Numerous well-wishers lined the streets to honor a cherished three-year-old child who passed away after a valiant fight with cancer.
‘Funny’ Porsha-Nevaeh Williams, a member of a traveling family in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, was laid to rest on Thursday after being transported there in a cortege that also included a horse-drawn carriage.
Porsha passed away in January after enduring 17 agonizing months in Cardiff’s Noah’s Ark Hospital, where she was known for her bravery in overcoming a rare type of blood cancer.
She was the funniest character, according to her mother Chloe, 22, who also noted that her daughter had an excellent sense of humor. She always smiled, even when things were horrible.
Hundreds of mourners lined the streets in front of Porsha’s house as beautiful floral tributes to some of her favorite things, like Spider-Man, Peppa Pig, Dairylea Dunkers, and Peter’s pies, were placed.
When the procession started, a country song that the toddler adored was playing as her family loaded the coffin into a hearse pulled by white horses.
Chloe noted that Porsha “loved her iPad” and that she liked looking through YouTube for kids’ songs like Cocomelon and Diana and Roma.
She was a party animal, according to her 49-year-old grandmother Lynda Keefe. She adored the song “Bad Habits” by Ed Sheeran.
Chloe praised Dr. Phil Connors’ efforts at Noah’s Ark Hospital, saying that he “tried his very best to save” her daughter.
She alleged: “He sought funding and attempted to secure a lung transplant for her.” Too late now. To save Porsha, he went to hell and back.
She “stole the heart of everyone,” according to Lynda. To mourn her passing, distant family members traveled from all around south Wales and even from as far away as London.
She was adored on TikTok, according to Lynda. The videos allowed South Wales as a whole to follow her progress.
Mae Mae, Porsha’s one-year-old sister, has also experienced health issues, so the two had not been able to spend much time together before Porsha’s final months. “Porsha loved babysitting,” Lynda remarked. Porsha used to call her “My Mae Mae.”
Before the procession started, Porsha’s casket was draped with a lengthy string of “journey beads,” each bead symbolizing a different aspect of her life.
She and her mother Chloe had worked together to produce the beads at Cardiff’s Noah’s Ark Hospital, where she had spent a total of 17 months, the longest stay of any patient on the rainbow ward.
They referred to her as the queen of the ward and the Merthyr warrior, Lynda said. Mel and Jo were the two nurses she liked the best. She adored them so much that she bought two goldfish, Mel and Jo.
Just before she passed away, a mold of Porsha’s hands and feet was finished. Chloe said the monument would be treasured forever by the family.
The mother mentioned how Chloe and her best buddy Harry were referred to as the “king and queen of the ward” by the Noah’s Ark Hospital staff.
Porsha was picky about who she mixed with, but she adored her buddies Harry and Adam, said Lynda.
She is currently in the sky with her pal Harry, according to Chloe.
The pallbearers that carried Porsha’s casket from her home to the hearse included her parents Chloe and Jamie.
Many of them sung along while Charley Pride’s Hope You’re Feelin’ Me (Like I’m Feelin’ You), one of Porsha’s favorite songs, played over speakers.
She knew every word of it, Chloe said. She was a fantastic singer.