Wife of Jono Lancaster
Jono got to know Laura Richardson in 2015 when he was employed as a fitness instructor.
After they fell in love, Jono’s condition was accepted by Laura. She accepted him for who he was, and the two of them set out to make everyone around them smile and feel good.
Before he met Laura, Jono always believed that if he ever had children and wanted to build a family, he would adopt them.
“Being a father has always been my desire. I long for moments with my father and son; although my adoptive mother was wonderful, I was never raised by a father figure, and I sincerely miss that. In 2011, Jono told the BBC, “I want to take my child to dance, gymnastics, football, or the school run—whatever they want.”
Any child Jono fathers has a fifty percent chance of being Treacher Collins. Thus, the mere notion of bearing a child of his own evoked a cascade of feelings, ethical dilemmas, and introspection. Although Jono had a relatively normal birth, many children with Treacher Collins have serious health issues, and some are born without the ability to breathe.
So perhaps adoption was the best choice, Jono reasoned.
“It was very effective for me, and I think it’s fantastic to give a child another chance.” However, Laura believes that she will have the strong desire to become pregnant, and she is concerned that either the child will want to discover its biological parents or that she won’t be able to care for someone else’s child,” Jono added.
She also has a strong desire for our child to be ‘our’ child. And I truly want to take care of her when she gets pregnant, so I’ll be the one to come downstairs at two in the morning when she wants a pickle or to sit with her on the sofa.
