| Location | Sunderland |
| Age | 15 years |
| Cause of Death | Organ Failure |
| Date of Birth | 29/04/1993 |
| Date of Death | 01/10/2008 |
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After a long battle with illness, my son Peter decided he had enough and was ready to rest. He was
the most special son that I could of asked for and I will miss him so much. Fifteen years is just
not long enough but every minute with him will never be forgotten. His baby blue eyes and his
gorgeous smile would just melt your heart. In such a short time he touched so many lives and has
left everyone with fantastic memories. Forever in our hearts and in our memories, always at peace.
Our brave boy
Peter came into the world a little late but left far too early. He was born a healthy baby, our
first child. He had milk intolerance in his first year and the usual coughs and colds but nothing
that would give us any concern.
He was a kind and loving boy that you couldn’t help but love. When he started nursery and school
he was keen to be one of the lads. He loved football and began playing for a team (Bexhill Boys)
when he was just five years old, and went to his first Sunderland match the same year (19th
September 1998 Sunderland 7 – Oxford 0). Peter loved school as he saw it as a great place to
socialise, his effort in his school work was just enough to get by although the teachers always said
he could do better, which he was starting to do in his last years (really well in maths). Peter got
on with most people and any fall out with friends would not last long. He loved girls and had a
steady stream of females at the front door, his laid back nature and sense of humour appealed to
everyone.
Peters first stay in hospital was due to an accident (slipping on the stairs and breaking his leg)
he had to wear a full leg cast but it didn’t let this get him down. In the winter of 2002 he
began to lose his hair, the doctor said that it was alopecia and sure enough in the spring his hair
grew back however in April 2003 we noticed he was bruising very easily. After examination and blood
test by the doctor he was referred to haematology at Sunderland General we were told he had ITP
(idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura), a blood disorder that effected his platelets that control
blood clotting. A year later his spleen was removed and this seemed to solve the problem however
approximately a year later he noticed a small lump under his arm. It was discovered after a biopsy
that his lymph gland was swollen, then started various infections and low white cell counts, then
the platelet problem returned.
Sunderland General referred Peter to the immunology department at Newcastle General Hospital, and in
November 2006 we were told that his immune system was immature and Peter would need to be observed
at regular clinics. May 2007 Peter attended a scheduled appointment at the immunology clinic, he
was admitted a day later as we were told he had a severe chest infection (pneumonia - we found out
later), in the meantime a scan had been checked (done weeks earlier to investigate a lump in his
eye) it showed that Peter had brain tumour. The specialists thought the worst as he had lumps in
other places, but after several biopsies (neck, brain and lung) it showed that all the lumps were
non-cancerous. The immunology specialist believed that the best option was to give Peter a bone
marrow transplant to give him a new immune system.
Peter left hospital a month later and went back to school happy to get on with everything he did
before. He was disappointed that he could not play football due to the tumour and platelet issue,
he was not allowed to swim either as he now had a hickman line (an access point direct to his main
artery, so the various medications could be given easier). But this did not stop him from getting
on, he never played on his illness and really stuck in at school, performing even better. Spending
time with friends was important to him and some of the stories we have heard since just proved that,
he even came home with a black eye after being knocked in the face during a game of football!!!!!
May 2008 arrived the time for him to be admitted to the bone marrow unit, he was looking forward to
the time he was ‘just normal’. The new bone marrow took really well and Peter was so calm and
laid back, the staff thought he was brilliant. Then a complication set in GVHD (Graft verses host
disease) which can attack the lungs, skin or gut, in Peters’ case it was his gut. He coped well,
the doctors began treatment but there was no improvement. In the August they sent him to Holland,
where a specialist treatment using stem cells was given. A month later he was sent to Holland again
but now things were not good. Peter was so poorly but he didn’t give up, then Friday 26th
September 2008 the doctors decided that he should go onto a ventilator in the intensive care unit.
Saturday 27th September 2008 the worst news, nothing more could be done and Peters’ organs were
shutting down and that we needed to get ourselves prepared. Sunday we had Peter and his brother
christened with close family with us. With only days left I mentioned that I wish I could have
taken him home, as on Peters down times (there weren’t many) he just wanted to go home. The staff
were brilliant and did everything to grant mine and Peters wish. Peter hung on and Wednesday 1st
October 2008 we took our son home to his own bed (still sedated and on a ventilator). The
ventilator was removed after everyone’s goodbyes and his dad I held him as he slipped into his
eternal rest.
