With love for Livvie on her birthday

Here is a very special request from a little girl's grandfather (via her mum) who, heart wrenchingly, will be spending her 10th birthday this Sunday without her as guest of honour - it is the family's first without their gorgeous daughter, sister, granddaughter, cousin, friend. A life who has touched many, and many more since her passing.

Olivia passed away tragically in a car accident in January (last month). A shattering change of life that I could not bear to imagine happening to a family and, yet, does all to often.

Please, if you haven't already, acquaint yourself with this beautiful family via Kate's (Liv's mum) blog and show your solidarity for them by releasing a purple balloon, wherever you are in the world, in celebration of Liv on her birthday this Sunday. I will be lighting a candle for her.