We Brits may be known for having a stiff upper lip but we can really rally together sometimes.
And a virtual collaboration has unexpectedly taken place on Twitter after a mum said no adults were going to be around for her birthday.
Sarah Hammond tweeted that she was ‘struggling’ to look forward to the day as her dad passed away and her mum has dementia.
Her daughter is also too young to acknowledge the day.
But none of us are having it as Twitter users got #HappybirthdaySarah trending, as well as Tastemade, ITV, and us from Metro.co.uk wishing Sarah the happiest of birthdays.
Twitter really can be a wholesome environment sometimes.
It’s my birthday tomorrow. I only have my daughter, my beautiful dad has passed & my mum has dementia & won’t remember. I’m struggling tonight, not looking forward to the day. Kind wishes or a like would go a long way. Thanks Twitter friends
— Sarah Hammond 🇪🇺 #FBPE (@sarah_fbpe) July 21, 2019
Sarah’s tweet blew up yesterday as she celebrates her birthday today, hopefully with the knowledge that thousands of strangers are thinking of her.
Tastemade, the video platform which offers recipes online, even made a cake in her honour saying: ‘You’re a star’.
Happy Birthday Sarah, you’re a star! pic.twitter.com/t6tBPZGOab
— Tastemade UK (@tastemadeuk) July 22, 2019
Journalists Victoria Derbyshire and Owen Jones also tweeted at Sarah to wish her a good day.
English actor Joe Altin who starred in Misfits and Game of Thrones and Eastenders’ Davood Ghadami got involved as well as This Morning folks.
Others in a similar position who understand Sarah’s loneliness sent love.
The loveliest thing is currently trending in the UK.
Happy birthday Sarah! You’ve proved that Twitter is a kind, caring platform when it wants to be ❤️ @sarah_fbpe.
— Cathrine Svendsen (@CathrinSvendsen) July 22, 2019
One person wrote: ‘I understand what it’s like, and I am so sorry. My dad had dementia as he lost his sight and my mum had Alzheimer’s. It’s hard because you have to climb into their world.’
Another said: ‘I went through a terrible time when my mum had it, finished my dad off, they died 4 weeks apart, I remember my last birthday before she died, awful, here to listen anytime, message me if you want to chat.’
Almost 2,000 other comments followed suit, showing Sarah that she’s not alone and her day wasn’t going to go unacknowledged.
@DashboardDaisy happy birthday, Sarah! i hope you have a great one! keep being your amazing self! pic.twitter.com/XESr0Bs78o
— m🌼🌈 (@daisymeanslove) July 22, 2019
Though she received an overwhelming amount of support, she’s responded to many.
She replied: ‘Lovely, kind people on Twitter. Thank you.’
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