| Location | Bradford |
| Age | 15 years |
| Date of Birth | 28/08/1992 |
| Date of Death | 22/07/2008 |
| Visitors | 3,030 since 24/07/2008 |
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A mother has paid tribute to her brave teenage son who has died after a third battle with cancer.
Luke Bottomley, 15, had been pondering how to celebrate his 16th birthday next month, but he died at home.
The Telegraph & Argus reported how neighbours and relatives rallied round and raised enough money to send him on holiday to Blackpool as a respite from his condition two years ago.
He returned from the break to face complicated surgery at St James’s Hospital in Leeds to remove a tumour pressing down on his spine.
Despite the nature of his condition and ongoing fight with the disease, Luke was a “normal lad” who enjoyed doing what any other teenager liked to do. His mother, Ann Prest, a mother of five, said: “He liked mobile phones and motorbikes, and he liked going to the Manningham Ward Labour Club to play pool.
“He was a normal, young lad who was into his clothes.
“He’d been planning a birthday party on August 28 but he couldn’t make up his mind where to have it.
“In the end he couldn’t be bothered, he was that poorly.”
She said Luke coped admirably with cancer, having first being diagnosed with it at the age of five. He was given the all-clear for two and a half years but the cancer came back twice.
Mrs Prest said: “He was a fighter. He’d have these operations and the next day he’d be running around.”
But she said the last few months proved difficult for Luke.
She said: “He had been laid in bed at home and wasn’t able to get out. When we did take him out we had to lift him from the bed into the car.” His holiday in October, 2006, was spent seeing the illuminations along Blackpool seafront and at Donna’s Dream House, a special retreat for seriously ill children in the town.
Dear Luke Christmas as come once again wish you was here with us all hope you have a nice Christmas with your Nan grandad maggie karen and brian miss and love you all the time love mum antijan uncle kev brothers and sister xx
R.I.P LOVE MUM
another chrimbo wiv out u lil bro
Hey up lukey bro how's u going up there? Hope ur looking afta nan & grandad hahaha! Its gettin a lil easy each year tht goes past but miss u every day even more @ this time ov year I miss u coming round waking me up asking me to look at wot u got for chrimbo hahaha but still I wud giv any fing just for to hear ur voice and see ur face even just for 5 mins anyway take care of urself and happy chirmbo lil bro love & miss u loads xxxxxx
my special friend
hiya luke just to say happy birthday and to let you know i will never forget you you were and always will be a special boyto all of us at manningham ward club we will have a drink for you tomorrow my love now and alway your friend pauline xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
TO MY BROTHER LUKEY
JUST DNT NO WOT 2 SAY JUST WISH U WAS ERE SO I COULD SAY SUMFINK 2 UR FACE N WATCH U SMILE WIV A REPLY MISS N LV U BRO. IF U WAS ERE CUD AV TOOK U 4 UR 1ST LEGAL PINT LOL, U, ME, FRANNIE,PHILIP & SAM NEVER MIND WE WILL AV A PINT 4 U ON UR BIRTHDAY, IL EVEN LET R DALEY AV A PINT TOO JUST 4 U. P.S HES LOST WIV OUT, AT LEAST HES NOT AS BAD NOW 4 MUM HES CARMED DOWN COS HES NO 1 2 AV A DO WIV LOL U & HIM WAS BEST MATES, BROTHERS N FIGHTING MATES LOL ANY WAY LUKEY IL GET OFF NOW N TALK SOON LV YA X X X X X
my special friend
hiya luke just to let you know you are never more then a thought away still loved still missed and still very near all my love pauline xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
my special friend
hi there luke sorry havnt been on in a while but you are never more then a thought away in my heart always and forever your friend pauline xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
♥ TIME WILL EASE THE HURT ♥
♥ by Bruce B. Wilmer ♥
♥ The sadness of the present days ♥
♥ Is locked and set in time, ♥
♥ And meaning to the future ♥
♥ Is a slow and painful climb. ♥
♥ But all the feelings that are now ♥
♥ So vivid and so real ♥
♥ Can't hold their fresh intensity ♥
♥ As time begins to heal. ♥
♥ No wound so deep will ever go ♥
♥ Entirely away; ♥
♥ Yet every hurt becomes ♥
♥ A little less from day to day. ♥
♥ Nothing can erase the painful ♥
♥ Imprints on your mind; ♥
♥ But there are softer memories ♥
♥ That time will let you find. ♥
♥ Though your heart won't let the sadness ♥
♥ Simply slide away, ♥
♥ The echoes will diminish ♥
♥ Even though the memories stay. ♥
All My Love Anne xx
Happy Birthday Luke xxx
Hope you have a great party Luke with all your angel friends god bless love Anne xx
hiya luke its beth here just to let you wer still thinkin about you hope your ok up ther n enjoyin your time out of pain miss n love you loads xx
hi
I luke its mum here hope you are ok my love love and miss you lots it is snowing at home today we are all thinking of you all the time love you and miss you talk to you soon love mum rip my love
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