Very proud wife of Stephen (Steve to others!) - former pro fballer who sadly has a diagnosis of Head Trauma/Alzheimer's from the age of 59 and now in 24hr care
My family and I had the most wonderful time at Windsor Castle today for my #MBE Investiture.
From driving down The Long Walk, walking through the marvellous rooms within the castle, meeting really friendly staff who literally couldnโt do enough for you right through to to being presented my MBE by His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales.
To have my Mum, Alastair, my son Matt and daughter Taylar with me was very special and a day none of us will ever forget.
It probably sounds crazy but I even felt the presence of my lovely Dad. He may not have been with us in body but I felt he was with us, his family.
Receiving this Royal Award is an incredible honour and I will always be grateful to all those who have supported us and believed in us along this journey, especially in the early days.
I will always be really proud that although dementia robbed my Dad of his life far too soon, it gave us, his family, the strength and the ability to start the discussions around dementia in the game.
This, and The Jeff Astle Foundation will be legacy for always.
This is for you Dad ๐
@JeffAstleFdn
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@DawnAstle9@JeffAstleFdn@astle1968 Absolutely brilliant is all I can say to you @DawnAstle9 . Your hard work and dedication is unbelievable. A truly inspirational, caring person. Your dad would be so proud in all you've achieved. โฝ