{"id":147,"date":"2022-12-28T16:50:05","date_gmt":"2022-12-28T16:50:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jasperkingtrust.org\/?page_id=147"},"modified":"2023-03-16T21:44:13","modified_gmt":"2023-03-16T21:44:13","slug":"about-jkt","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jasperkingtrust.org\/?page_id=147","title":{"rendered":"Jasper&#8217;s story"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"147\" class=\"elementor elementor-147\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6d0965d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6d0965d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b270f27\" data-id=\"b270f27\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00cab85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00cab85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.9.2 - 21-12-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><span style=\"color: #e6a647;\">Words by Sharon King, Jasper&#8217;s wife<\/span><\/em><strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong><\/p><p>In January 2013 Jasper was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer \u2013 his oncologist told us his prognosis was to be\u00a0 \u201cmeasured in months rather than years\u201d<br \/><br \/><\/p><p>In October 2013, I was diagnosed with stage 2a Breast cancer, my prognosis was that it could be treated.<br \/>One year, one household, one couple; 2 cancers. We somehow found our way onward through this devastating year and the one that followed. Applying for funding to take holidays gave me some sort of focus, the application processes, the planning, the action.<br \/><br \/><\/p><h4>Holidays<\/h4><p>We both found regular holidays gave us something to look forward to, something to hold onto. The holidays didn\u2019t change our outcomes, sometimes they felt daunting and challenging and quite often we didn\u2019t want to go due to illness and emotional overload.<br \/><br \/><\/p><p>However, they gave us space to be, time to be with one another and with family and friends, away from hospital appointments, keeping house, and simply managing, or not. They became a vital tool in our coping and we never regretted taking them.<br \/><br \/><\/p><h4>Eigg and Harvest Moon<\/h4><p>Eigg was where we had always planned to make a home, somewhere that had always soothed us with its wild beauty, nature and community.<br \/><br \/><\/p><p>East Lothian and Harvest Moon were much closer to our home in Edinburgh, and as Jasper became more unwell, we were very lucky to have a few holidays there, right on the beach, enjoying comfortable and warm glamping and simply being outdoors but close enough to the hospital to feel safe.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-618cb3b8 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"618cb3b8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1eb382d2\" data-id=\"1eb382d2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-487c752a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"487c752a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.9.2 - 21-12-2022 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Jasper<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45486e6a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45486e6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Jasper grew up in Hawkshead in the Lake District. Not much interested in school he took to juggling at an early age and became a world renowned clown, musician and juggler, who could balance pretty&nbsp; much anything on his chin or nose. Most difficult of these tricks was a ten pound note or a Rizzla paper, to the delight and amazement of fans and friends alike.<br><br><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jasper was a talented, funny, kind man, and a loving husband and family man. He spent his working life touring the world with his company The Chipolatas, bringing street theatre, clowning, and music to over 44 countries for over 25 years.<\/p>\n<p>He loved all sports and was an extremely good golfer and supported Liverpool football team with passion.<br><br><\/p>\n<p>Jasper died in April 2015 at the age of 44 from stage 4 lung cancer. Sharon cared for him during the 3 years of his illness and was also diagnosed herself with stage 2a breast cancer in 2013.<br><br><\/p>\n<p>The Isle of Eigg and Harvest Moon were their favourite places and it&#8217;s Sharon&#8217;s wish to create a lasting legacy and to make a difference to others.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Words by Sharon King, Jasper&#8217;s wife In January 2013 Jasper was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer \u2013 his oncologist told us his prognosis was to be\u00a0 \u201cmeasured in months rather than years\u201d In October 2013, I was diagnosed with stage 2a Breast cancer, my prognosis was that it could be treated.One year, one household, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":65,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-147","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.2.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Jasper&#039;s story - The Jasper King Trust<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"asper died in April 2015 at the age of 44 from stage 4 lung cancer. 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