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Emma and Jamie’s Wedding
Can you find it in your heart to help?
We would like to introduce you to a very special couple. Emma and Jamie were excitedly planning their dream wedding in Lake Garda, Italy, when tragedy struck in August of this year.
Emma tells the couple’s story:
“Jamie and I met 8 years ago, after my former partner and I bought a house next door to his mum and step dad’s. Following the breakdown of that relationship I was introduced to Jamie, although I can’t say it was love at first sight; to begin with, I was too shy to say, ‘hello’, and wasn’t ready for anybody else to enter my life. He never gave up though. I kept in touch with his mum and step dad once I’d moved, and was soon persuaded to give him my number. We didn’t move too quickly; my daughter was born with hip dysplasia and needed a lot of my time, and I was working part time. Soon, though, I realised that he wasn’t going to give up, and we went on our first date – wow. Our first date was a trip to London to see The Lion King, and a ride on the London Eye – it isn’t hard to see why I started to let my guard down. I was falling for him, fast.
Our relationship was romantic from the very beginning. Jamie worked away, but would keep in touch with verses of the song, ‘Amazed’ by Lonestar, and he’d bring coloured roses for me when he came home at the weekends. I’d fallen in love, and it was obvious that Jamie felt the same way – he had grown incredibly close to my daughter, Amara, and never missed a hospital appointment or operation. He learned how to do everything for her and I began to trust again; my daughter even calls Jamie ‘Dad’, though she still sees her birth father. Eventually, though, Jamie and I decided to start trying for our own baby, and were blessed with a daughter in July 2010. In 2012 we bought our first property together, and life couldn’t have been better.
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Jamie proposed in Venice, during a trip for my 30th birthday. It couldn’t have been any more special or romantic; a penthouse suite, a homemade book of our relationship, and a proposal on the Rialto Bridge with a charm bracelet. We decided at once to marry in 2017, in Lake Garda, Italy – we were having the time of our lives.
In August of this year Jamie was diagnosed with cancer. Once we got over the initial shock we tried to stay as positive as we could, but things were drastically changing around us. At first we were told it could be lymphoma, and that Jamie had a good chance of survival. This became testicular cancer, and again his chances seemed good. The specialists couldn’t be sure, though, so we were sent to The Royal Marsden hospital in London; Jamie’s cancer is very rare, and has no diagnosable origin. Called ‘small cell carcinoma’ Jamie’s cancer is incredibly aggressive, and there is no cure. No cure. The words ripped our hearts out. While Jamie has been offered treatment, and is currently undergoing chemotherapy, we have no idea how long we have left together; hopefully the treatment will reduce the size of his tumour and give him as normal a life as possible, but we’ve been told it will continue to grow and come back – there is no getting rid of it.
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Despite all of this Jamie has been my superman, accepting every challenge and treatment, and fighting every step of the way. The cancer is now in his lungs and the treatment makes him very ill, yet I seldom hear him complain. Even when Jamie’s tumour reacted to the treatment and tangled itself in his bowel, causing an enormous amount of pain and complications, Jamie stayed strong, and remained as independent as he could. He has faced pneumonia, lapses in consciousness, a huge blood clot caused by being bed-bound, long waits, and treatment, all with a relative smile on his face – he is my hero. Jamie takes a lot of medication each day, including three injections, but has improved no end – his mobility gets a little better each day and, each time he has chemo, the ill-effects seem to get less and less. However, we know that there is no permanent solution to his cancer, and simply want to make the most of every moment. We stay as positive as we can, and fight it with our every breath; there is no other way.”
Emma and Jamie are no longer able to plan their dream wedding in Lake Garda, but would love to cement their relationship and marry in front of their friends and family while Jamie’s condition is stable. This is where you come in; it doesn’t matter how much you’re able to give, as every penny is a step closer to this special couple’s happily ever after. This beautiful family deserves the happy memories that a wedding would bring, as well as the love and smiles that will, no doubt, carry them through the darker days.
Please find it in your hearts to donate.
Thank you.
Naomi and The Wedding Wishing Well Foundation
Media enquiries to [email redacted].uk ONLY please. DO NOT print without the charities written permisson.
