Me and my husband standing in front of a pull-up banner for Action Medical Research

Sharing Jessica’s story at Action Medical Research’s 70th anniversary event

We’ve been involved with helping raise awareness for Action Medical Research since Jessica was four. It’s a charity that is very close to our hearts as they are dedicated to…

Jessica's banner in the background of tables and chairs set up for the Dine with Davina event

Sharing Jessica’s story at Dine with Davina to raise awareness of the importance of Action Medical Research

Last week, my husband and I are were kindly invited by Action Medical Research to attend their Dine with Davina event in Southampton and share Jessica’s story. It was lovely…

My Sunday Photo 31/07/16 – #bigkidsforGOSH

This week’s Sunday Photo sees me joining with #bigkidsforGOSH, a social media campaign started by Vicki, a fellow heart mummy who blogs at The Honest Confessions of a NICU Mum,…

What it’s really like to live with type 1 diabetes

My friend Alastair is doing the Ride London 2016 and will be cycling 100 miles around London and Surrey at the end of this month to raise money for Diabetes…

Safety, shelter and a warm bed – what every child should have

Yesterday, I went shopping and bought Sophie her first duvet and pillow set, with a Frozen-themed cover. When bedtime came, she was full of excitement over her “Frozen bed”.   She…

Save Syria’s children – what can we do to help?

Most of us will have seen the heartbreaking images shared on social media and in the newspaper of the lifeless body of three-year old Aylan Kurdi, who was found washed…

Tiny Tickers – Heart Week 7th-14th February

February – a month that is all about hearts. Hearts, flowers, chocolates, Valentine’s cards. For me as a mummy to a child with a complex congenital heart defect (CHD), February…

A Little Christmas concert

Over the last few weeks I have been busy with rehearsals for a Christmas concert which my mother-in-law and I were organising as a fundraiser for the charities that our…

Christmas fayre in memory of Amelia

On Saturday, Jessica and I went to a charity Christmas fayre organised by my friends Lisa and Ashley in memory of their daughter Amelia, who died earlier this year at…

World Prematurity Day

Today is World Prematurity Day which aims to raise awareness of the numbers of babies born prematurely each year and the problems that these babies may face. According to the…