| Location | Newton Aycliffe |
| Age | 34 years |
| Cause of Death | Asthma Attack |
| Date of Birth | 20/10/1973 |
| Date of Death | 26/09/2008 |
| Visitors | 3,906 since 12/10/2008 |
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Daniel was an amazing man. A perfect Fiance, Daddy, Son, Brother and so much more to so many people.
We met in 2004 and in March 2005 moved in together. He took My daughter Caitlin on as his own and
they loved each other from the start.
Our son Harry was born in January 2006 and Daniel was fantastic. He would get up in the night to do
feeds and would happily change nappies.
Daniel and Harry only had 2 years and 9 months together but the time that they had was amazing.
Daniel would come in from work and take over with Harry insisting all his spare time was spent with
him. After putting him to bed he would come down and spend time with Caitlin helping her with her
homework which normally led to them both messing about. Their lives have changed so much since he
went but they were both blessed to have such love from him. He would do anything for them both and
brought them both such happiness and Joy.
In him I found my soul mate and best friend and I thought we would be together forever. We loved
each other so much and knew each other inside out. We both assumed that we would grow old together.
I am incomplete now I have lost him. I didn't realise it was possible to feel so much pain but I
wouldn't give up what we had for the world. I know one day we will be together again and until that
day I will try and make him proud and bring up our children to be all the wonderful things he was.
Losing Daniel was sudden and tragic. I never imagined that day that I would lose him. If I had
known, there would be so much I would have said to him but all I can hope for is that he knew just
how much he was loved by us all.
Daniel was always a strong believer in organ donation and it makes me so proud that he has helped
other people after his death.
He was strong, kind, courageous, loving and sensitive and it was an honour to be part of his life.
We will never be the same without him and it seems so unfair that such a special person would be
taken from his family that he doted on. Although life feels so hard I will forever be grateful that
I got to have him in my life and I will treasure the memories he gave us all my life.
He will be forever missed by us all
My poem for Daniel
If I could have you back again, even for a day
I'd tell you all the unspoken words I never got to say
If I could have you back again, I'd hold on to you so tight
I'd whisper words of love to you until day turned into night
If I could have you back again, I could never let you go
I'd tell you all the things I feel that perhaps I didn't show
I know that this will never be and life seems so unfair
But even death cannot break the bond of love we share
16.04.87 ♥ DANIEL SWADDLE ♥ 10.07 04
✲ THANK YOU JUST ISN'T ENOUGH...........✲
I AM OVERWHELMED AT THE AMOUNT OF TRIBUTES, GIFTS AND CANDLES DANIEL HAS RECIEVED FOR HIS 22ND BIRTHDAY.. I AM TRUELY MOVED.
Thank you for sharing the celebration
And being part of Daniels' special day.
Thank you for being a great friend
In every possible way.
Thank you for being so generous,
thoughtful and so true.
And thank you most of all
For just being you.
Love Jude. x x
Joy shared is joy multiplied. Thank you for coming to my party. Love Daniel. x x
6 months today
I cannot believe a whole half year has gone by without you, without your touch, without hearing your voice, without watching you be the incredible Daddy that you were. I miss you so much, I miss the good times and the not so good. I miss your clumsiness, I miss your rubbish DIY skills. I would give anything to have one more day with you but it would never be enough, how could I let you go? I'll have to be content knowing you are waiting for me, just around the corner. I love you x x
To the living, I am gone,
To the sorrowful, I will never return,
To the angry, I was cheated,
But to the happy, I am at peace,
And to the faithful, I have never left.
I cannot speak, but I can listen.
I cannot be seen, but I can be heard.
So as you stand upon a shore gazing at a beautiful sea--
As you look upon a flower and admire it's simplicity--
Remember Me.
Remember me in your heart.
Your thoughts, and your memories,
Of the times we loved,
The times we cried,
The times we fought,
The times we laughed.
For if you always think of me,
I will never have gone.
I hope you hear me and Caitlin talking about you all the time and the laughter you brought to our lives and I hope you hear Harry saying goodnight to you everynight and saying he loves you while kissing your picture. There isn't much laughter left in our lives now Daniel it died with you. I need you with me helping me and giving me support to make sure I can help Harry as best I can. Stay with me always until the special day when we will be together again. Until then I will never stop thinking of you and will Love you always x
Hi Kelly
Hello Kelly
Just wanted to tell you that you and your children are still very much in my thoughts. It has not been long at all since you lost Daniel so suddenly and unexpectedly, and you are doing fantastically well to be looking after two little ones at such a traumatic time. The fact you are so strong and keep going must make Daniel so very proud of you and of them - you are incredible.
