mum had 9 children she loved them all good or bad with every bone in her body not 11 as some person has said she was one of 15 children not 23 as this person has said mum also looked after 2 grandchildren when my sister died because their father was with another family and did not want them this is the truth my mum was kind loving giving and also forgiving she lost dad and 4 children in her lifetime when she died I was with her she just fell asleep where were the others she is with dad now she will have a smile on her face now mum used to sing this song to me when I was a child I have never forgotten these words so I sang it for her at her funeral I ONCE HAD A DEAR OLD MOTHER, SHE MEANT ALLTHE WORLD TO ME,AND WHEN I WAS IN TROUBLE,SHE SAT ME ON HER KNEE, ONE NIGHT AS I WAS SLEEPING ON MY FEATHER BED,AN ANGLE CAME FROM HEAVEN AND TOLD ME MA WAS DEAD,NEXT MORNING AS I AROSE TO SEE IF IT WAS TRUE YES MA WAS UP IN HEAVEN ABOVE THE SKY SO BLUE ,NOW CHILDREN OBEY YOUR MOTHER AND DO AS YOU ARE TOLD,CAUSE WHEN YOU LOSE YOUR MOTHER YOULL LOSE A HEART OF GOLD LOVE YOU MUM X