My life raft friend

After a shock diagnosis at 23, Alexeanne kept defying the odds…

Chelsea had only popped in for some nappies, when utter tragedy struck…

Dressed in a nautical striped top, dungarees, Converse shoes and a daisy chain in my hair, I swung my arm around my little sis Aimee, then eight, and grinned up at the handheld camera. ‘Cheese,’ Aimee

Twirling around and waving her arms on stage, my eldest, Laura, then six, had a huge smile on her face as she glanced at me and her dad Mac, then 29, in the audience. ‘What a superstar,’ I whispered,

Sarah was told she had just weeks left to live, then something extraordinary happened…

Do you remember that park you used to take me to as a kid, the one with the red, boat-shaped climbing frame? It wasn’t too far from our home in Hull where we lived. You’d often sit on a bench chatting