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For 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…

jollyjoshrochdale
Aug 25, 20205 min read
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Our 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...

jollyjoshrochdale
Jul 6, 20205 min read
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On 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...

jollyjoshrochdale
Jun 19, 20201 min read
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When Coronation Street is our reality
At present @ITV @Coronation Street are revealing a storyline for Jane Danson (Leanne Battersby) and Simon Gregson (Steve McDonald). This...

jollyjoshrochdale
May 16, 20202 min read
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Oliver 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...

jollyjoshrochdale
Jan 6, 20202 min read
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'Absent from class'
Sophie, Joshua’s older sister started nursery just ten days after Joshua passed away, an extremely difficult transition for her and for...

jollyjoshrochdale
Sep 4, 20193 min read
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My life as a Butterfly
As I take time to reflect upon completing my first year in my new (employed) role of teaching children with Profound and Multiple Learning D

jollyjoshrochdale
Jul 20, 20194 min read
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Meet Our New Arrival, Oliver...
Joshua and Sophie are now older siblings, their brother Oliver James couldn’t wait to make his arrival! On Saturday 6th July, Oliver...

jollyjoshrochdale
Jul 8, 20195 min read
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My Thoughts, One Year Since Joshua Passed Away
1 year…This very weekend was booked to be our wedding, a long weekend in the Lake District with our family and friends celebrating our...

jollyjoshrochdale
Sep 26, 20185 min read
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May 16th 'That Day'
On this date 2017 (just 8 days after Josh's 1st birthday) we would be taken to the therapy room @Manchester Children's Hospital for our...

jollyjoshrochdale
May 16, 20184 min read
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