Jacky had lost her long standing partner and husband Martin to skin cancer in 2008 leaving the her a widow with two young boys at the age of 35. This didn’t stop her working full time , being a mum and raising thousands of pounds for the Daisys Dream a local charity that provide much needed support to children who have lost a parent & also helped to support her after losing Martin . Jacky has done multiple charity parachute jumps and a wing walk , charity football matches and parties to raise money for local charities that helped her & her family. So you can imagine when Jacky was diagnosed with Breast cancer in Autumn 2020 it was absolutely devastating.

While the country and hospitals were battling with Covid , Jacky was waiting for a cancerous tumor to be removed ( they recommend this is done within 28 days but Jacky had to wait until the end of January 2021 , followed by radiotherapy treatment & long term medication. Unfortunately this wasn’t the end of the journey. In July 2022 she found another lump which resulted in her having to have a mastectomy & a years wait for a reconstruction. In June 2023 she went to see her consultant to discuss the reconstruction process as it was a big operation lasting 10 hours , during this consultation they discovered her cancer had returned , so she had it removed & phase 1 of her reconstruction process , followed by a hip replacement two months later (that’s another story !) & now is having chemotherapy & counting down the days until it finishes in April ! so we decided to throw a party in her honour as she has been a complete warrior , we will be raising money for Thames Valley Hospice who looked after Martin & Jacky’s best friend Jo in their final days against their own battle with cancer & Daisys Dream who help so many local families. Release Radio , Berkshire Blag , Chillifunk Records & The Old Court are all helping to make this party happen .

Release the Blag presents Jacky’s Song on Saturday May 25th from 12 pm until 1am with two rooms of music . Tickets will be available from at £15 search ( Jacky’s song ) on https://www.skiddle.com

Each year Daisy's Dream support around 800 children and young people through their bereavement. Whether they are facing the death of someone they love or have already experienced their loss, our professionally qualified Therapeutic Practitioners are on hand to offer families the support and guidance they need.

All of our work is provided to families completely free of charge, but in order to do so, Daisy's Dream need to raise over £500,000 a year to cover our costs. Please give what you can.