The funeral of a young talented West Cumbrian photographer will be held on Tuesday – and all are welcome to celebrate his life.
Jordan Mossom, 25, of Maryport, died last week, surrounded by his family.
He lived with rare muscle wasting condition Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy but did not allow it to limit his life and pursued his passion of photography – gaining a degree from the University of Cumbria and his work published in international magazines.
He worked to raise awareness of his condition and said: “Whilst I want to give people an insight into some of the things they may take for granted, I also want to give those who are diagnosed with the condition reassurance that life isn’t scary, to show what happens and what can be achieved.”
His funeral will be held on Tuesday at St Mary’s Church in Maryport at 11am. A spokesman for his family said: “All of his friends are welcome to come and pay respects to a life lost too soon.”
His sister Hannah said: “We have decided to raise money for Jigsaw, Cumbria’s Children’s Hospice, something Jordan would want to give back to.
“Jordan has been going to the hospice for over 12 years. We are incredibly grateful for their amazing work and all of the happy memories Jordan has made there.”
One of Jordan’s self-portraits featured on the front cover of Campaign, the newsletter for supporters of Muscular Dystrophy UK.
In an interview with our colleagues at Hollr last year, he said: “It was only after I finished the project and got the positive responses that I did that I realised it might actually help people who might have muscular dystrophy or the families of people that have muscle wasting conditions and show that life is just as normal even when you have all the medical equipment and support staff and that you can still be independent.”
To view Jordan’s work, visit https://www.jordanmossom.com/
To donate to Jigsaw in Jordan’s memory, visit https://gofund.me/08aefc71
