365 days have gone
Since our daughter last sang her song
Our darling Nikita flew away
To Heaven a year ago today

Nikita I never said goodbye
Something a mother should never try
I could not bear to watch you leave
You lay there trying hard to breath

I know you have gone a short distance away
To heaven is where my daughter plays
Singing and dancing up in the clouds
My darling daughter I am so proud

As each day closes and another is due
All I ever think about my darling is you
There isn’t a minute that passes by
I think about you and want to cry

I remember that awful night
As you were passing away
Your dying wish to hold dad tight
To have his love to make it right

If it was not for Danielle
I surely would have fell
From this world into another
For my life has no other

Standing alone with bricks and mortar
All I have is my other daughter
Dad has flown from our nest
Maybe his going was for the best

Its been a year
Since your life was taken
Everyday my heart has been breaking
Life without you is not the same

My life is nothing but sadness and pain
Just remember my special child
My love for you was never mild
Against the odds we tried to beat
For your life to be complete

This year has gone without you here
I pray each day for you to be near
My spirit my soul my heart from above
sleep tight Nikita
my love.

Always my special princess, your mum, your best friend.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Mum and Dad

From a chubby bouncing baby
We watched our flower bloom
Teen years fast approaching
Why did he take her so soon?

We watched you grow so far
I cannot tell you how proud we really are
Our darling daughter nikita
Now our shinning star

For the short years we had together
I will forever treasure
Those precious chats we shared
When we showed how much we cared

Nikita you were so tough
Your short life was so rough
From a toddler you fought
Beating your illness until it caught,

Nikita it wasn’t wrong
For you to loose your fight
You had every right
To close your eyes that night

Teasing mischievously
Now grounded to a halt
Our darling Nikita
It wasn’t her fault

Baby girl I really love you so
That’s all I really need you to know
And angel all that pain you felt
Was never in vain we always had hope

Nikita I have had a tattoo
In special remembrance of you
A swooping angel above your name
But things will never be the same

Twinkling stars around your name
For you will never see
Just what you mean to me
For this I will carry
Until my dying day
Where you will greet me
On that joyous day

I miss your glowing smile
On you’re pretty little face
That touched so many hearts
And always took pride of place

She wanted to be a model
How she loved to sing
Prancing and dancing
She could do almost anything

Daddy’s girl there was no other
For when you died he ran for cover
For his nip he lost his best friend
Nothing left for him to defend
You worked together as one
Now half has completely gone
The karaoke was a team
Nothing left but a silent scream

And your sister her love so unique
How she cries herself to sleep
The fun has now been taken
But the bond will never be broken
She watches her children play
Remembering the older days
When you and her would tease
And how you’d love to please

How we have cried
Since that fateful night
When you closed your eyes
And our lilac butterfly took flight

They say time will heal
How wrong they really are
Because the pain I feel
Sears like burning hot tar

Nikita you will never know
How much we all love you so
In our hearts is where you will stay
Forever until we meet in heaven one day.

Flowers can be sent to E Hooper & Son Funeral Directors, 13 St James’s Parade, Bath, BA1 1UL.

Refreshments will be available after the funeral at Old Culverhaysians Rugby Club, Old Fosse Road, Odd Down, Bath, BA2 2SS.

(Please note that no alcohol will be served)

Our thoughts and prayers are with Nikita and her family.

At least £17,000 has been raised through a sponsered abseil to boost funds for young cancer patient Nikita Moore. Now her family say the money collected from the Mission Possible may be used to take her to Mexico for ground-breaking new treatment.

Nikita, from Peasedown St John, has tumours on her head and in her lungs and the 11-year old has been fighting different forms of cancer for several years.

Inspired by her plight, 84 volunteers took part in an abseil down the 160ft Eagle Tower, the tallest building in Cheltenham, on Sunday. One of the abseilers was Timsbury’s Matthew Holbrook, who has been using reiki treatment to help Nikita for the past couple of weeks. “I’ve had a life-long fear of heights and I am amazed I was able to go through with it,” he said. “My £1,059 of sponsorship was the deciding factor when I began the descent. I was certainly glad when I was back on the ground.”

