Jade Goody passed away, at age 27 from cancer, on Sunday, March 22. Her sons, Bobby Jack, 5, and Freddie, 4, had last seen their mother the previous Sunday, before she became too ill to visit with them. Their father, Jeff Brazier, had to tell them when they woke, "Mummy's in heaven now."
Jade didn't want her sons to be in the room when she died, so she said her goodbyes last week. Bobby and Freddie had made cards for their mom and brought her flowers. They snuggled up to her on the bed and four-year-old Freddie asked why she had to go to heaven?
Jeff Brazier said, "I'm grateful the boys were able to say their goodbyes and spend that precious time with their wonderful mother. Bobby and Freddie are my absolute priority.
"I will be doing everything I can to be their rock and to give them all my love and support to get them through a confusing and upsetting time."
A friend of Jade's said, "We're not sure whether it has sunk in yet. But Jeff will be watching the boys very closely. Jade didn't want the kids taking too much time off school and wanted them to try and return to a normal routine as quickly as possible. But obviously their emotional state will come first."
The boys visited with their step dad, Jade's husband Jack Tweed, on Sunday afternoon and later, Jackiey Budden, Jade's mom, went to see Bobby and Freddie at Jeff's home.
Max Clifford, Jade's rep, said Jack was handling the death of his wife as best he could and praised his strength during Jade's battle with cancer.
"Jack has been brilliant, absolutely fantastic," said Clifford. "For a 21-year-old to handle it the way he has, it does him tremendous credit."
Jade's mom oversaw her body taken from her home in Essex at about 8:30 a.m. and waved and mouthed the word "goodbye" as it was taken away by private ambulance.
Goody had pre-planned her funeral, so most of the details are done and her family will take care of the rest. Jade will be laid to rest on April 4, and buried at St John the Baptist church in Buckhurst.
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