Hi Everyone

My name is Jemima but everyone calls me Mima. I was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia on 13th June 2007 and had to spend just over 3 weeks in hospital. I have set up this blog so that I can keep in touch with my friends and keep you up to date with what I am doing.

WE DID IT!!! - THANKS TO ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE SUPPORTED JEMIMA INVITES OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, WE HAVE NOW MANAGED TO BEGIN THE RESEARCH WHICH PROFESSOR MARTIN DYER WAS SO DESPERATE TO DO.

We're Back!!!

This is me and Emily with my cousins Kianna and Lauren on holiday in Devon

We have just come home from just over 2 weeks away and had a really fun holiday. It rained, it was windy, it was cold and I think I remember the sun came out once but we still did loads. We body boarded, sailed, swam, crabbed, fished, cooked mussels on the beach again and even had a picnic in the woods yesterday where we had to collect the wood to make a fire and then cooked sausages, ribs and burgers followed by a game of kick the can!

I have felt well most of the time apart from when I was on steroids and my legs and ankles have not hurt too much. My blood results were a bit low last week so I have not had any chemo at all since last Tuesday so Mummy hasn't had to wake me up to take pills so that has been really good. I will have another blood test tomorrow to see what I will be on this week.

Only one more week before I go back to school and in to a new class and the senior part of the school. I am very excited and Emily says my teacher is really nice. Emily starts her new school on Friday and I am going to really miss her.



Busy, Busy, Busy
Emily and I are sailing at Rutland Water this week ready for our holiday in Devon next week. It has been really fun so far and a good wind so we are learning loads. Apart from a few aches and pains, I feel really well. I had to pop in to hospital yesterday afternoon because I have conjuntivitus but other than that I am fine.
Vincristine and steroids tomorrow yuk, yuk, yuk but hopefully it won't be too bad for my holiday.
The really exciting news is that my uncle and aunt and my cousins are on their way over from Hawaii to have a holiday with us in Devon. We have not seen Uncle Simon and Kianna (my cousin) for 2½ years and we have not seen Auntie Lisa, Brandon and Lauren (my other cousins) for 5 years!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We are all sooooooooo excited!!!!!!!!! I hope the sun shines for them.