When you’ve lived through a moment where life tilts on its axis, you start to see time differently. Back in 1996, what began as breathlessness during a normal week at university turned into a diagnosis none of us had ever heard of. It reshaped everything — not just for me, but for my whole family in the years that followed. When something unexpected threads its way through your life like that, you learn very quickly that the small things aren’t small at all. They’re anchors. Markers. Proof that you were here, doing life, loving people, building memories even in the messy, ordinary bits.
That understanding sits right at the heart of Jellydots. This company wasn’t built from a business plan; it grew from the idea and belief that moments deserve to be held onto — the big milestones, yes, but also the tiny flashes of everyday life that become more precious with hindsight. When you’ve watched how quickly things can change, you realise how important it is to create things that last: tokens, keepsakes, little pieces of story you can hold in your hand. Jellydots is my way of honouring that — turning memories into something tactile, something that stays when time moves on.
Nearly 30 years post‑transplant, I’m constantly reminded that every moment counts — not in a dramatic way, but in a deeply practical one. It’s why I care so much about capturing life’s details, celebrating them, and giving others a way to store their own. Jellydots exists because life is fragile, beautiful, unpredictable, and worth documenting in every form we can manage.
Kaylee.
