Briea Neave Denney

2004 - 2009
LocationScotland
Age4 years
Cause of DeathAsthma Attack
Date of Birth26/08/2004
Date of Death06/07/2009
Visitors1,731 since 19/07/2009
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Hello there, my name is Briea Neave Denney and i am 4 years old.
Its almost my 5th birthday but sadly i wont get to see it. I died of a severe asthma attack, but we
didnt even know i suffered from asthma!

My mummy fights overseas in the army and loves me very much even though we didnt see her much.
So for the past year my sisters and i have been living with my auntie Laurie. She LOVES me to
bits!!!
I love sport, i took swimming lessons and just recieved my 10m badge, every one was very proud of
me.
I couldnt wait until i was old enough to join the running club and was very excited to turn 8 even
though it seemed ages away because then me and Burpie, my pony could be on the pony club tetrathlon
team!

My sisters are called Baileigh, shes 10 and shes the oldest. She takes care of me when im sad, but
usually i end up taking care of her too! Then theres Lois and shes 8, me and her always played on
our kareoke machiene usually singng along to hannah montana and other disney songs! Next is Sammy
and she's just turned 7, we are very close and we share a bedroom, but i let her have the top
bunk....you know just incase i fall out, and i think it would be funny if she did...as long as she
didnt get hurt of course!
Last but not least is my favourite sister of all, baby Reilly, she has just turned 2, and i love her
because she is the only one who is younger than me so i love to play the role of the big sister!

When i grow up i wanted to be a Lawyer. I love telling stories and when i feel like the situation
needs exagerated a little, i will step in happily :)

My best friend of all time is Teagen Abigail McKlarke and she has had cancer since she was 2. When
she lost her hair sha cried alot, so i cut my hair off too, my auntie wasnt very happy to begin with
but eventually said i was the kindest little girl in the world!

The stories above are taken from some of the things Briea has said on video recordings or just out
loud and so we wanted to share her words on her page.
Briea was the most precious niece to me, and i know youre not meant to have favourites but
unfortunatly i did!
She would tell funny stories and sad stories...even use stories to lie her way out of a situation by
putting it in a story that would melt your heart.
She loved to pull faces, and this often got her into trouble but even her teachers had a hard time
shouting at her when she used her big puppy dog eyes...i tell you, butter wouldnt melt in her
mouth.

Her stories usually began at about 3 when she returned home with "Auntie Laurie, Maggie Pritchard
called me ugly" By 4pm her sisters would have returned home and therefore the story needed to sound
more exciting and so would slightly change to "hey you guys, you never guess what that Maggie
Pritchard called me today, she said i was ugly. She cant talk, her plaits are always lop sided!!"
By 5pm it was almost bath time and the story would have moved on again. By 6pm and while dripping
all the way down the hallway we would get dried and gather in the front room. And there we would
have it! the full blown story of her encounter with little Maggie Pritchard.
"Ok so you know that Maggie Pritchard in my class yeah? well she called me ugly, and you know she
has lopsided bunches and a crooked nose so she cant talk! and you what she keeps telling me that i
dont even look scottish, you know she couldnt look scottish with a paper bag over her head, because
shes welsh you know!! and she always says "yourer nayem is weeerd toooo" Briea would recall her
accent and procede with her story.
And so every day we would wait in anticipation for the next story and although we heard slightly
diferent versions through the evening we loved to hear them over and over again- but only i had ever
heard the very begining one liner from which this great story had flourished from!

and so this page is for the most beautiful inspiring little story teller ever!!
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What kind of place would heaven be with all its streets of gold, if all the souls, that dwell up there like yours and mine, were old? How strange would heaven’s music sound when harps begin to ring, if children were not gathered ‘round to help the angels sing. The children that God sends to us are only just a loan, He knows we need their sunshine to make the house a home. We need the inspiration of a baby’s blessed smile. He doesn’t say they’ve come to stay, just lends them for a while. Sometimes it takes them years to do the work for which they come. Sometimes in just a month or two our Father calls them home. I like to think some souls up there bear not one sinful scar. I love to think of heaven as a place where children are.
xxx

Rebeca Stevens (GTS Friend) Last night

briea, a beautiful angel

A BUTTERFLY CAME FLOATING BY,
I THOUGHT I KNEW IT'S FACE.
IT LANDED ON MY SHOULDER,
AND SPREAD IT'S WINGS OF LACE.

I LOOKED AND SAW IT SMILING,
AS IT WINKED AND FLEW AWAY.
I'M SURE I HEARD IT WHISPER,
'WE'LL MEET AGAIN ONE DAY.'

