People share the ordinary things that remind them of loved ones lost

Losing a loved one is heartbreaking and special memories with them are often evoked through the most ordinary items. Here, people took to Twitter to share the everyday items that remind them of loved ones lost.  

1. Food

Thorntons toffee for my dad. Christmas and birthday 🎂 despite the fact he had false teeth. https://t.co/CmJkkkGT4x — jools (@JHF10) November 11, 2017

2. Shops

The final place my mum still exists is in the big M&S on Oxford Street. — Melissa Harrison 🌾 (@M_Z_Harrison) November 11, 2017

3. Clothing

My dad never got to wear the M&S trousers I bought him for Christmas - he died just after. Having to return them was AWFUL. — Katy H(W) (@KatyWoo23) November 11, 2017

4. Coffee mugs

My dads coffee cup with the handle broken off and glued back on badly -twice. Always on my desk ♡ — nikole (@ValhallabakGirl) November 11, 2017

5. Mementos

Wine guides. It's been years now & yet every xmas the annual wine guides section in bookshops reduces me to a snotbubbling mess. — HildegardP (@HildegardP) November 11, 2017