Peter’s bravery is an inspiration to those who knew him especially his dad and I, we miss him so
much, our lives will forever have a huge hole in it.
emotional :'( x
Halow marra, ya'alreeeeeeeeeeeeet :)
Been at Daniel's house today, we've just finished watching my sisters keeper and i cannot begin to explain how emotional it was to watch it, i'm so pleased i had Daniel with me. Alicia & Lauren & Sarah all warned me that i'd need alot of tissues, and boy they were right from the moment it started, right til the end, i cried, all the way through, coz all i thought about was you, it just made me think of everything you must of went through and how amazing you are to of got through it all as long as you could, and the fact that you never complained about anything baby, makes me so so proud of you.. because everyone knows how brave you were & when times were hard, you never moaned on, you always had a smile on your face, just like you always did. I also clicked on that on the 15tth Feb this year, is 3 years to the day, that i last saw you alive, and it breaks my heart coz i just wish i could have you back, for one more day Peter, just to say goodbye, because i never got the chance, and that hurts, alot, i just wanna tell you how much of a special friend you are to me, because thats what you are, a special friend, your the most special friend a girl could ever ask for. All i ever think about is you, sometimes sad things, like today, but most of the time, happy things and people ask me why im laughing out loud at random times and in random places and i just say 'oh my best friend coz hes crackers' and they ask where is he like 'hes dead' so they're like oh, sh*t im sorry i didnt realise so im like oh its okay, its nice that i can tell someone about him and laugh.
But Peter, sometimes, like today i also wish i could take your place because watching that film made me realise all the pain you must have gone through and i cant stand to think about that.. but i'm so proud of you for getting through it the way you did, and i know, and so do your family, that although things will NEVER be the same about without you here, that we will always be thinking about you and knowing that your looking after everyone, and were now happy because your not in pain anymore, and thats why were happy, even though will all miss you like mad baby.
Til we meet again, RIP gorgeous boy, best friends forever.
I love you xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
16 months
hiya peter its that horrible time of the month again when it adds another month for you not been with us. i really hate it. hope your doing ok up there bet you would have had some laughs watching everyone falling over of this snow. everyone hates this time of the month you sholdnt be up there you should be with all us down here having snowball fighs or doing stupid things in the snow haha :) i no you would have been. i cant believe its been 16 month you havnt been with us i hate it wish you were miss are daft laughs we used to have and stuff like that i just miss you in every way
love you from alicia xxxxxxxxxxxx
Another one!
It's another 1st of the month Peter, another beginning of a month without you. It never gets any easier, just as hard today as all the days since the 1st October 2008. We still can't believe that your gone and that your planned life will never happen. Everything that I do hurts: looking at your photos knowing that I'll never be able to update them, shopping at asda and seeing families together knowing that my family will now never be complete without you. I just want to have you back and nothing less will do, but I know that I have to go on whether I want to or not, one thing that helps is remembering how strong you were in your life and how you battled on. So that is what I do, battle on.
I always miss you so much and I will love you forever Peter. Mam.xxx.
:'( 16 months gone by :'(
That stupid day of every month, the 1st, the WORST! It's hard to imagine that it's nearly 1 and a half years since you left us :(.. it's unbelieveable :(.. As every month comes around, i miss you more and more, and i hope that you know that i never go a single day without thinking about you. We all miss you so much, and as Lauren said, i cannot imagine what you family go through as the worst parts come, but i know you will always be watching over them to make sure they're all doing okay. Your always gonna be in my heart m'darling. You may have noticed i'm in abit of a situation at the moment, & im praying you make it a happy one :), its down to you. As you can probably also see, things are going great with Daniel :).. it's nice that i have him to talk to about you, sometimes sad things but sometimes happy things, but he understands, and he knows that no one is gonna take your place in my heart. You know that i'm gonna look after Adam for you now, :) & i'll always be here for him if he needs me :). The pain will always be there, it never gets easier, never, it never will, not til the day we meet again and we can share those amazing memories again, haha. the one thing that gets me through the hard times when i miss you, is when i think of the fact that your no longer in pain, that makes me smile, coz i hated knowing you were in pain, it hurts so bad, that your not here, but your always with me baby, just make me happy, you know what i mean ;-).
Til we meet again Peter, sleep tight baby. RIP Loveyou always. xxxxxxxxxxxx
16 months without you :'(
It's the first of the month again, a day that everyone dreads :'(.
I dread the first of the month knowing its another month without you being here. it still hasn't fully sinked in that we are never going to see you again.
It still doesn't seem that long since you were taken from us but its something we have had to live with., we all still miss you.
i cant imagine what your family go through on the first of every month. i only hope your still looking after them which i know you problys will be :)
i really wish you could come back for just one day :(, the party we wouold have would be unreal like :'(
Well i hope your having a party up there cos i know how much you used to love them :)
Love you Forever (L) xxxxxx
Birthday wish.
Hello Peter, I made a birthday wish today but I knew that it would never come true, to have you back is impossible but I can still dream. Living without you is so tough, we miss you desperately. We dream that we will meet you again and once again we'll be a family.
Miss you always, love you forever. Mam.xxx.