I cannot imagine what it must be like for you as the thought alone is so frightening for me; my heart aches for you it really does. But I know you are a loving Mum and that there are so many ways that as the children grow you will tell them about Danny and make him a part of your conversations and let him still be an influence and role-model to them.
There are ways to remember him on special dates also, and I'm sure you already have your own personal ways of honouring him with the kids.
For my son, James (aged just turned 7) likes to release a helium balloon and watch it go, at night and when it's dark and calm enough we also use sky glow lanterns (they're great). Sometimes we also have fireworks or sparklers, and we put things in Joshua's Memory Keepsake Box also including cards and letters. I also find that the simple act of lighting a candle in the evening and having it there makes me feel calmer on bad days.
I am sure you could also make up scrap books with photos, cut-out pictures from magazines and anything that remind you about Daniel; the children could enjoy something like that as an ongoing project, or could also write him letters either in a private diary each, or on paper that you take to his resting place or burn, or rip up and give to the wind or float down a stream...whatever fits.
Please know that ANY bereavement takes on average two years to be through. You never get over these things; but you do get through them, and then used to them. Of course I hope it will start to get easier before then, and I'm sure these past months have felt incredibly long for you - and yet also like time has stood still. But keep plodding on and roll with the worse days and make the most of the better days, and slowly but surely you will emerge.
You will never be the woman you were before, but you will find a way of taking this and making it a part of who you become.
I can't pretend to know what it's like, but I do know someone who has lost their partner and been left with youngsters. I hope you are not offended by my trying to clumisly talk about how it is for you because of course I honestly can't know, and the depth of your pain and loss must be tremendous.
But please know that I care and so do many others and for the children's sakes as well as Daniels' legacy, you will keep making Daniel and everyone else proud of you.
Lots of love to you all, and a big ((((HUG))))
Rachel xxx xxx
4 months
It's been 4 months since I last saw you and I couldn't ever have imagined feeling such pain. I still think you will walk through the door because you wouldn't leave me. I miss you so much you were everything to me. It hurts me so much that you aren't here to see Harry grow, you won't be here to take him to football matches like you wanted to or take him to the seaside like he loved. I hate the thought that Harry might not remember how much you loved him and how there wasn't a day in your short time together that you werent with him and showering him with love. What we had is irreplaceable. I Love and miss you Daniel x x
Thinking of you Kelly and your children xx
The moment that you died,
My heart split in two,
The one side filled with memories,
The other died with you.
I often lay awake at night,
When the world is fast asleep,
And take a walk down memory lane,
With tears upon my cheeks.
Remembering you is easy,
I do it every day,
But missing you is a heartache,
That never goes away.
I hold you tightly within my heart,
And there you will remain,
Life has gone on without you,
But it never will be the same.
For those who still have their LOVED ONES,
Treat them with tender care,
You will never know the emptiness,
As when you turn and they’re not there.
I am starting a new year without you and it's not fair. I think of all the plans we had together and how this year would have been for us. I love you and thought we would be together for years and years. I couldn't have imagined you would be so cruelly taken from me. It's Harry's 3rd Birthday tomorrow and he should have his Daddy with him to celebrate. I am so sorry for what you will miss out on but one day we will all be together and until then you will be forever in my heart and thoughts. Loving you always x x
Merry Christmas Daniel. I wish so much you were here with me getting the presents ready. I will try and make the day special for our children. Life isn't the same without you here making me happy and I have never felt it as much as today. Wherever you are I hope you are watching over us and can see what an amazing little guy Harry is and how much like you he is. I love & Miss you now and forever, until we are together again x x
Missing You at Christmas
Everybody's rushing round
Full of festive cheer
But I'm finding all I want to do
At Christmas, is come here.
To talk to you a little while
And light a candle or two
I can't buy you a present
So what else can I do?
Remember Daniel, I love you
I'm still hurting with this pain
I don't think it will ever stop
Until I'm with you once again.
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