"Our precious son Andrew was 10 years
old when he tragically passed away Nov 2010
in his sleep due to SUDEP. Andrew was our
only son and he leaves an older sister. We
will never stop loving him and we will never
forget him. People say the pain gets easier
to cope with but for us it's as bad now as
when we lost Andrew. We struggle every day
without Andrew and we miss his massive smile
and kind nature. Andrew was diagnosed with
epilepsy when he was 4 years old, during the
following 6 years the medication struggled
to cope with Andrew's type of seizures.
Andrew lived life to the full, he was active
in the form of swimming, cycling and walks
in the forest were his favourite outdoor
pastime. He was also very keen on camping
in Aviemore's Rothiemurchus forest where
he cycled extensively. Andrew was also a
massive Dr Who fan collecting all types
of figures and DVD's, and visiting exhibitions
whenever he got the chance.
His dad took part in the London Triathlon
in aid of Epilepsy Research UK in 2010 and
Andrew was so chuffed that his dad was raising
money to try and 'make him better'. To this
end dad will take part in the 2011 London
Triathlon again to raise money for Epilepsy
Research UK along with his brother and a
very close family friend, and hopefully
the sponsorship raised will help other families
avoid the pain that we are feeling just
now.
Family and friends have different events
planned to raise funds in aid of Epilepsy
Research UK to include Lochgoilhead New
Year's dip, Buckie 8 hour sponsored swim,
London Triathlon, various 10k charity runs
and possibly the Epilepsy Research UK Himalayan
Trek.
Andrew had decided to take up the challenge
of triathlons, and no doubt he would have
raised money for epilepsy research. We had
planned to take part in the Grantown-on-Spey
'Try a Tri' and Andrew had started training
for this event.
We think about Andrew every minute of every
day and miss his massive smile and infectious
laugh. We are confident that Andrew would
have been pleased that we are continuing
to raise money to help others.
Jill, Kevin & Nicola Graham, March 2011
Donations to Andrew’s memorial fund can
be made through this site using the link
below, or via www.justgiving.com.
Donate to the
Andrew Ross Graham Memorial Fund
Epilepsy Research UK would like to thank
Jill and Kevin Graham and family for their
involvement with us. Our memorial funds play an essential part
in funding the charity's research. This
year, they are supporting a project led
by Professor
Mark Richardson, which is exploring
the complex brain networks involved in temporal
lobe epilepsy.
