Jessie’s Journey

6-month update 6/10/24 -

October 6 month update :)

So today marks 6 months of Jessie's battle with Leukaemia. It's been a battle for everyone involved and Jessie is the one that gives us the strength every day to be positive and carry on!

Myself and Luke have decided to mark this date by informing you all the Jessie's Journey will become a charity in 2025.

Why? Because on this journey we have had the most incredible support from an army of family and friends, we are so lucky to have you all. We have also witnessed first-hand that not everyone gets this same support, especially siblings. Myself and Luke are currently generating many ideas as to how we support siblings and families to navigate this horrendous and life changing journey.

We are moving the £5K goalposts as this is more than a once in a lifetime holiday for our family to Disney, it's about making a difference in the world, and we want to make that difference!

LETS GO!!!!!!

On the 6th April 2024 we received the absolutely heartbreaking news that our beautiful, amazing 3 year old daughter Jessie had been diagnosed with ALL Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia which is a rare type of cancer which affects the blood and bone marrow. Jessie has already started the gruelling journey of chemotherapy which will last for 2.5 years in order to prevent relapse at a later stage.

This means for the next 2.5 years Jessie’s world will be completely turned upside down with fundamental changes and missed opportunities including nursery adventures, first moments such as first day at school, school days in reception and year one, family holidays, play dates with friends and family but ultimately a huge impact upon her and her family’s life.

Danielle, Luke, Jack and Max have already experienced the physical and emotional trauma and loss of their daughter/sisters phenomenal personality and for those who know and love Jessie will understand this is the hardest and most devastating experience they have to endure. We long for her to laugh hard and be the cheeky mischievous beautiful little Jessie once again.

Jessie has THE MOST AMAZING family around her and together with us as friends, family, colleagues, neighbours and supporters we are going to help Jessie, Max, Jack, Luke and Danielle live the life they so much deserve and create opportunity and normality as best we can throughout the toughest journey ahead.

Jessies journey is a long one but we are all walking that journey with her, supporting and cheering her on every step of the way.