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Mary E; Vinson

Reading your diary again; Haven't written before; You are strong person in spirit and will be great after TX; July 8 is 9th anniversary of my single lung transplant due to LAM; Pray your post TX time is as good as mine;

2 July 2006 - Tupelo, Mississippi - USA Birthplace of Elvis

Justine Responds: Wow lovely to hear about your 9th anniversary after transplant. That gives me hope too. Sending you well wishes. X

Oliver

Dear Justine,

GOt to be quick until I get more change for the slot machine Internet; Wanted to say a big shout out to the super brave Leila & JAde; What amazing wicked, buffny, fantastic, supercalifragilisticexpealidocious mates you have; 13,500 feet is a long way to come down; Well done the ladies, I am so proud fo you both even if I am miles away;

Great to read your diary excerpt, really made me feel a million dollars; Will send you more of a note later as I am having to type at brealkneck speed as time is running odwn before my eyes;

All my Super Saturday love, hugs, thoughts, prayers and cheeky nashy kisses are YOURs as ever,

Your compadre

Oli

1 July 2006 - Thames (in my uncool thermals!)

Justine Responds: Good to hear from you as always and your expeditions across the other side of the world...awaiting the next posting. X

Leila

hi hun,
Good news we did the skydive today and god was it crazy!!!!

We have had it filmed and should get the dvd in about a week so i'll try and send it to you for you to have a look at;
I was absolutley petrified going up in the plane and everyone else (including Jade) was singing and laughing and really couldn't wait and i was just a wreck; I went first too so we just sat on the edge of the plane and plummeted through the sky at mad speed; Its really hard to get your breath your going so fast i just screamed; I was twirling around and around; we only freefell for about 35 seconds but it didn't even feel that long; Then the parachute opened and there was a massive jolt which the harness dug in so have a couple of bruises but it was so amazing; It was crazy when we were falling with the parachute everything looked so tiny - i kept asking for him to spin me round and round it was great; The landing was ok too i landed on my bum which didn't hurt with all the padding;

Well i'm glad to read your diary entries; I will be in touch with the sponsor money very soon;

Lots of love Lei xxxxx

30 June 2006 - Bishops Stortford

Justine Responds: Well done you two, very proud of what you both have done. Thanks so much, and will speak soon. X

Oliver

Dear Justine,

So many messages, over 1600 now! You are a popular, inspirational and quite lovely bunny you know; Not sure if its being here in NZ but don't seem to have been any updates; Maybe this wacky computer; Just cost me $12 to try to unlock my aussie mobile phone on the tinternet; How annoying as I had just saved $8;13 on a pair of slippers in a sale, there goes that bargain!

I hope you have been keeping well and the next update will include oodles of fabulous news;

Went to a nice German doctor today and he seems to know his stuff (better than the shabby doctors I have seen of late); Even gave me his email address in case (when) I get this childens book published; Town is quite cool but quiet and very cold (super fresh!);

Well off to do some more bookworm stuff, take care and looking forward to some positive news;

All my love,

Oli

p;s I hope the daredevils have GRAND luck and fair skies today; YOU GO GIRLS!!!

30 June 2006 - Thames, North Island, NZ

Justine Responds: Hopefully by the next time you log on, you will read my latest diary update. i have a feeling you will be a successful author and I would like a signed copy of your book! X

Leila

Hi hun,

WEll forecast looks real good for tomorrow so fingers crossed i'll be jumping 13,500 ahhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!

Will let you know and if all is well can arrange to get sponsor money to you;

Well hope alls well with you and joff speak soon

Love Leila xxxxxxx

29 June 2006 - Bishops Stortford

Justine Responds: Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh back. You will be fine and Jon and I will be thinking of you and Jade. X

Oliver

Dear Justine,

Hope all is well except for a bout of Henmania, of course; I have just heard a rumour from a Scottish lad that he is already out; Until I see it with my own eyes I can't and won't believe it; We are only a few days in to Wimbledon!

THought I would send you a note about the best bargain ever; I really despise McDonalds, I am a Wimpy man or Burger King for the onion rings; However Maccage do one product I love - a soft serve cone like an old school Mr WHippy;

In NZ its 50 cents (17pence), and you get a big cone unlike in OZ where the give you this tiny cone;

What a winner, although I got some strange looks as it was about 5 degrees today;

Take care my dear and more news tomorrow; Loof forward to your nest update and diary entry;

Love
OLi

29 June 2006 - Thames NZ

Justine Responds: Hmm a Mr. Whippy with a chocolate flake...yum yum. Although today, I had an orange solero - hmmmmmmmmm.....even more yumminess! X

Elaine Wall

Hi Justine - Just discovered your website and want to send all my good wishes and positive vibes to you; I would love to see what your funky hair looks like - it sounds terrific; Just want to say you are in my thought and prayers and that soon you will be getting that call to say things are going ahead; Enjoy the sunshine and I will log on again to see how things are;

Love and good wishes

Elaine
XXXX

29 June 2006 - Bristol, England

Justine Responds: Hi Elaine, many thanks for your message and it seems a great weekend is ahead of us full of glorious sunshine. I may even get a suntan! X

Lynn

Hi Justine, how are you doing??, I hope your feeling ok, it was so good to get your email; I'm so sorry that you didnt get your transplant again, but your time will come Justine, that I am sure;we will all have to keep our fingers crossed; The weather is meant to be getting really hot again at the weekend; How do you get on in the heat?? I am hopeless; I have to sit in with my aircon,lol;But I shouldnt complain; How is your new look coming on? bet you look amazing; I'm a bit old for purple, I would look more like Alice cooper;lol;
I am just getting ready for my fix of big brother;there is going to be 5 new house mates this week, and the one that gets voted out goes into the new house; I am sooooooo excited; I think i had better do another marathon as my life must be getting boring;lol;
I love Niki, i do quite a good impression of her, but I can't run around to much or i trip over my tube;lol;
Anyway Jus, I had better go, you take care, keep smiling, and be as brave as always;
x x x

