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Photos - this week's word of the week

Friday Focus 11/05/18 – Looking back over old photos

I’ve been spending a lot of time this week editing photos ready to put together a slideshow for Jessica’s funeral next week. Over the last year or so, I’ve been…

Reality - this week's word of the week

Friday Focus 04/05/2018 – When reality hits hard

Reality has hit us hard this week. There have been so many moments over the last couple of weeks where losing Jessica hasn’t quite seemed real. This week the realisation…

The word Jessica with a drawing of my heart angel

Friday Focus 27/04/18 – Life after Jessica: the first two weeks

It’s been nearly two weeks since Jessica passed away suddenly. I’m not sure that the reality of it has really hit me yet. Most of the time it just doesn’t…

"Worrying" - this week's word of the week

Friday Focus 13/04/18 – A worrying couple of weeks

The last couple of weeks have been quite a worrying time for us with Jessica’s health. She’s been unwell on and off since going back to school. We were hoping…

The word cough with Jessica coughing in place of the "o"

Friday Focus 30/03/18 – Coughs and sneezes

Jessica has had quite a nasty cough this week which has knocked her out again. We’d agreed with school at the start of the week that she would go back…

The word heart with the "a" and "r" forming a heart shape

Friday Focus 23/03/18 – Good news from the heart scan

We had the fetal cardiac scan this week to check Peanut’s heart. As you can imagine, I was quite anxious about this appointment, especially as hubby was away and I…

The word "Proud" with a smiley face for the "u"

Friday Focus 16/03/18 – Proud mummy moments

It’s been a tough term for Jessica so far, but her report at parents’ evening this week made me very proud. Despite having an attendance rate of around 20% this…

The word 'poorly' with a cartoon Jessica lying on the 'oor'

Friday Focus 09/03/18 – A poorly little girl

We’ve had a poorly Jessica this week. She seemed fine when I dropped her off at school on Tuesday morning. At 9.30 though, I had a call asking me to…

Snow - this week's word of the week

Friday Focus 02/03/18 – Fun in the snow

We hardly ever get snow where we live so it makes a change to have had several days of it. While part of me is longing for some warmer weather…

Unexpected - this week's word of the week

Friday Focus 23/02/18 – Not quite what I was expecting

It’s been one of those weeks where things haven’t quite gone as expected. We had a bit of unexpected drama when out shopping at the weekend when two guys on…