Five of us went today. The crematorium was packed, standing room only when we arrived, although some very kind men gave up their seats for us. We were very sad to have lost the youngest member of our Bristol and Somerset group and I felt dreadfully sorry for Miao's Mum ( I have daughters a little older than Miao.) There was mention of Miao's love of cats and football and her lovely smile. That's how I will remember her - with her favourite white hat on, smiling and talking about cats, just as we did when I last saw her.
We didn't go to the memorial service afterwards as we wanted to remember her personally, so we went out to lunch instead, which was fitting as most times we met Miao it was over lunch.
RIP Miao - we will miss you