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.

Friday 30th January 2009

S T E R O I D S A R E E V I L ! ! !

28th January 2009

Guess where Emily, Mummy and I have just been?!?!?!?
Strictly Come Dancing Live and we met everyone after the show. It was amazing.
I am so tired now though, so night night!

Tuesday 27th January 2009

Sorry, sorry, sorry
I am so sorry for not updating my blog sooner. I have been very busy and I have been trying to go to school as much as possible. Infact last week I nearly, very nearly, made it through a whole week which would have been the first time since I was diagnosed in June 2007! But anyway, I didn't because my ankle was hurting me sooooooo much so we went to hospital on Friday afternoon to have an x-ray and see the doctors. Unfortunately, the orthopaedic doctors were so busy they couldn't come to see me and we had to wait 3½ hours until they told us they were soooo busy and we would just have to wait. Luckily Mummy's cousin is an orthopaedic consultant so he very kindly came to see me once we got home and checked out my x-rays. I have not broken anything, just strained something and have to rest. I love running and playing sports at school though so it is not so easy for me to rest!!!
Now, whilst I was at hospital, the TV cameras turned up to film Dr Visser and guess what??????? I was on the BBC news on Friday night. Just incase you missed it you can click on here http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/leicestershire/7846964.stm and then you can play the clip of the news!!
I am still busy, busy and feeling sort of ok but oh no, oh no, oh no ....................guess what happens tomorrow?????!!!!! S T E R O I D S!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I just know I am not going to be very happy by Thursday and do you know what???????? It is Mummy and Daddy's wedding anniversary and they are going to go out and leave me at home with Granny!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thursday 8th January


Hi everyone, I have just finished my steroids and woken up this morning and been sick! But now I am feeling much better and ready to go to my friend Lily's house and then tomorrw my best friend Georgia's house . I went to ZIZZI yesterday with Philly phil pot, Guy and Arabella and I saw William, a friend from school . I ate one of my favourite foods when I was first diagnosed "carbonara" that was delicious. I am going to the riding stables on Saturday which will be fun because I have not been in ages. But I did go and see India Pover's horse Spinner on Monday because my sleepover was cancelled with my cousin Molly because she had a cold but I am still sleeping over at her house on Sunday and then staying over and playing all day Monday!! Mummy thinks I am too busy but I dont. I am ready to go back to school now and see all my friends that I am missing so I am looking forward to next Wednesday to do that.

Special messages: I hope Ben and Lucy and everyone on the ward are feeling okay and ready to go back to school. I hope Bethany is still feeling fantastic and Asma is feeling good too.

THURSDAY 1st JANUARY 2009

Happy New Year!
Bad news - I am on steroids and feel horrible.