Grampy and Me: Together, Through Multiple System Atrophy, is a gentle, honest guide for children and family facing a loved one’s illness with MSA.

July 2026

It was early September 2025. I was busily working away on my graphic novel, when out of the blue the first words began to play for Grampy and Me. As more words burst forth and pictorial visions began rolling, I had no choice, but to write them down.

My first pages, and subsequent edits, are always carried out with pen and paper but, unusually, this was not the case with Grampy and Me. Over the period of an hour (Can you believe that?), words fell over themselves as I wrote them straight onto a Word document: editing and playing with word combinations as I went.

The ending penned, with tears raining down my cheeks I walked right into Bob as I headed out of my office. He grabbed hold of me and in disbelief asked, ‘What are you crying for?’

For the first time, I said the words. ‘I have written a picture book based on Dad’s story.’ Bob wrapped me in his arms whilst I cried on his shoulder until the emotions had settled.

This was a story I never imagined writing, but it felt so right. As a grown daughter watching her father battling this diabolical disease called Multiple System Atrophy, it’s difficult to comprehend. I can’t imagine what it would be like for a young child watching on as a Grandparent – or another loved one -suffers through it.

Grampy and Me is a story for sharing together as parents and Grandparents help their children understand what is happening to their loved one. It’s also a story about love, and making happy memories to hold onto.

I am so excited to be working with Cheryl and her team.

This is still a work in progress, while Triandhika Anjani works to bring the story to life.

To find out more about the story behind Grampy and Me click HERE

To find out more about Multiple System Atrophy (MSA) click HERE