Coleen Rooney has paid tribute to her beloved sister Rosie on the 11th anniversary of her death.
The 37-year-old WAG told her late sister she “loved her to the moon and back” when Rosie died aged 14 in 2013, 11 years ago on Friday.
Rosie died after a lifelong battle with Rett syndrome, a rare brain disorder that causes severe disability.
Coleen shared a series of sweet photos of her teenage sister with her eldest son Kai, 14, born in 2009, and one of Rosie looking at a laptop.
She captioned the post: “11 years without you. We always love and always miss you Rosie Mc.”
Coleen Rooney paid tribute to her beloved sister Rosie on the 11th anniversary of her death (pictured in 2006)
The 37-year-old WAG told her late sister she “loved her to the moon and back” as she took to Instagram on Friday to mark the 11th anniversary since Rosie’s death aged 14 in 2013.
The McLoughlins took Rosie into foster care when she was two years old, and although they had previously only provided short-term care, Coleen noted in her Wagatha Christie Disney+ documentary that “Rosie was different.”
She explained: “When Rosie came along, she was a big part of our lives. She was the sister I never thought I would have.”
Speaking to her mum and dad Tony, she continued: “I did her hair and loved picking out her clothes with my mum.” She brought that little something extra into the house. We fell in love with her.’
But the family soon realized that Rosie was struggling with her development and after a series of hospital tests she was diagnosed with Rett syndrome.
Coleen explained: “Rosie, she fought. She couldn’t walk or talk, was in pain and sick, but she still had a smile on her face.
“Sometimes she forced herself to laugh. I think it was just to make my parents happy.
“Gradually her brain stopped functioning, which means she could no longer eat, speak or move.”
Coleen shared a series of sweet photos of her teenage sister with her eldest son Kai, 14, born in 2009, and one of Rosie looking at a laptop
Rosie died after a lifelong battle with Rett syndrome, a rare brain disorder that causes severe disability
She captioned the post: “11 years without you. We always love you and always miss you, Rosie Mc’
Heartbreaking: Coleen Rooney breaks down in tears as she talks about her late sister Rosie in emotional scenes from her new Disney+ series about the Wagatha Christie scandal
Rosie needed 24-hour care and after Colette suffered “many complications” and was admitted to intensive care, Colette revealed the family decided to bring her home to spend her final days surrounded by her loved ones.
“We all spent the night together, one last time,” she explained. “And then we had a big party to celebrate her life.”
Breaking down in tears, Coleen said: “Losing a child is the worst thing that can happen to you, but looking back now, she gave us so many beautiful years of happiness and love.”
Source: Daily Mail
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