Nikita’s Mum, Tracey Trezise, does not know the exact total raised yet but says she knows it is more than £17,000. She is considering taking Nikita to the Oasis of Hope hospital in Mexico where treatment using intravenous injections of vitamins is being tried. “They have not tried it on Nikita’s type of tumour yet, because it is rare,” she said. This treatment could cost £13,000 but Mrs Trezise added “Then there’s the air fare and supplements and I expect you are talking about £16,000 - so we now have enough money. “When we were up there for the abseil we spoke to some people and I didnt know anyone, because they were from all over. “For people to come forward like that was quite overwhelming. “There were loads of people there and they were all there to support Nikita, whether it was a small amount or up to a thousand, they were still willing to jump for Nikita. Without them we wouldnt have support now.”

Since a bout of pneumonia which hospitalised her two weeks ago, Nikita’s condition has improved. She is now off oxygen and resting at home. This week she was keeping busy by writing Christmas cards for all her friends at Somervale School in Midsomer Norton.

More than 85 daredevils descended 160ft at Eagle Tower to raise funds for charity. The group raised more than £17,000 for 11 year old cancer sufferer Nikita Moore. Nikita and her mum Tracey Trezise came from Bath to support them.

The owner of the Montpelier Drive, cheltenham building, Mel Griffin, was first to take the plunge. He is terrified of heights after nearly falling from a tower block in Lincoln four years ago but raised £5,000 by taking part. Mel said “My heart was in my mouth and I couldnt look down, but once I got going it was fun.”
Cheltenham Mayor Jacky Fletcher asked people to gathered to dig deep. She was too frightened to take part but cheered on those willing to take the leap for the charity fundraiser. She said “There are some wonderful people braver than I going up there. The young girls are a shining example to the female population.”

Fundraiser Dave Stallworthy who organised the event, said the amount raised exceeded his expectations. He said “I’m over the moon, it’s fantastic. Everyone enjoyed themselves.” The money raised will help Nikita get specialist cancer treatment in Mexico, which costs £20,000 for each treatment.

It’s not over for Mr Stallworthy, however. He will abseil down the building for Cotswold Riding for the Disabled and the Gloucestershire Multiple Sclerosis group next September.

Simon Treselyan made the decision to cut short the US leg of his tour and return to the UK from the USA tomorrow (the 14th) in order to assist Nikita. Once more we faced a challenge, this time one of attempting to change the flights on a non changeable ticket. After explaining the situation a very helpful Supervisor from British Airways Executive Club went above and beyond the ‘call of duty’ to do the ‘Right Thing’ and change the flights, allowing Simon to get by Nikita’s side two days earlier than planned. Well done to BA for not allowing themselves to be bogged down in bureaucracy and rising above the challenge to create a positive result.

So what can we expect now? Well we do not know. What we do know is that hospitals do not create a positive environment for healing and the love and support of others counts for more than the science and prognosis’ of the Medical profession who invariably cannot accurately predict the future either.

Simon will get back to the healing and motivation of Nikita as soon as possible with Mel following close behind to co-ordinate the Abseil this weekend. After all we have to wait for Mel because he is first off the building! Over 100 people have had the courage and fortitude to sign up for the Mission Possible so far. Over 100 people have the belief that Nikita will indeed rise above the challenge of her illness. Over 100 people wish to soar like Eagles over Eagle tower to create a difference. Over 100 people are waiting for people like you to join them!

You know in life…there are three types of people…Those that Make it Happen; Those that Watch it Happen….and Those that say ‘What Happened’. I wonder which one you think you are and which one come Sunday you will actually be! See you on the Tower.

Nikita bravely attempted to cover her cold, which quickly turned into an infection. She had been coughing up blood and did not wish to concern those around her. When you only have one lung doing the job of two and that efficiency is hampered by the tumours you are immediately in battle for survival itself.

