27 -Jessica's story - how her mum's fight with cancer led to a major re-evaluation of her own life.

Jess was devastated when her mum told her the news that she had a rare aggressive form of T-cell Lymphoma cancer belonging to the Leukaemia category.

At the time Jess was living down in Cornwall with her husband running a Bed and Breakfast. The shock to the system of realising both her mothers and her own mortality led to Jess completely re-evaluate her life. 

She realised she was far from happy and even decide that she was not actually a very nice person either.

Jess set about transforming her life. She started to eat more healthily and lost a lot of weight, she also began to work out. On her visits to the gym she was encouraged by the people she met to think about becoming a personal trainer. However being in Cornwall was not suiting Jess either and although most would consider a divorce a bad thing Jess and her husband actually parted on good terms. A life in Cornwall running a B&B was just not for her, she felt stifled and needed more in her life, plus she wanted to be closer to her mum during those precious last months. 

Unfortunately Jessica's mum eventually lost her fight with cancer. Although Jess was obviously heartbroken and still has bad days now she is able to sooth the pain by looking for the positives. If her mum had not gotten ill then Jess probably would not have changed her own eating and lifestyle. Through getting healthy Jess overcame some serious health issues, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome being one of them. Her healthier lifestyle led to her being able to conceive and having a baby - something that she was told as a teenager would probably never happen. 

Jess is enjoying motherhood so much it has led to her setting up her own venture - Super Mum Society, which is full of interesting videos, hint and tips to help you navigate a successful motherhood.

www.supermumsociety.com
www/instagram.com/supermumsociety
www.twitter.com/supermumsociety
www.facebook.com/supermumsociety

The BeGlad Movement is aiming to collect 100 stories of good coming out of bad and reasons to be glad by the end of 2018 to help support each other with our experiences and to raise money for the Samaritans and Action for Happiness. If you would like to donate it would be so greatly appreciated. Thank you!
 
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