Goodbye Jo – The world has lost one of its greatest gifts.
02/02/2022
It is with great sadness that these words are written.
Jo died at home early in the evening of 1 February 2022, with Simon beside her.
Last post from Jo
13/01/2022
What’s up? Well things have progressed and I fear this will be my last post. Since the brain radiation I’ve been really unwell and in
Keep an eye out for thank you emails
17/12/2021
Hey folks. If you have recently donated (or even donated in the past but not received a thank you), please keep an eye eye on
Update December 2021
06/12/2021
Well, as you may know things have progressed with my cancer. Now there are more lesions in my lungs, brain and now my liver. This
Thank-you notes
21/10/2021
Dear friends, I have finally finished my thank-you emails. They have taken me over a year to write. I have tried, where possible, to add
July update
30/07/2021
Well we’d always like an update to be positive, but that is something I can’t do today. I had a scan last Friday, and unfortunately
February update
26/02/2021
Philosophy You know its funny this preparing to die thing. It feels a lot like normal life. Each day is much like it was in
Update for December 2020
04/12/2020
Well its a long time between blog posts. Cancer update: The chemotherapy protocol I was on initially – eribulin + Keytruda (this is the really
Three rounds of chemotherapy down… more to go.
08/09/2020
This week marked the end of my third round of chemotherapy, and also my third dose of Keytruda (“pembro “).
There isn’t a great deal to report medically. I am tracking ok. Few side effects, no nasty autoimmune effects from the Keytruda – taking the brakes off my immune system can lead to my immune system attacking just about anywhere.
August update on cancer Treatment
27/08/2020
The first time I had chemotherapy, I cried. I had to sign a consent form that I understood just what was going to happen to
I want to live long enough for Lachy and Ben to have meaningful memories of me.
Joanna Griffith