Stephanie's bungee jump for Winston's Wish

July this year (2020) My two beautiful girls, Mia & Olivia  had to go through the worse thing possible ... the death of their daddy, very sudden and unexpectedly!
Marcus was a week from turning 31, he had only just began his life. He was  their best friend and the girls was his everything . He was their hero.

It breaks my heart to know my girls have to grow up with out their daddy. It breaks my heart to have to bring up the girls with out marcus. 

Sitting down on the sofa at home after a couple days of marcus passing , looking at my two little girls seeing the sparkle from their eyes completely disappeared, and them asking me if I think daddy has woken up yet ,really hit me like a ton of bricks that my 3 and 4 year old really have no idea what has happened to their daddy, and I couldn’t tell them any longer that daddy was poorly and sleeping .

A 3 and 4 year old child has no understanding of death, and why would they?

How was I going to manage this?
How Would I get past this stage ?
What do I do next ?
What do I tell them?
What is wrong, what is right ?
Will I say something that will make it worse?
Can this get any worse?

I was hopeless and lost , just as much as they was!
I didn’t know where to go, I didn’t know what to do. I spoke to my GP , I spoke to social services, I spoke with the health visitor, and i still didn’t know what an earth to tell my daughters. I wanted to wrap them up in bubble wrap, switch a button that would wipe all of this pain away. 

After a lot of research and a lot off questions to people I came across this amazing charity ‘ Winston’s wish’  All my questions on what to tell the girls, and how to manage their change in behaviour, advice on how to cope with the trauma the girls had been exposed to (as they was with their dad at the time of him passing) and more was answered by winston’s wishes.

they was on the end of the phone to me when ever and for ever long I needed guiding me, giving me advice, sending me books for the children and giving me reassurance and hope! 

I feel that it is only right after all the help they gave me and my girls that I should give back, a way of saying thankyou to the ones that have helped, a way of appreciation, and also most importantly giving to them so they can help other children and other families that sadly go through losing a parent or sibling...

In honour and memory of the girls daddy Marcus Busson , and to help this amazing chairty, I have decided that on December 19th 2020, on a crane next to the o2 in London at 140ft high I am going to do a bungee jump!!

To raise as much money as I possibly can for winstons wishes so they can continue to help me and other families that unfortunately and sadly go through situations like mine of raising children who have lost a parent .

Any donations I really appreciate and thank you all in advance, anything big or small. It will make a difference! 

Thank you in advance for your contribution to this cause that is so close to our hearts. 

Rest in perfect peace - Marcus Busson 26/07/89-19/07/20 ⭐️