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17 April 2018

When Life Gives You Lemons: Danny Germain

Here's another interview as part of my When Life Gives You Lemons series.

I've known Danny and his family for many years. Danny's step-mum, Marion, was one of Andy's closest friends and he turned to her for coaching support to help him with the mental strength he knew he would need when he was diagnosed with cancer. Marion was also one of Daisy's Godmothers. Danny was a small boy when we first met him and it was years before we were entrusted with the secret that Danny had carried with him since he was little.

Photo of Danny Germain smiling at the camera

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This is the story of my family, and how we are learning to thrive and not just survive when life didn't go quite as we planned.

I'm Steph, a suburban mother, sometime Marketing Director, now family plate spinner, journalist, carer, nurse, spokesperson, campaigner and marathon runner (actual as well as metaphorical).

I have four extraordinary children, my two boys have a diagnosis of high functioning autism yet they could not be more different, my eldest daughter is a creative social justice warrior, my youngest daughter was born with a very rare genetic condition.

In December 2015 I also became a widow, my husband, the father of my children & partner of 27 years, Andy, died of cancer, leaving us with a gaping hole in our lives. 13 months later our darling daughter Daisy died.

My life was never going to be predictable but as Andy always said, it is what it is, it's how you respond which makes the difference.

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17 April 2018

When Life Gives You Lemons: Danny Germain

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