HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Hey, if I have a new years resolution for this new year it's ....... I don't know! Not saying I'm perfect but this year hasn't been too bad in all; and the things that haven't been all that good there's not a lot that a new year resolution is going to be able to fix....... (I make a new years resolution not to have cancer!!! erm no that's not going to cut it is it!) oh well just have to keep on keeping on then!

This year has been good in a lot of ways and I guess that some of the bad stuff is stuff that's overrun from previous years, so they don't count!

Oh yes- probably the worst thing to happen in 2006 was that one of my best friends fell out with me and I haven't heard hide nor hair of her since, I still don't understand why it happened to be honest, but sadly she chose to say something almost unforgivable to me (I can certainly forgive her for it but we won't be able to ever get over it, well not at the moment anyway) I care about her and her family very much though, always will and wish it (whatever it was) had never happened.

One of the best things that happened involved the decision by the government in this country to provide Herceptin to all the eligible breast cancer patients that need it in the UK, I'd been campaigning about that for the previous 11 months or so ever since I found out I needed it in 2005. There were lots of us involved in the campaigning and it was a good feeling when it happened sooner than we could have hoped for. America and other countries had had it available for some time for early stage breast cancer, but as per usual our government dragged their heels and many women had the additional worry of trying to get funding to start the treatment while they made up their minds.

Another great thing that happened was my friend Tina phoning to ask me if I wanted to be involved in the 'Breakthrough breast cancer' charities '60k weekend walk to breakthrough breast cancer'. Thus began a few months of fundraising that enabled me to realise that I had some great friends (at the time!) and family and that there was a lot of other campaigning work I could & should be doing. (oh and we raised the best part of £5,000 too!!) The actual walk weekend was amazing too but I won't go into that all again here because it's all documented on my main site www.janines-fight.org.uk

The other highlight was going to Parliament with Breakthrough but that too is all on my site and a bit here too actually.

I really have made some great friends too this year, both off-line and on. Enjoyed the media opportunities and had a great time with the Chili Peppers (in my dreams!!) but the concerts were brilliant!

Here's to us all, and oh I've just thought of the perfect resolution... to update my blog more often............

Love as always
Jen xxxxx