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Lynda & Jo

Northwich Mums Share Life Changing Stories in National Magazine

Two courageous Northwich mums feature in the March edition of the women's magazine 'Prima' as they talk about living with childhood cancer. Jo Pritchard and Lynda Hill's sons have both undergone treatment for leukaemia and in the Prima article the mums talk about the impact it had on them and 'normal' family life. Jo comments: "We were approached by the magazine to talk about how we dealt with the trauma of such a devastating childhood illness in their regular 'inspiring lives' feature. We hope that by sharing our stories it will give other mums and families a glimpse of light at the end of the tunnel of what is a shattering family experience."

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Lynda Hill set up The Joshua Tree charity seven years ago with the intention of providing a safe haven for courageous kids and their families by raising funds to build a holiday home on land now secured in Sandiway. Jo Pritchard is the charity manager and the two women have spent the past few years fundraising and seeking ways of supporting Cheshire families of children with childhood cancer. The charity's Northwich family support centre was launched at the end of last year and is already being used by local families.

Lynda adds: "It was a nerve wrecking experience to know that our personal stories were going to be read by women from all over the UK but if it gives other mums and families tackling childhood cancer hope, encouragement and inspiration then it will be worth it."

For more details on The Joshua Tree email them at office@thejoshuatree.org.uk or call into the centre in Venables Road.