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Emma and Jamie’s Wedding
Can you find it in your heart to help?
We would like to introduce you to a very special couple. Emma and Jamie were excitedly planning their dream wedding in Lake Garda, Italy, when tragedy struck in August of this year.
Emma tells the couple’s story:
“Jamie and I met 8 years ago, after my former partner and I bought a house next door to his mum and step dad’s. Following the breakdown of that relationship I was introduced to Jamie, although I can’t say it was love at first sight; to begin with, I was too shy to say, ‘hello’, and wasn’t ready for anybody else to enter my life. He never gave up though. I kept in touch with his mum and step dad once I’d moved, and was soon persuaded to give him my number. We didn’t move too quickly; my daughter was born with hip dysplasia and needed a lot of my time, and I was working part time. Soon, though, I realised that he wasn’t going to give up, and we went on our first date – wow. Our first date was a trip to London to see The Lion King, and a ride on the London Eye – it isn’t hard to see why I started to let my guard down. I was falling for him, fast.
Our relationship was romantic from the very beginning. Jamie worked away, but would keep in touch with verses of the song, ‘Amazed’ by Lonestar, and he’d bring coloured roses for me when he came home at the weekends. I’d fallen in love, and it was obvious that Jamie felt the same way – he had grown incredibly close to my daughter, Amara, and never missed a hospital appointment or operation. He learned how to do everything for her and I began to trust again; my daughter even calls Jamie ‘Dad’, though she still sees her birth father. Eventually, though, Jamie and I decided to start trying for our own baby, and were blessed with a daughter in July 2010. In 2012 we bought our first property together, and life couldn’t have been better.
Copyright Emma & JamieJamie proposed in Venice, during a trip for my 30th birthday. It couldn’t have been any more special or romantic; a penthouse suite, a homemade book of our relationship, and a proposal on the Rialto Bridge with a charm bracelet. We decided at once to marry in 2017, in Lake Garda, Italy – we were having the time of our lives.
In August of this year Jamie was diagnosed with cancer. Once we got over the initial shock we tried to stay as positive as we could, but things were drastically changing around us. At first we were told it could be lymphoma, and that Jamie had a good chance of survival. This became testicular cancer, and again his chances seemed good. The specialists couldn’t be sure, though, so we were sent to The Royal Marsden hospital in London; Jamie’s cancer is very rare, and has no diagnosable origin. Called ‘small cell carcinoma’ Jamie’s cancer is incredibly aggressive, and there is no cure. No cure. The words ripped our hearts out. While Jamie has been offered treatment, and is currently undergoing chemotherapy, we have no idea how long we have left together; hopefully the treatment will reduce the size of his tumour and give him as normal a life as possible, but we’ve been told it will continue to grow and come back – there is no getting rid of it.
Copyright Emma & JamieDespite all of this Jamie has been my superman, accepting every challenge and treatment, and fighting every step of the way. The cancer is now in his lungs and the treatment makes him very ill, yet I seldom hear him complain. Even when Jamie’s tumour reacted to the treatment and tangled itself in his bowel, causing an enormous amount of pain and complications, Jamie stayed strong, and remained as independent as he could. He has faced pneumonia, lapses in consciousness, a huge blood clot caused by being bed-bound, long waits, and treatment, all with a relative smile on his face – he is my hero. Jamie takes a lot of medication each day, including three injections, but has improved no end – his mobility gets a little better each day and, each time he has chemo, the ill-effects seem to get less and less. However, we know that there is no permanent solution to his cancer, and simply want to make the most of every moment. We stay as positive as we can, and fight it with our every breath; there is no other way.”
Emma and Jamie are no longer able to plan their dream wedding in Lake Garda, but would love to cement their relationship and marry in front of their friends and family while Jamie’s condition is stable. This is where you come in; it doesn’t matter how much you’re able to give, as every penny is a step closer to this special couple’s happily ever after. This beautiful family deserves the happy memories that a wedding would bring, as well as the love and smiles that will, no doubt, carry them through the darker days.
Please find it in your hearts to donate.
Thank you.
Naomi and The Wedding Wishing Well Foundation
Media enquiries to [email redacted].uk ONLY please. DO NOT print without the charities written permisson.
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Naomi Thomas
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