour and shared jokes and had nick names for everyone. She made us laugh when she came home from the circus and told everyone she saw the horse's with thier pyjamas on (talking about the Zebra's) Aaliyah was very homely loved cuddles and her dummy! Although at school she would hide it in her pocket before she went in and would want it first thing when school was finished! She loved it when her mum picked her up from school when she was going half a day and going with her mum and her friends for a pub lunch, she would say " well if no one wants to go, just me and you go mum!! Aaliyah had just started back to school full time and was walking really well on Friday 13 Nov 09 she attended a wedding where she danced and was enjoying herself. On the 14 Nov 09 at around 12 noon she started complaining of a headache then she was sick and a temperture we gave her medicine and a cold flannel on her head we thought she was coming down with the flu, she had no rash. She was sleeping alot but we thought children do when they are ill at around 8pm we tried to wake her but she was not responding we rushed her to hospital, she deteriorated in the night and was then taken to a special unit at St Mary's paddington where she was put on life support but sadly on the Monday 16 Nov 09 was pronounced brain dead and the life support was switched off. There are so many little things we could say and wonderful memories. Aaliyah you were a light in our life that has gone out, you were our little princess, we promise that not a day will go by without us thinking of you, you will always be with us in our hearts, you know how much you were loved because we always told you. Rest in peace our little Angel. God Bless. Nanny xxxxUpdates
Aaliyah, Georgia, Summer and Ronnie
Aaliyah with her brother and sisters
Aaliyah and her beautiful big sister Georgia
Aaliyah
Aaliyah
Prize Ring Boxing
16th November 2011I will be fighting at Circus Tavern 10th December 2011, tickets are £30 each and for every ticket my sister (sjrusso@hotmail.com) sells I will donate £5 to this fund in memory or Aaliyah Wells who sadly passed away two years ago today.
The aim is to raise £10,000 for Meningitis UK and its research work to find a vaccine for meningitis B - the strain of the disease which suddenly killed Aaliyah on November 16. So far with everyones support an amazing £4,827.73 has been raised.
Thank you and however small, all donations are greatly appreciated.
John
Recent Donations
6 years ago
Trevor Wells
💕💗💞 Kelly & the Wells family would like to say a big THANK YOU to Pat Wells & all of the staff from the Spirit of Holiness Spiritualist Church for their hard work & to Keith Thompson for an excellent evening, as always. Also to everyone that attended helping to raise £140.00 for Meningitis Now in Aaliyah's Memory, plus £10.00 donation from Aaliyah's Great Nannie Pat. = £150.00. 💞💗💕
£150.00
11 years ago
Mrs donna davies coe
Your always in my prayers x
11 years ago
Mr Spencer Cole
I never knew her, but I'm sure she is a star that lights your darkest moments! X