Farewell Luvvie
Now I don’t do grieving for people I don’t know – there’s no point whatsoever, especially for those who’ve lived a good life. I do however take the time to honour those who are an influence for good. And Claire Rayner was one such person.
Unafraid of sharing her enthusiasm and positive attitude, her straightforwardness made Claire one of the best Agony Aunts; she’d been/done/t-shirted a bucketload of experience herself.
Having had a pretty rubbish childhood, instead of wallowing in how dreadful it was she got on with her life and lived it well. Too many people blame their parents, their upbringing, their experiences for being less than positive. Why? Just get on with your life, choose to be happy and make the most of what you do have. So your mother did not love you, your father abused you – it is still YOUR life and it’s your choice whether to live it well or not bother.
For Claire to then become such a strong supporter and campaigner for what she considered just and right was fitting and natural; there is much to admire in people with principles that are unafraid to stand by what they believe in and actively try to make a difference.
So – Claire, luvvie – rest in peace and I hope you won’t need to return to haunt David Cameron, as you promised…
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RIP Claire, although I thought you were a right old busybody you did good things not just for women, but for everyone. Let’s hope the haunting isn’t needed.
I bet it will be!
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As it happens, I knew Claire personally, as she became the Patron of our charity supporting people who have had ileo-anal pouch surgery. She was very much loved by our members, and we were all sorry when she had to stand down, when she first became ill.
In fact, I wrote to her in my usual style and told her that being ill was not acceptable as an excuse to get out of writing articles for our newsletter, so she’d better get cracking on the next one. She wrote back a lovely letter saying she was thrilled to hear from me and relieved not to get yet more expressions of sympathy. And her article arrived a couple of weeks later.
A fantastic woman.
Claire Rayner will be very sadly missed. She was a wonderful trouper and a champion of good health in the common sense sort of way. RIP.
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An inspirational woman.