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Outlook: The photoshoot that helped me grieve for my baby

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Ashley Jones with her daughter Skylar

10/03/2021 GMT

The photoshoot that helped me grieve for my baby

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A gifted photoshoot provided Ashley Jones comfort after her daughter died at 21 months

Ashley Jones lost her daughter Skylar at just 21 months old. In her grief she turned to photos for comfort and now she photographs other families facing a terminal diagnosis.

Ashley Jones and her husband lost their daughter Skylar at just 21 months old to spinal muscular atrophy. Ashley poured her grief into the photos she had of her daughter. She had always been a keen photographer, and so she decided to use her skills help other grieving families. She’s started a non-profit called Love Not Lost which provides free photo sessions to families facing a terminal illness diagnosis. 
 
Diana Britten found her calling by chance one day when she was offered a trial flying lesson and she fell in love with the stomach churning sport of aerobatics. She’s the first woman to claim the title of British Aerobatics Champion but it wasn’t always a smooth ride on her way to the top. She’s recently been awarded an MBE for services to aerobatics and charity. 
 
Izzati and Atiqah Khairudin are Malaysia's first female hot air balloonists - they're also sisters and there was a bit of sibling rivalry as to which one of them would claim the title first, as they told Matthew Bannister. This interview was first broadcast in September 2016. 
 
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Picture: Ashley Jones and her daughter Skylar
Credit: Tessa Marie

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