Jojo's Journey

Happy 2016 - Chemo 3 Years On!

A really mixed day of emotions. Rob's grandpa sadly passed away. He's had motor neurone disease since he summer and has been s...

Friday 13th. Joy. I'm not generally supersistious, but when I get THE letter on the door mat advising me of my upcoming mammogram, of co...

Happy Chemoversary to me! 3 years ago on this date  I finished chemotherapy. It feels both like it was only yesterday but also like som...

3 Years ago today I heard the life changing words of "I'm sorry to have to tell you that it IS cancer". As I blow out my 3 ca...

I am super happy because today my blog has gone over 100,000 page views. When I started writing this blog as a cathartic outpouring, I neve...

Today was a good day :-) I had my 6 month check-up with the oncologists who were happy with everything and told me that everything looked (...

So excited to announce that I have a new job! Starting tomorrow I will be the Commercial Manager at ABS Wine Agencies. I am so pleased...

2 years ago yesterday I found out that my cancer had gone , that on my second margin clearing operation they had got it all. Today I had m...

This weekend was Miss Power's hen do, it was great and really nice to put my job woes to the back of my mind. Amongst the other fun thi...

So in my last post I was feeling a bit down that I hadn't got a job and that I wasn't making massive headway. Well this week I had 3...

I've been feeling pretty down about not having a job, it's miserable and I have no idea how some people (other than those who genuin...

2 years ago today I was fast asleep having the bastard c cut out of me. Today, I just got handed my P45 ....     Easier said than ...

redundant rɪˈdʌnd(ə)nt / adjective: redundant not or no longer needed or useful; superfluous. Sad news. I didn't get a j...

Today I find out if I have a job at the new company or not. I'm anxious, nervous and apprehensive. I hate other people holding the card...

*Spoiler Alert* When I was younger, I used to have something called Trichotillomania . Basically, when I got anxious, nervous or worried, ...

2 years ago today I finished chemotherapy. I don't want any fanfare or recognition, but to simply remind everyone (young, old, men, wo...

I thought that as part of the next stage of my blogging journey, it might be a good idea to keep a hair diary. Firstly so that I can track ...