1 more goodbye x
Hiya m'darlin
how yi hinging? alreet pal?
hard and stressful time lately, but you always get me through it. Im missing you so much, lately i think about nothing else but you, sometimes i just wanna break my heart over everything, then i think, no Neasa stop being stupid Peter would hate to see you like this, but there are times when i just cant help it. Im thinking about you all the time, i never stop, there are times, when sometimes, the good memories take over the bad ones, but lately Peter, all i feel is guilt. Our parents always said we were secret twins, coz you always seemed to steal things off me :P like my blood disorder :(, which is the main reason i feel guilty alot lately, coz sometimes, i wish it was me, and not you, coz you never did anything wrong, you never seemed to hurt anyone, or anything, you were always happy and you were taken away from us, and i wish i could of had one more goodbye, to give you a massive kiss, and a massive hug, and tell you that you mean the absolute world to me, you always will, and you will always have a place in my heart, no one will ever take it, ever! your so special to me Peter, you really have no idea, how amazing i feel, knowing that i spend 15 years of my life, with you as my best friend and to be able to share so many memories with you and your amazing family.
iloveyou Peter Morton, my best friend, forever and always :) xxxxxxxxxxxx
Hard Times
Hi Son, its your Dad sorry we have not left a message on here for a while but we look at it every day. Christmas was very hard for me and your Mam being without you. We are still down and depressed at the moment as we are missing you so so much. Adam had his 13th Birthday last week and he missed you on that day, so did we. Your cousin Sophie also had her 13th Birthday party last saturday night and everybody was there. It was hard for us you not being there when all your cousins were there. They say time is a healer but it is not healing me or your mam, life is just not the same without you but we still have to go on for Adams sake. You are a biig big miss to us PETER all my love DAD.
never the same x
alreet pal :)
how are ya dude?
Miss you like mad darling, cannit believe its 2010 now! 2 years this year since you left us, & who ever says time heals things, is talking a load of crap tbh pal, i never stop thinking about you, theres not a day goes by that i dont think about you, i think about you every second of every day. I know that yesterday was adam's birthday, i bet it was hard for him, once again without you :(, but i bet you were watching over him to make sure he had a wonderful day :).. need you to pass on a little message to him, to let him know that there is a card for him on the way from us lot here in ashington and apologise to him from us that it's abit late, been busy with college you see, and mam and dad have been busy at work. Peter mate, it breaks my heart coz you not here like, my new boyfriend daniel, he knows all about you, and hes seen the tattoo i have for you, and i know you probably know that hes perfect, ive never been happier and i can promise you that 2010 is gonna be my best year ever, im gonna make som many happy memories, and make you proud of me, just like you would have wanted, although things would be alot better if you were here and it breaks my heart, coz your not, but on a better note, im happy, coz i know that your not in pain. Wooler came on the tv last night, all the snow there and everywhere is unreal, but of course you would know that, coz you can see it for youself, wish you were here though, to enjoy the snow with adam and your friends :(. Me & Laurie often talk about you on msn, the laughs we have talking about you are unreal, coz thats all you ever did, and made us do, laugh. There are times when i break my heart coz i miss you so much :( but there are alot of times when i smile & laugh thinking about all the stuff we did at Wooler & that, all those parties in the vans, and the water fights and that and the laughs in the pool & stuff, eee back in the days when we used to go horse riding on the old site, they were the best like, with the carlisle lot and that, the competetions we used to enter at the club and that & when our parents used to play darts and pool & stuff, and those wonderful trips to edinburgh zoo, ee the days :(. I wish those days could be back, when things were normal, i wish you didnt get ill, i wish you were still here Peter. You are, and always will be a brave lad, you are the kindest, loving, caring lad ive ever met, the BESTEST friend a girl could ever ask for, all i ask from you now, is to watch over me and make sure Daniel looks after me & that he doesnt hurt me and that we are together forever. Peter darling, i will be thinking of you, and of course your family, its heartbreaking for me that your not here, i cannot imagine the heartache your family are going through, but we are always going to be here for them & im sure they know that you are watching over them, and that you are happy and not in pain, you mean the world to me Peter, no one will EVER take your place in my heart, not ever.
Peter babe, sleep tight,
until we meet again.
I love you sweetheart, best friends.. ALWAYS ;;
RIP xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Where do they go to?
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Where do they go to, the people who leave?
Are they around us, in the cool evening breeze?
Do they still hear us, and watch us each day?
I'd like you to think of them with us that way.
Where do they go to, when no longer here?
I think that they stay with us, calming our fear
Loving us always, holding our hands
Walking beside us, on grass or on sand.
Where do they go to, well it's my belief
They watch us and help us to cope with our grief
They comfort and stay with us, through each of our days
Guiding us always through life's mortal maze.
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KevF - 21st August 2007
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