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The times spent with my kids and grandkids are the

The times spent with my kids and grandkids are the absolute best!

Despite the chaos and pressures of my day to day life, these are the moments I will treasure forever, the special memories that no one can ever take away from us!

Love you always 💕💕

#family #love #memories #life #time

Last night was truly a night to remember as I went

Last night was truly a night to remember as I went to see the live show @bbcstrictly with my beautiful friend @terrie_martin_24 , one of life’s true angels and the kindest and most generous human being you would ever meet!!

A rare weekend of pure, unadulterated pleasure mixed with lots of laughter, joy, music and dancing.

A trip down memory Lane for me too as this studio was where I filmed and spent several weeks when I was a housemate on @celebritybigbrotheruk2018

And now I’m going to be spoilt by @terrie_martin_24 with a roast dinner and a lazy day in pjs watching @bbcstrictly back on tv rather than from a seat at the live show behind the lovely @shirleyballas (thanks for all the chockies Shirley - they kept us going through a long, but fun filled night…. Lol!!! )

I Loved watching @bobbybrazier and @annabel_croft as they danced the night away and also chatting to @jeffbrazier again, a proud dad tonight cheering his son on in an emotional tribute to his mum. 💕)

#dancing #fun #laughter #memories #friends #time #downtime #recharge

Well all I can say is what a FANTASTIC day we had

Well all I can say is what a FANTASTIC day we had yesterday on our @themaggieoliverfoundation Team Day in Manchester yesterday!

About half of my team were able to make it - a mix of staff, volunteer Ambassadors and even a couple of my trustees. And it was an absolutely joyful day (and night lol!!) and brilliantly put together by our @downeywarwick 💕

The Escape Room was a first for me, and it was so much fun (Thankyou Andrew for paying for this!) And it was made even better as our team won (no thanks to me let me say!!! I’d still be trapped in there today if it had been lol, but it was hilarious!!)

The day to day work going we do is often emotional, draining but exhilarating too and getting together in person is a rare treat but I believe it’s critically important to help us all get to know each other better and connect.

In these days of zooms, phones, emails and tech that the world is pushing us towards, a world where we don’t have face to face “human” contact, it’s so important to create these times together. And while I realise there are many benefits of of remote working, I absolutely believe that there will never be anything better than actually being with real people, and giving them a hug!!

I am absolutely determined that our team will be the best, and the only way to make that happen is for us all to work together, to get to know each other, to share our ideas and beliefs and skills and abilities. I am absolutely anal about us valuing each other as equals, everyone in the team being encouraged to share ideas or suggest how we can improve. Two heads are better than one (so think what over 30 heads can do lol!!!)

And every single person in our team is special and brings something unique to “our gang” and I appreciate every one of you and thank you for being alongside me on this important road we travel, fighting for justice for those failed by a broken justice system or supporting them emotionally as they try to recover from the pain of their abuse and how the system has often further traumatised them!

What a day! What a team! And together we are changing the world for the better !!!

#courage #justice #fun #teambuilding #team #caring #dayoff

Happy Anniversary to my much loved son and daughte

Happy Anniversary to my much loved son and daughter in law!

Since losing our “Macie moo” in 2011 just before she was 2 years old, they’ve both travelled a traumatic journey to here, having survived the darkest of times.

Losing a child is perhaps the worst thing that can possibly happen to anyone in their life, and in truth losing Macie sent them both into a very dark place which I feared they’d never escape.

Knowing also that through the negligence of medical staff essential tests to identify the gene they said caused Macie’s condition were not done correctly has been traumatic. It has meant they couldn’t risk having another baby because there would be a 25% chance a new baby would have the same condition as Macie and this has just made the hopelessness even worse, if that were possible.

But they have always stuck together like glue and I’ve never known a couple as inseparable as they are tbh and it’s so lovely, but also rare to see.

Despite the pain , we’ve shared many good times together along the way, and they are a brilliant auntie and uncle to Jake and Charlie!

I finally feel as though they are beginning to look to the future with hope in their hearts……

Danny lost his dad who he idolised, and then his little girl, but I know his dad will be watching over him and helping him move forward. He is actually the most like his dad in his ways and has a heart of pure gold! I’m so proud of how he has survived the worst that life can throw at anyone.

Here’s to many happy times ahead and many new adventures.

Love you to the moon and back 💕

I couldn’t let today pass without wishing my bea

I couldn’t let today pass without wishing my beautiful, amazing, kind and just simply wonderful daughter a happy birthday!

I’ve watched you grow from a little girl who was wise beyond your years, into a fantastic mum to our munchkins who are so lucky to have you as their mum!

I treasure being part of your journey and feel so, so proud of the person you have become!

You know how much I love you and I hope today is the start of another amazing chapter which I am excited to share with you, creating new adventures and memories together.

