The Future is Rosie

<p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>In her poignant memoir Carolyn describes the heartbreak of losing a child and how she and her family dealt with unimaginable loss and learned to live again.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Married</span><s style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </s><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>with two daughters Ellie aged 14 and Rosie 11 Carolyn was teaching at Redroofs School for the Performing Arts when Rosie suddenly developed vasculitis a rare auto immune disease. </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Rosie spent many months in hospital undergoing tests scans and operations whilst her </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>family were worried sick and traumatised by the lack of support for parents in their situation.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Rosie's tragic death six months later compelled Carolyn to set-up Rosie's Rainbow Fund in her memory and to honour Rosie's wish to help other sick children. The charity has achieved major success bringing music therapy to thousands of sick children in hospital care for parents with hospitalised children and ongoing support for bereaved parents. </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>As a believer in spirituality Carolyn felt that Rosie was sending messages and helping her through her grief.  Predictions given to Carolyn previously that her destiny was to have another child and with Rosie's blessing Carolyn and her husband embarked upon a five-year programme of fertility treatment. </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Carolyn describes in intimate detail all the processesprocedures and disappointments she experienced. Finally at 54 years of age and through IVF and a donor egg Carolyn gave birth to their son Dominic and a brother for Ellie. </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>After a painful divorce Carolyn discovered a breast lump in 2016 and following a diagnosis of cancer had to undergo a mastectomy. </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>She chronicles the gruelling regime of chemotherapy and radiotherapy the caring medical staff and inspiring patients that helped her through this frightening chapter. </span></p><p>However the rollercoaster of life and death hadn't finished with her yet...</p><p><span style=color: rgba(255 0 0 1)> </span></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </strong></p><p><br></p>