jollyjoshrochdaleMay 110 minThe Jolly Josh Centre Open Day 2022Surreal, it’s the only word I can use to describe the opening of our very own Jolly Josh centre! Today the charity has reached a gigantic...
jollyjoshrochdaleApr 285 minRochdale Woman Of The Year 2022In 2019 I was invited to Rochdale Woman of the Year as a shortlisted nominee. I worked at the local special school teaching children...
jollyjoshrochdaleAug 24, 20218 minUpon Reflection... 4 Years of Missing JoshuaWe are now four years into our grief journey, and it’s not become any easier, time IS NOT a healer. I no longer cry every day, but...
jollyjoshrochdaleJun 11, 20215 minTo James on Father's Day 2021To James on Father’s Day 2021, (an edited version from 2019) You are appreciated for being the most amazing Daddy to our children. You...
jollyjoshrochdaleMay 7, 20214 minJoshua's 5th BirthdayToday a special little boy should have turned 5, Joshua should have been waking up today another year older, I’d have been thinking about...
jollyjoshrochdaleDec 31, 20204 minPressing Pause… As We Enter 2021#pandemic #covid19 #lockdown #shielding #mindfullness #worklifebalance#mentalhealth #itsokaynottobeokay #grief #childbereavment #childloss
jollyjoshrochdaleOct 26, 20203 min15 Months and 17 Days Of Loving You...Oliver is now 15 months and 17 days old, why is this so significant? Oliver is now the same age that Joshua (his brother) will forever be.
jollyjoshrochdaleAug 25, 20205 minFor Me, There’s Nothing New About The New Normal, Shielding And Face Coverings…It’s as though a big, dark cloud bursting with ‘what ifs’ haunts me, blasting me with teasers of a life that should have been…
jollyjoshrochdaleJul 6, 20205 minOur Little Wild One is One! Oliver is one! Our journey has been difficult, we’ve never actually had the time to appreciate just how difficult...
jollyjoshrochdaleJun 19, 20201 minOn our 3rd Wedding Anniversary...We didn’t understand the depth of darkness that we’d be exposed to, we’ve seen and supported each other in the most horrific pain...
jollyjoshrochdaleMay 16, 20202 minWhen Coronation Street is our realityAt present @ITV @Coronation Street are revealing a storyline for Jane Danson (Leanne Battersby) and Simon Gregson (Steve McDonald). This...
jollyjoshrochdaleMay 8, 20201 minJoshua's 4th BirthdayAs the nation celebrates #VEday #VE75, our family not only reflects in celebration of freedom and victory, we also remember Joshua, on...
jollyjoshrochdaleMay 1, 20201 minBrother's, Parenting After LossYesterday, for a brief moment I thought I saw Joshua. It of course was Oliver but I've never seen him looking so much like his big...
jollyjoshrochdaleMar 27, 20202 minCovid-19 My Thoughts during LockdownIn 2017 James and I travelled (with authorisation and ‘support’) from London to our Children’s Hospice in Chorley with Joshua’s body...
jollyjoshrochdaleJan 6, 20202 minOliver is 6 months old!Today Oliver is 6 months old! I have no idea where the time has gone, for most this is a simple monthly milestone, for us it's a sigh of...
jollyjoshrochdaleDec 31, 20193 minMoving Forwards into 2020Moving forward into a New Year is always difficult for us, the further time passes, the more we feel that people expect us to have ‘moved...
jollyjoshrochdaleDec 6, 20193 minMore Than A PhotoToday Oliver is five months old, for us this is an important stage. His bother Joshua had monthly milestone photographs, like many...
jollyjoshrochdaleNov 2, 20196 minA Place To Call HomeJust two years after the launch of Jolly Josh’s first ever session, our families were today invited to a ‘Mystery Meet’, alongside the...
jollyjoshrochdaleOct 6, 20194 minLove After LossOliver is 3 months old, I admit that I feel as though I’d been thrown in to a whirlwind since July and this is the first time that I’ve...
jollyjoshrochdaleSep 23, 20197 minJolly Josh 2nd Year Anniversary CelebrationsThe idea of ‘Jolly Josh two years ago was ‘pure imagination’. A chain of events would lead me (Founder, Carole Kelly) to realise that...