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a special and beautiful little girl, xxxxx

Erins Mummy Linda July 26, 2009

hey baby girl.
i miss you so much and cant believe that this time 3 weeks ago you were bouncing on our new trampoline for sammy's 7th birthday.
There were no signs to your departure and hope you felt no pain. Every one has left flowers every where for you and beautiful posters are all over the lamp posts with your face on and lovely caring messages.
Tomorrow im going to see Teagan and were going to come to your grave and plant some new flowers.
She has asked me if she can be buried near you but please visit her in her dreams and tell her every thing will be ok.
She doesnt feel the pain any more and isnt on mideicine to cure her, just medicine to make her feel better.
she misses you very much and we all send our love
lots of love auntie laurie xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Laurie Denney (Auntie) July 23, 2009

TEAGAN ABIGAIL MCKLARKE, THIS BRAVE LITTLE GIRL STOOD UP AT OUR BEAUTIFUL BRIEAS FUNERAL AND GAVE A SPEECH ABOUT HER BEST FRIEND. THE IRONY OF THIS IS THAT TEAGAN HERSELF IS REACHING THE LAST STAGE OF HER TERMINAL ILLNESS AND ALTHOUGH DOCTORS PROGNOSIS WAS 2-8 MONTHES SHE HAS HAD A TURN FOR THE WORST AND HAS BEEN GIVEN MEERLY WEEKS.
PLEASE PRAY FOR THIS WONDERFUL LITTLE GIRL, I DONT WANT TO SEND TWO LITTLE GIRLS UP TO HEAVEN!!

Laurie Denney (Auntie) July 22, 2009

Well reading this as had me in tears,
Briea was loved my many and will be remember,
Sorry for your loss.
R.I.P Briea
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Sarah Mason July 21, 2009

I came across your beautiful little girl's picture after looking for my friends baby who died two months ago. What a lovely little girl she was and those sparkling blue eyes.
I am so sorry you lost your little girl and my thoughts are with you, even though I dont know you, I felt I had to write you something. I'm sure Briea is the brightest star shining in the sky.

Louise Smith July 20, 2009

i lost my husband 3 weeks ago but a little girl so young life is cruel
god bless
x

Tracey Ann July 20, 2009

So sad. Hope you are resting well angel. My love, condolences and big big hugs to all your family, especially your mother.

Emz Goodwin July 20, 2009

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God’s Lent Child
“I’ll lend you for a little while
A child of mine” God said –
For you to love the while she lives
and mourn for when she’s dead.
It may be one or seven years
Or twenty two or three
But will you, till I call her back,
take care of her for me?

She’ll bring her charms to gladden you
and, should her stay be brief,
you’ll have her nicest memories
as solace for your grief.
I cannot promise she will stay,
since all from earth return
but, there are lessons taught below,
I want this child to learn.

I’ve looked the whole world over,
in my search for teachers true,
and from the throngs that crowd life’s lane
I have chosen you.
Now will you give her all your love,
nor think the labour vain,
nor hate me when I come to take
this lent child back again?

I fancied that I heard them say,
“Dear Lord Thy Will Be Done”
for all the joys thy child will bring
the risk of grief we’ll run.
We’ll shelter her with tenderness,
we’ll love her while we may,
and for the happiness we’ve known
forever grateful stay.
But, should thy Angels call for her
much sooner than we planned,
we’ll brave the grief that comes
and try to understand….

Unknown

Love Mary xxxx

Mary Thong-Garner July 20, 2009

My thoughts are with you

What a wonderful girl Briea is, such a sad loss for the world.

These are the words to a Michael Jackson song that we played at Victoria’s funeral. The words mean a lot to us, I hope you like them.

Like A Comet
Blazing 'Cross The Evening Sky
Gone Too Soon

Like A Rainbow
Fading In The Twinkling Of An Eye
Gone Too Soon

Shiny And Sparkly
And Splendidly Bright
Here One Day
Gone One Night

Like The Loss Of Sunlight
On A Cloudy Afternoon
Gone Too Soon

Like A Castle
Built Upon A Sandy Beach
Gone Too Soon

Like A Perfect Flower
That Is Just Beyond Your Reach
Gone Too Soon

Born To Amuse, To Inspire, To Delight
Here One Day
Gone One Night

Like A Sunset
Dying With The Rising Of The Moon
Gone Too Soon

Gone Too Soon

Neil Butler July 20, 2009
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