Derek Wickham (29 Jun 1946 - 6 Dec 2023)

In loving memory our Dad Derek Wickham who sadly passed away on 6th December 2023

He had a very difficult 18 months and hadn’t recovered from emergency bowel surgery in July 2022.
After the surgery he spent 16 weeks in Queen Elizabeth hospital
He had lost the ability to walk, he had what they called delirium which was similar to dementia but he could snap in and out.
It was decided he wouldn’t be able to care for himself like he had before so he was transferred to a nursing home.
He was back and forth to hospital with so many infections
Each time I arrived in another ward of QE he would always say how did you find me.

His poor body was put through the mill but he remained positive and always asked if I brought his shoes.

He fought like a warrior I would never have thought he was that strong.
We are a mixture of relived and lost
It keeps hitting us that he is gone and it is just so sad it had to be like this.

He is back with our mum
And that makes us smile.
Love
Michelle and Andrew