I know dad didn’t get to see in person the beautiful person you’ve become, but I know he will be watching over you with pride as he sees you travel through life and make others happy on your journey with your thoughtfulness, friendship and compassion.

Dad will always be with us because of the precious memories we created whilst he was here, and I know you miss him every day but he’s in our hearts forever.

I love you always and forever and am eternally grateful I have you in my life! You are all I could wish for and more, and I really don’t know where I would be now if you weren’t there alongside me too every step of my bumpy ride! 💕💕💕

It was really great to be invited to join @konstan

It was really great to be invited to join @konstantinkisin and @francisjfoster on their amazing podcast @triggerpod on Thursday.

There was a lot to talk about, and we covered lots of ground - grooming gangs, policing, justice, life, and about surviving the worst life can throw at you….

Episode will be available later in September so watch this space.

Thankyou guys. It was a pleasure to meet you both! Keep on shining a light in the dark corners…. Xx

#justice #abuse #police #corruption #freedom #honesty #communication #painintopower #podcast

A trip to London yesterday to meet with @andrew.m.

A trip to London yesterday to meet with @andrew.m.fox.7 who is Chairman of the Don Hanson Charitable Trust and I’m so very grateful to him for offering to arrange a fundraising event for @themaggieoliverfoundation in London in November!

This trust does some amazing work supporting charities whose values reflect those of its founder Don Hanson. He believed in justice, that children deserve to be protected and deserve a chance in life, which is what I believe. So our link up I believe is a natural connection somehow, and was “meant to be”.

Caroline who runs @eat.nourish.love_ will be organising the event and yesterday was all about planning and plotting to ensure the night is a great night for all who attend but also gives a tiny glimpse into our daily work.

I am truly grateful for their support because without wonderful people like Andrew and Don Hanson, @themaggieoliverfoundation just would not exist.

As of this week we have a team of 6 full time staff and over 25 amazing Ambassadors/volunteers. This takes superhuman efforts sometimes to drive forward and manage our heavy workloads. But we do it, and we are creating something very special which the feedback we get from many hundreds of survivors we support proves.

But without help and some financial support from people like @andrew.m.fox.7 and The Don Hanson Charitable Foundation the grim truth is we just couldn’t go on and continue to grow. And that would be a very sad day for the many who come to us for help.

So Thankyou from the bottom of my heart Andrew. It’s truly people like you and Don Hanson who reassure me that goodness and human decency does still exist in this world.

The saying that always resonates with me when I write these posts is this..

“All it takes for evil to exist in this world, is that good people do nothing…”

But the late Don Hanson and the charitable trust he has created is truly doing good work, and he will have left a long legacy of goodness for generations to come, through your careful guidance and care.

And that’s a pretty good legacy for anyone to leave behind! So Thankyou 💕

#charity #legacy #goodness #thechildrenoftheworld #kindness #support #justice #truth

Letting our hair down at Gay Pride Manchester! Fr

Letting our hair down at Gay Pride Manchester!

Friday night fun after a busy week. Just what the dr ordered tbh!

🤣🤣

It was an absolute pleasure to be invited to go al

It was an absolute pleasure to be invited to go along and support this wonderful charity @thegemappeal today at their annual “Strawberry Sparkle” fundraising event in Rochdale.

This charity raises much needed money to fund research into treatments, and hopefully ultimately cures, for mitochondrial diseases such as Hunters Syndrome. This amazing lady who founded this charity, Karen, tragically lost her two sons to this disease and so she has put her energy and heart into trying to ensure other parents and children suffering from this disease can have longer together.

She is supported by a wonderful team of kind, caring and dedicated people working hard alongside her.

I was first introduced to them by @denise_welch when I went to their annual ball last year and was blown away by all the work being done.

But also it seemed a “link up” that was just meant to be. My own little grand daughter tragically died before she was 3 of another mitochondrial disease called “Leigh’s Syndrome” so I know first hand the despair felt when a much loved child has a very limited life expectancy.

This charity gives hope to others in Karen’s position, hope for more time with their children, more quality of life and a hope that a cure can one day be found!

Please support them if you can.

And I never win anything - but I actually won the beautiful flower display donated by @flowersbyharrisuk which now have pride of place at home!!

Thankyou 💜

Being in London for two days working gave me a per

Being in London for two days working gave me a perfect opportunity to catch up with this gorgeous human last night!

It was an absolute joy and we never drew breath tbh with so much to talk about, discuss, plot and plan!!

We talked a lot about life, challenges, struggles determination and how the very worst things in life can often lead us into places we may never otherwise have found…. About transforming the very worst “pain into power” and using this energy and lessons learnt to try to help others!

A man after my own heart! Love you to pieces @jamielee2345 - and thankyou for spoiling me rotten! 💕💕

#admiration #painintopower #friends #life #work

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