Just Like Before
Sunday, 12 December 2010
Long time, no update. A lot has happened since Jacob passed away. A house move enabled us to have a new start, which has helped tremendously. Nicky is now pregnant for the third time since loosing
London Marathon 2010
Friday, 9 April 2010
A very special person to us is currently training to run the London Marathon. Deborah Freestone has previously carried out fund raising for Jacob’s fund and is now running in memory of Jacob and
A Year Without You
Saturday, 9 January 2010
Today is the first anniversary of Jacob’s death. We do not wish to discuss how difficult this past year has been and instead we simply wish to thank everyone for their kind messages and support
I Am With You
Tuesday, 22 December 2009
This is a song I wrote last Christmas. I recorded it only last week and the chorus now seems to have a new meaning. I believe it is Jacob saying hello and that everything is okay where he is. The
Return To The Sea
Wednesday, 7 October 2009
I once spoke (and sang) of Jacob being a ‘Child of the Sea”. Well, we returned to that same sea recently and, as I always do, wrote Jacob’s name in the sand. We feel Jacob is with us everywhere we
Great North Swim
Sunday, 13 September 2009
Myself and Nicky wish to say a big thank you to Ali Beckman and all those who swam in the Great North Swim this weekend to raise money for the Neuroblastoma Society (From left to right - Lynn
Jack Brown
Wednesday, 6 May 2009
We have received the terribly sad news that Jack Brown has passed away. Like Jacob, Jack was cruelly chosen to battle neuroblastoma and did so for four years. Jack faced his illness with a maturity
London Marathon
Friday, 1 May 2009
We would like to thank Jo Molyneaux who ran
the London Marathon last weekend. Jo had a
great run and achieved a personal best time of
3:27 despite being full of a cold. Jo originally
agreed to
Happy Birthday Jacob
Monday, 20 April 2009
This coming Saturday, 25th April, would have been Jacob’s 7th birthday. Our sadness is once more brought into sharp focus; a wonderful son, a life cut short, all the things that could have
School Tribute To Jacob
Sunday, 22 March 2009
Jacob’s school, Kingsmead Primary, will be planting a Cheshire Apple tree in his memory this week. There will be a planting ceremony, with the school band playing music. We will be helping to
The Fight Continues!
Friday, 6 March 2009
Our last diary entry highlighted our wish to continue fundraising for research into new treatments and a cure for neuroblastoma. In response, a number of wonderful people have now stepped forward to
A Simple Plan
Friday, 6 February 2009
It is now a month since Jacob passed away and I wasn’t sure about whether to post any more diary entries. This is, after all, Jacob’s website and was created to keep people up to date about his life
Goodbye Jacob
Wednesday, 21 January 2009
Myself and Nicky wish to thank everyone who came to Jacob’s funeral and helped to make this a very special day for us. Everybody said what a moving service this was and we are so proud that we were
Jacob’s Funeral
Monday, 12 January 2009
The loss of our beloved Jacob has hit us so hard, the grief and pain we feel is indescribable. However, with the wonderful support of our family and friends we are somehow managing to face up to
Our Angel
Saturday, 10 January 2009
It breaks our hearts to tell you all that Jacob passed away on Friday, the day after Nicky’s birthday. It happened sooner than we expected, but Jacob passed so peacefully surrounded by his family.
A Kind Of Magic
Monday, 5 January 2009
We held a little party for Jacob on Sunday with our family and a few of Jacob’s friends. We would like to have invited more people along but we didn’t want to over do things for Jacob. A fantastic
Small Things
Monday, 29 December 2008
Just a quick update to say that Jacob was able to enjoy Christmas despite feeling quite poorly. As you will all know, Jacob is an extremely brave boy and always keeps smiling. Even though he didn’t
The Best And Worst Of Times
Saturday, 20 December 2008
Jacob managed a fantastic trip to Lapland in Finland last week and had he time of his life. Our thanks go to the wonderful ‘Wish Upon A Star’ Charity for making this happen as they really did
Back Home
Thursday, 4 December 2008
As we feared, Jacob’s second cycle of chemotherapy took its toll and he was admitted to hospital with a fever, severe sickness and diarrhoea. Jacob was also covered in a rash caused by a viral
He Ain’t Heavy
Thursday, 13 November 2008
Well, Jacob had his first cycle of his new chemotherapy and this hit him really hard. We have never seen him in so much pain, even through his high dose chemotherapy, which was a doddle compared to
