CHLOE Coss may have come to people’s attention because of her battle with cancer – but she was so much more than just her illness, her godmother has said.
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And that’s what her family, friends and supporters will celebrate at her farewell on Wednesday: the “quirky and the cheeky and the sassy and the dancing queen” Chloe.
They’re inviting anyone who loved and supported Chloe – in person or from afar – to dress up in their brightest colours, come along, celebrate her life and donate to help other children in their fight.
“She loves bubbles and glitter and anything girly, so we’re making sure that everything she favours is part of the day, and making it child-friendly and not all about being sad,” cousin and godmother Lisa Thomas said.
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“There’s plenty of time for us to grieve, and on this one day we’re going to make sure we’re celebrating the time we’ve had with her.
“It was not all about cancer; her life was more than cancer … she’s so many things.”
Chloe was diagnosed with a very rare and aggressive cancer in early March of this year.
She lost her life at the age of two years and five months in John Hunter Hospital on September 17, surrounded by her mum Shiralee, dad Barry, big sister Lexi, 8, and little brother Noah, almost 1.
She had been christened the day before.
The celebration of Chloe Madison Coss will be held on Wednesday, October 3, at 11am at St Nicholas Catholic Church in Tamworth.
She will then be laid in her final resting place at Lincoln Grove Cemetery, 1040 Gunnedah Road.
Mrs Thomas said Chloe’s family asked that, instead of bringing flowers, people donate to some of the groups that supported her during her fight.
There will be a donation box at the church for Fight for Connar, Ronald McDonald House Newcastle and John Hunter Hospital’s children’s oncology ward.
Mrs Thomas said the Coss family wanted to thank them, Chloe’s medical teams, the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service, Men of League, Connor’s Fight, Make a Wish, The Starlight Foundation, Peter and Robyn Sleap of Sleapy’s Day, “and all the kind humans that have supported Chloe and her family throughout her fight to live”.
“Most people could only dream of seeing an angel – we got to cuddle one,” she said.
Carolyn Millet
Based at The Northern Daily Leader, Tamworth, and Namoi Valley Independent, Gunnedah. Covering general news and features on community, council, arts, business, health, education, entertainment and rural matters.
Based at The Northern Daily Leader, Tamworth, and Namoi Valley Independent, Gunnedah. Covering general news and features on community, council, arts, business, health, education, entertainment and rural matters.
