It was what she would have wanted- short but sweet, with an elegant simplicity. Everyone wore something pink - a tribute to her fight with breast cancer.
Walking into the crematorium behind her family and friends, her tiny coffin covered with beautiful flowers and the Goo Goo Dolls' song Iris playing was heartbreaking; so many people shedding tears at their individual losses. Yet the messages throughout the service were clear- smile. Always keep smiling. As Kirsten did throughout her illness. Her final song, as we exited the room, was Cyndi Lauper's Girls Just Wanna Have Fun. I could just picture her dancing away to it.
Her wake was decorated so beautifully with fairy lights, tables covered with objects associated with Kirsten (Some My Little Ponys and Barbies amongst them!), photographs and little reminders of this lovely lady. It was nice to see her remembered so fondly, everyone sharing their stories and memories over drinks. It must have been both heartbreaking and comforting for her family to know just how many will miss her smile.
RIP Kirsten.
:-)
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