saoirseandmama

[caremum]

Her burial is on mothers day - that realisation just set me off this morning. How thoroughly awful for her family, friends and community. Very triggering to anyone who has been through a similar loss here too. Thinking of all the mothers who will struggle through such a loss this weekend.

 

[focusdochas]

We can’t exactly give out. It was announced on here before the family announced it.

 

[ploddertoo]

Does anyone else find the Half Sister reference a bit distant for want of a better word

 

[Talcadidas]

About twenty years ago a sick child I knew was on ryan tubridys show. The child then went on to have major surgery and Ryan phoned the ward to speak to him after the surgery. All very private, not doing it to look good or anything, a real genuine gent.

 

[daytoday22]

Unfortunately this little child's mother has put her daughter out there for public consumption so this is the inevitable outcome.

Look at the rip notice, imploring people to be respectful, "pay their respects once", respect the families privacy etc. I just hope the funeral doesn't turn into a shit show and Saoirse is laid to rest with the dignity she deserves.

The only people that should going anywhere near their home, church or cemetery are people who know the family personally. The handshake of a stranger will not ease their pain. Strangers should leave their rip.ie condolences, light a candle and keep Saoirse and her family in their thoughts but they have no place being at the funeral. It shouldn't become a circus.

 

[xyz112]

I think Ryan's note is very respectful

 

[Abacus15]

Some really rotten comments on this,take a look at yourself,if you think this is ok,i dont care if its a gossip site,try and find some empathy and kindness to roseanne,no matter what, she adored her child and is saying the cruelest goodbye today

 

[me ma will tell ya]

The only people that should going anywhere near their home, church or cemetery are people who know the family personally. The handshake of a stranger will not ease their pain. Strangers should leave their rip.ie condolences, light a candle and keep Saoirse and her family in their thoughts but they have no place being at the funeral. It shouldn't become a circus.

I dont understand why strangers feel the need to leave condolences on RIP.ie, what purpose does a message from a Leitrim mum or dublin parent serve. its not going to ease the pain to see that mary in kildare wrote RIP.

 

[Chatty9]

Yes I agree, little sister of R, big sister of FR. 'Half sister' sounds kind of like she is 'less than' or something. You don't know what's going on but I think the RIP notice shouldn't have worded it like that. The insta post and RIP notice mentioned Willow and the Teddy bear with more affection tbh.
God help them all including the Mammy of Rebecca who is probably struggling with the enormity of the few days ahead and navigating potentially tricky family dynamics. I hope Saoirse has the beautiful send off she deserves x

 

[Quackers]

Sadly there are many children and families going through similar heartache at the moment
But fighting the battle in private no celebs talking about them or cards or gifts comeing by the bag full.
I can't Understand how a family would want or need all this publicity at such an awful time

I’ve been through it and sadly our end result was not good. I genuinely couldn’t have kept up like she has with the updates etc. I was exhausted supporting my child and my other children and just trying to live. I know everyone has a different journey and this is obviously her way of coping. I just wouldn’t do it her way myself.

 

[steve1989]

I think putting 'half sister' in a death notice is shocking. My suspicion is that this wasn't an accident.

Seriously, drop all this. A little girl is dead, show some respect. Does it really matter to you.

 

[MrsBsDayOff]

Yes and whenever the mother speaks she has never acknowledged another young person as a part of their family. It’s perfectly easy to simply not acknowledge someone but to speak in ways which actively exclude them, eg ‘our family of four have become five with our new dog!’ is actively keeping them secret. Especially when it’s possible to say ‘our family has grown with our new dog!’.

And before the conversation police jump on me for discussing this, may I remind ye that this is a tattle thread (I’ve previously expressed my condolences)

I think putting 'half sister' in a death notice is shocking. My suspicion is that this wasn't an accident.

 

[Ifyoucantbeatemjoinem]

To be fair, nobody has a CLUE as to what went on, and why they used "half sister". Not a clue. And if that's anyone's biggest concern today - good on ye.

Nobody knows what goes on in any family and nobody knows how one reacts to a death until one has experienced it for themselves.

Rest in peace, Saoirse.

 

[Lucydowl]

I have such respect for family's who battle on with such dignity with no publicity or a major TV show backing them.
I think when some people get so well known it becomes like a addiction to have to post everything.

I think it’s shocking especially a parent using a public forum to model clothes etc on the back of a child’s serious illness. Using kids to get freebies and trips is unthinkable in my mind

 

[mrsimoan]

Ryan is very respectful and he adored Saoirse and he organised the holiday to Florida which have Saoirse great pleasure. You could see Saoirse loved him too. The nation are devastated. There is 16 pages of condolences up already on RIP. Life is cruel.

The nation is hardly devastated? We are all desperately sad that a little girl had lost her life, but as sad as it is, there are other children in the country dying today too. The drama of such a statement is crazy! The nation is continuing as normal, it affects none of us, all we can do is pray for her family going forward. It’s sad to see such a private and personal tragedy headlining everywhere today - I truly hope that passes and her family are left to come to terms with their huge loss.
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Very odd...does anyone know is the "half sister" is the mother or fathers daughter?

Why does it matter who her parent is? She’s entitled to her privacy as she too grieves a loss! Why are we all so hung up on a couple of words? Time to drop it and leave the family in peace!!

 

[Ellegee]

If my daughter had cancer in both lungs the last thing I’d consider is a packed makeup launch when respiratory illnesses have even the healthiest children hospitalised this year.
What a selfish woman.

 

[Curlique]

No parent of a sick child should have "email for collabs" on their social media bio. None. Particularly given that this cancer has returned, this is your time to make memories not money.
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A little girl called Ellie Mae I believe who had neuroblastoma. Her parents raised money through recording the tiny dancer song and documented her journey on face book. I followed along and had huge respect for them when they said they would no longer be sharing as she was doing well and they wanted to respect her privacy.

Lily Mae. As you said, how her parents charted and shared her journey was respectful and dignified and stopped when there was good news. It was truly about her journey, not her mother, not a sibling, and there were certainly no collabs, or sucking up to Instahuns like this one is.

 

[Hunzosrus]

one instagrammer in cork lost her grandmother RIP.IE had to close down the Condolences because she shared it so many of the instagramers followers were posting on the Condolences the family dident want or need all those strangers leaveing Condolences.

Which is exactly why I think they felt the need to add the part about it being sufficient to offer condolences once. As in... There's no need to call to the house / go to the funeral, unless you actually knew them. I know there are lots of grief tourists who love nothing more than a bit of mourn porn, but honestly... Unless you knew the family personally, stay away from them for the next while. Maybe post a letter or something in the coming weeks if you must reach out, but trust me, they'll have an exhausting enough few days ahead of them, they don't need to shake hands with hundreds / thousands of strangers.

 

[Odb3011]

The influencers sharing the post on their stories is kinda rubbing me the wrong way, feels so disingenuous. Erica Cody posting a mirror selfie then after sharing it The poor girl has never had any privacy, clicks and views always rip saoirse it's so sad

 

[MrsBsDayOff]

Why not just title it with the mothers name?

Just 'saoirseandmama #2' seem fine to me.