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.

16th February 2009


I had my cast taken off on Friday instead of Thursday because Mark was in theatre on Wednesday until four o'clock (in the morning) so we thought we would let him have a sleep so we can see him in his best mood!!!!!! When we saw him on Friday he was in his best mood and he cut the cast off with a saw and luckily it doesn't cut skin. After that I could walk on my ankle but it felt really weird. Then I started running down the stairs with sissy snake and I made my ankle hurt again. Now it hurts as much as it did before so we e-mailed Mark and since then its feeling much better so I need to tell Mark.
I am on half term now and I have fun filled week, this is what I am doing: Today I have a blood test (not so good) but then I am going out with granny fish and papa for lunch. On Tuesday I am going to the cinema with auntie Nic Nocs (if my neutrophils) are okay. On Wednesday I am going to the riding stables with my best friend Georgia for the day. On Thursday I am going out with Gillie my great auntie. On Friday I am going to hospital for my 2nd verucca appointment because at my first appointment they didn't have the right potion (liquid nitrogen) to put on my foot so I had to go home. On Friday afternoon I am going down to devon for the weekend. And that is my week. (I didn't tell you what I was doing all week because I wanted to make you jealous, it was just incase I forget what I am doing I can check what I am doing!!! I hope everyone has a good half term.

Monday 9th February 2009

Igloo building at school Snow girl on the green

Sissy Snake and me (leg in cast!)

Steroids finished the weekend before last but I felt really poorly right up until Thursday last week. Did I tell you about my ankle? I don't think so. Well, you know it was hurting me and I went to see the doctors? They took x-rays and luckily it is not broken - I think I may have told you that bit. Then I went for my regular monthly clinic appointment and Dr Visser thought I really needed to rest it otherwise it would be a big problem for a long time so guess what?!?!? I have had it in plaster for the last 10 days and hopefully it will come off this Thursday. It is difficult to tell whether it feels any better because I can't move it in the cast so we will just have to see! Dr Visser also sorted out a few other things and I will soon be having my toenail operated on because it keeps growing in and he gave me some new pills to have twice a day because my tummy has been hurting and I have felt sick alot. I have had them for a couple of weeks now and they have made me fell much better.


We have had so much fun in the snow. We built an igloo at school, Daddy took us sledging (and he fell off!!!) and Mummy and I built a snow girl on the green outside our house for everyone to see but tonight can you believe this? Emily saw some boys messing about and then they took the head, sunglasses and hat off our snowgirl!!!

Can I just say thank you very much to everyone who sends me letters, cards and presents - I had an amazing cushion sent to me this week with four different pictures of horses made from cross stitch on the front of it. It is gorgeous so thank you very much.