Everyone is working hard to support Nikita as she refuses to give in and succumb to the infection. We know that this little girl with the big heart is not ready to let an infection stop her from maximising her life.

The future however is less certain. The weather report for the coming Winter months is bleak, with the potential for it being the worst on record. Nikita has encountered just the first touch of an impending stark, cold, wet and potentially deadly season. Not the best environment to give someone a ‘Fighting Chance’.

We are redoubling our efforts to create enough money to send Nikita and her Mother to the Canary Islands, until the worst of the Winter is over. The warm dry environment will allow her to heal naturally and concentrate on battling the tumours without further complications of a a British Winter.

I asked Nikita the other day ‘If you could have anything at all in this World, what would it be?’ She replied ‘To get rid of this cancer and one day get married!’ An interesting and inspiring reply, which had the effect of humbling me. No sports cars or celebrity fame, no wealth or diamonds amongst the needs of this remarkable girl. A healthy life and someone to love, probably what all of us take for granted and if we are truthful, sometimes squander and fail to appreciate. This is the greatest wish of a little girl. Which Genie with a lamp would refuse to grant such a simple request? Well you know we are all Genies, in a way. Genie is a just a state of mind. The lamp that lights our path is our resources to help another find theirs. I would ask that all of you that have ever had what this brave child desires, a healthy life and someone to love, now finds it your heart to give Nikita a little light to allow her to experience what you have, or have had in the past. You can make a difference!

For Nikita to survive long enough to get married would be in the eyes of the Medical profession, a miracle. Well miracles do happen and I do not know of a more deserving person to grant that wish to.

Join us in making miracles and magic happen. One day you may need a miracle too and wouldn’t you want a friendly Genie too…just like you!

Sign up for the Eagles Towers “Mission Possible’ or donate now. Let the Magic begin!

Nikita Moore and her family say they are feeling positive and full of confidence this week after healing treatments from a Reiki Master Practitioner who has flown thousands of miles from his Australian home to help the 11-year old cancer sufferer. Nikita, from Peasedown St John who has suffered with several different types of cancer in her life, is suffering from a synovial sarcoma on her head that has spread to her lungs. In August she was given three months to live by her doctor.

Her latest hospital scan has shown that the tumour in her lung has enlarged in size since June, while several smaller tumours have appeared in the same organ. But after the arrival of Reiki Master Practitioner Simon Treselyan from Brisbane, the family are in optimistic mood.

Mr Treseylan has been carrying out treatments on Nikita over the past week as well as showing her Mum Tracey Trezise healing techniques. He said “Nikita is full of beans and there is no victim in her at all, only victor. She has a real in-built positivity and that is really good. Within the first 20 minutes I felt there was a shift in her physiology. I could feel a blockage within her which has now been let go.” Mr treselyan has been using different techniques including magnets, in his treatment of Nikita and says he feels that progress is being made and there are changes within Nikita.

Mrs Trezise said the treatments have left Nikita feeling very tired but she has also seen changes in her daughter and is feeling confident.

The family re-mortgaged their house in June to pay for sessions of Issels treatment an alternative cancer therapy developed by Dr Issells in the 50’s. The vaccine works to strenghthen the body’s immune system as well as another vaccine made from Nikita’s DNA. Nikita is thriving on a diet of concentrated green vegetables in tablet form, bottles of Zeolite taken from live volcanoes which works by absorbing toxins in the body; and pH drops to add to drinking water to make it alkaline.

Mr Treselyan is due to return to Australia at the end of November but before he goes the family are hoping that Nikita has another scan and then a decision will be made about her future treatment with Mr Treselyan and a possibility that the youngster will go to Australia for further help.

But, before then, the practitioner has another date in the area when he takes part in a sponsered abseil down the 160ft Eagle Tower, the tallest building in Cheltenham on November 18 and 19. The abseil is being organised by Mel Griffin, the head of European property investment at Eagle Strategic Land in Cheltenham.

Somerset Guardian readers have taken the plucky young lady to their hearts and are helping to fund Nikita’s fight against her illness. The money raised will contribute towards the cost of funding her treatments.