HOURS before her son is scheduled to be extradited to the United States to face drug and gun charges, Pauline Patsy Halliburton,  mother of Christopher Dudus Coke, is sending him Gods love.

If I could say anything to him, I would tell him that God is by your side, be good, keep strong and I love you, Halliburton told the Observer minutes ago.

Coke waived his right to an extradition trial in Jamaica this morning, and is scheduled to leave the island for the US this afternoon.

In a letter issued through his lawyers after todays extradition hearing, Coke said he was leaving Jamaica and his family his mother in particular "with a heavy heart".

Halliburton, 63, who is blind and ill from diabetes, told the Observer last week that she had faith in God, a faith that would keep her strong during her sons struggles.

Im strong, if not for myself but for my son, she said then.