Jessica Louise Keen

Jess’ First Birthday Day in Heaven

Jessica Louise, Tomboy and all!
“Jess” was the name most of us called.
She knew very early that life was too short,
To mess about things that wasn’t her sort.

When she was just twelve, her leg came to hurt.
The doctors assured, “It’s just a growth spurt.”
And, when she came back the very next year.
The doctors again said, “It’s nothing to fear.”

But, the pain in her leg, just wouldn’t go away.
So they removed a mole the very same day.
She was to return in exactly six months.
That’s when they found the lymph nodes had lumps!

Indeed it was cancer and Oh, was she mad!
Off the table she jumped saying, “You’re a stupid man!”
Chemo was started, they had Christmas early.
Money was raised for her cancer charity.

Longing to give her Dan a baby first,
Before she went on and left this earth.
She fought to hang on for that very reason.
And lasted way longer than the Christmas Season.

I’m glad I was able to spend special time
With this beautiful person, Granddaughter of mine.
Nineteen years ago, on July the third
She was born into this world, as free as a bird.

By Vicki Hansen 1.7.11

Please do not copy, this was written exclusively
For Joan Greenfield for her Granddaughter’s 1st Birthday in Heaven











HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX HELLO and thank you for visiting jessica new home,what can i say well jessica is one of six children kirsten 19 is the oldest then came our jess now 18 jordan 16 sian 15 macaulay13 and the baby ellie10 mommy michele as we call her shall ,WHAT can i tell you about jessica we call her jess ,Jess was a propper tomboy you never seen her in a dress skirt nothing girlie jess was always in trouble she was such a practicle joker every one loved her as nothing could ever be serious with her always waging school.every day shall would wait for that phone call after regerstration at school.every day was the same she always said life was to short,theres lots more things to do that go to school,this was to come back and haunt us,.when jess was 12 she complained her leg was hurting her but our jess was a drama queen shall kept saying your not haveing no more time of school ,shouting you never believe what i say ,Shall just laughed ,and made an appointment at drs but when it was time to go she couldnt find jess as jess and her best friends were of riding another friends motor bike dan whom the bike belonged to was 2yrs older than jess but they were inseprable when shall finaly found her she was with the police they were bringing her home with a warning.Shal finaly got her to dr and they were told it was growing pains.Jess come up to her 13 birthday and she was still complaning about her leg ,again dr said it will stop shortly as it was still growing pains to which jess turned to the dr and said why arnt i 10 feet tall so he agreed to sent her for xrays ,and was told results would be in a couple of weeks .when jess went for the results dr said it was nothing so jess said the mole on her leg was hurting so he agreed to remove it which he did there and then and made a terrible mess of her leg, after 3 weeks results came back and we were told in was non maligment but he would check her in 6months .Time come and went nothing from the hospital ,Still there gp said it was growing pains,its now another year poor jess was going mad with the pain in her leg, And then there was a new gp in the surgery he took a look at jess leg he sort out jesses records got on the phone rang hospital for emergency scan which was done next day we were then sent to go and see dr who removed th mole on her leg.Shal myself and jess went into his office the first thing he said was im very sorry i have made a mistake 2yrs after her first visit hes sorry jess jumped up and said nan what does he mean im sorry i just put my arms around her she said ive got cancer is that what hes saying i just nodded ans said yes tears streaming down my face jessie jumped up and called him a f---- stupid man jess run out of the room i left shall in the room and went to look for jess but she had rang her trusted best friend dan he had come out of work and found her in the road;When michele came out she said jessie had to go in the hospital next day for them to get another biopsy,after jess biopsy she was sent to selly oak hospital in birmingham under another consultant she went into hospital a week later for tests and to see how every thing was .we got our result very quickley the cancer was in her lympth nodes in the top of her leg .dr told us they would start kemo straight away my goodness that poor baby was so poorley and her beloved Dan was right by her side.Jess was tranferred to the princess of wales hospice and we were told to bring xmas early.as the cancer had traveled to her liver and lungs the hospice were brilliant and were arranging trips for the family to go out on but each time jess was to poorly to go in the november we held a big xmas party for jess all her friends and our family where there we had raffles and alsorts and on the night nearly £4000 was raised for cancer.xmas come and went jess was holding on she said she wasnt going and leaving dan before she had a baby she said they had been trying when she first had leg pains a shock but that was our jessie.kirstan jess older sister was 18 in the march 09 and jess could hardley stand but she wanted to join her sisters birthday they had a strengh limo with fire men who were throwing kirstan and her girl friends over there shoulder they told the lads to be care ful as jess was poorly when they knew this she was being picked up the smiles on her face i will never for get it was if jess had come back the next couple of weeks she was up and down and in the may jess said nan can i come and stay its quite at yours so she come for the week her appertite picked up ham and mustard samwhiches a loaf every other day nothing else we layed on the bed watching tv doing cross words it was heavenly when she went home on the friday jess said can i come next week nan and she did, just geting up for showers samwhiches tv and big cuddles again she went home on the friday and made arrangments for mon.on the sunday i had a call from shall to say jess was in hospital i couldnt believe it she was at mine i just though shes geting better but jess had developed melangitus after all this time she had a killer desease then got an even worse killer.Shal wanted jess at home so jess went home dan never left her side.it was wednesday and shal had a call it was dans mother she said she was worried about dan as he hardley ever come home the firm he worked for had sacked him and she wanted to no if jess had seen him shal had to explain what had been going on and in over two years he never spoke to his parents about jessies illness dans parents went down to see dan and jess but by this time jess had almost lost her sight but that dint not her wit she was still making people laugh,on sat 6june 09 i went home and just fell into my partners arms i said i think shes near the end big cuddles he said you no our jess.on sunday 7 june the phone call i dreaded come quick mom bob and i raced from birmingham to redditch in worcestershire dan was cradling her bob and i went in and she said grandad bob i love you he kissed her i love you nan as well bob and i went in to the kitchen and shal was saying no jess oh my god my babys gone we all broke down to gether but she was smiling still in dans arms jessica louise keen left this earth to a higher place on the 07/06/09 to become an angel god bless sweet heart love you for ever xxx