Book description
In April 2000, Kirsty Bilski s life couldn t have been happier. It was
a time of celebration and the start of a new life and brighter future
for her and her new husband, Jerzy, together with her three children
from her previous marriage, Jessica, Gemma and Stewart. Six months
later, however, her family s world was shaken to its very core when
Jessica, at the tender age of ten, was diagnosed with a rare and
aggressive form of liver cancer. This is the heart-rending story of
Jessica s courageous journey through her illness, told through the eyes
of her mother, who travelled alongside her daughter every step of the
way, refusing to give up hope and guiding her with an incredible honesty
that allowed Jessica to make important decisions about her own care, the
most harrowing of all coming with the acceptance that she was going to
die and that pursuing further treatment was not going to save her. There
are highs, such as family holidays and meeting Myleene Klass, who
dedicated her debut album to Jessica s memory, and there are extreme
lows as Jessica, in February 2002, finally loses her fight for life in
the beautiful and supportive surroundings of Little Bridge House
Children s Hospice. Jessica was an inspirational child who touched the
hearts of many during her short lifetime, and she will continue to do so
through this moving tribute. In April 2000, Kirsty Bilski s life
couldn t have been happier. It was a time of celebration and the start
of a new life and brighter future for her and her new husband, Jerzy,
together with her three children from her previous marriage, Jessica,
Gemma and Stewart. Six months later, however, her family s world was
shaken to its very core when Jessica, at the tender age of ten, was
diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of liver cancer. This is the
heart-rending story of Jessica s courageous journey through her illness,
told through the eyes of her mother, who travelled alongside her
daughter every step of the way, refusing to give up hope and guiding her
with an incredible honesty that allowed Jessica to make important
decisions about her own care, the most harrowing of all coming with the
acceptance that she was going to die and that pursuing further treatment
was not going to save her. There are highs, such as family holidays and
meeting Myleene Klass, who dedicated her debut album to Jessica s
memory, and there are extreme lows as Jessica, in February 2002, finally
loses her fight for life in the beautiful and supportive surroundings of
Little Bridge House Children s Hospice. Jessica was an inspirational
child who touched the hearts of many during her short lifetime, and she
will continue to do so through this moving tribute.