28 June 2006 - Huntingdon, Cambs

Justine Responds: Hi Lynn...phew the heat does get to me..it effects my breathing and wipes me out too. But, it's nice to get some fresh air. I will be watching Big Brother on Friday...so lets see what happens. X

Oliver

Morning campers,

We are definitely on different days at the moment as it is 8;30am here in NZ and 9;30pm over there in sunny England; So therefore I hope you have a great nights sleep, sweet dreams and wake up to a friendly smile and some good news;

I never normally sleep on the top bunk in a dorm because I have to get up at least twice a night for a break to the little boys room (& I don't like sleeping that high from the ground!); However last night I had no choice; I was on a bunk where even the slightest movement caused a metallic squeak, squeak; This would then set of a chain reaction of movement from the other 7 blokes in my dorm; You can guess how happy everyone was this morning, me having gone to bed at midnight after reading and then waking them all up at 3am, 6;30am and then 7;30am when i got up for the day; Oops, glad i am checking out today as those lads may be tired and moody;

The joys of sharing a room with 7 guys never ceases to tickle me;

Have a positively excellent day my dear and i will try to email you from Thames when I arrive;

All my luck and love

Oli

28 June 2006 - Auckland, NZ

Justine Responds: Oh dear about the night time needs..and waking up 7 guys..trust you..he he. X

Hello Tiger,

How's your day been? Terrific I hope; Still not sure what the latest is, so I am keeping my fingers crossed for good news; Are you watching any of Wimbledon? In fact are you a big tennis fan?

I hope Henman wins because he is a bit of british drip but he's our drip and thats cool with me; Even though, I use to like his Persil/Robinson's orange adverts; they always made me laugh; GO TIM GO! I can feel the Henmania building already here in Auckland;

Well I finally arrived in New Zealand today after being stuck on the runway for a while; the pilot said, "Sorry about this but they have just got to FIX a couple of things" - I would have appreciated a little white lie at that point - certainly not the truth; I was worried during take off something my fall off (the plane not me!);

Watched X-men 3, not bad (6 out of 10) but that is from a diehard X-men fan; I can see why most people hated it (as most sequels suck - barring The Godfather and Empire Strikes back); Would have liked to seen Superman Returns on the 3d Imax but it was sold out;

Well missing you loads as ever, so will PMA you some good thoughts over the waters;

All my love and hugs

Oliver

28 June 2006 - Auckland, New Zealand (North Island)

Justine Responds: Sorry Olly, I'm more into football than tennis...and much to Jon's joy - I have been watching some footie. X

Ange

Hey Jus, thought I would drop you a quick line; Hope you are feeling well, it's great to see you back on the web, writing in the diary etc;
Not sure if you got any coverage of Nicole Kidman's wedding at the weekend but that is where Sarge and I are getting married!! Very exciting - she had to go and copy us didn't she; hmmm;Wedding plans are coming along, hope to get them all sorted by the end of July so we can just relax; Was sorry to hear your bad news, but at least you are getting called up for the operations which is a plus; Keep your chin up my love, really looking forward to catching up when we are over; I'll bring you some vegemite!
love Ange x

28 June 2006 - Sydney, Australia

Justine Responds: Hello Ange, you must be getting nervous and excited re your wedding, doesn't time fly - eh? Oh and aren't you a trend setter getting married where the Kidman lady tied the knot. X

Oliver

Dear Justine of Stylishville,

I hope all is as well as can be in your world today; No new update due to the time difference so I will have to be very boring and tell you about my butterflies; It's strange because no matter where you go or who/what you see, when you actually KNOW you are leaving friends (& a country you have grown use to) it is hard; I think some of the butterflies come from not wanting to fail this course and the rest are because NZ does not contain Angela or Sarge; My Oceanic support group of friends, who keep my spirits high even though I am far away from G'ma, Mum, you, JK, Chris'bloke, Cas, Tom, Skinny, Den et al;

I remember getting butterflies at school before a latin test when I knew I had not done enough work; I knew I had played pool or gone to riverside instead of studying; The stupid thing is - it is not really that important in the grand scheme of things but if you really love your mates etc then it will always effect you the same way no matter how hard you try to think of rainbows, beer, playing petanque with JK, watching Cas build a BBQ etc;

Anyway they seem to have subsided whilst I am writing this so I will know carry on packing my bags and working on ym lesson plans;

I miss you immeasurably and I wait with baited breath for the prospective lungs to arrive post-haste for you my loveliest of lovelies;

Send JK a cheaky kiss from me and from my ma because he always made her laugh;

You are both leg'ends and love you oodles,

Oliver

27 June 2006 - Manly NSW, (Australia 0 Italy 1)

Justine Responds: To the legendary Olly - of travel adventures through the year. Thanks for the updates, recipes, quizzes and the rest. You star! X

Joyce

Hi Justine

Things are going okay with me for now; Had a lovely weekend meeting three of my late husband's cousins for lunch and being very nostalgic by going back to islington where my husband was born and we all had a lovely time and the weather was nice too; Very happy that you feel good; All my love Joyce xxx

26 June 2006 - Enfield

Justine Responds: Hey Joyce, I'm pleased to hear things are going ok for you. Lets hope for more nice weather...and good days. X

Emily

hey lovely, just checking in again;

Had a bit of a difficult few days after coming out of hospital but seem to have stablised again (woohoo!) and so am staying out for the meantime; Busy day today, we had ITV filming for national transplant week (I mentioned you!) they were here for quite a while so we were pretty exhausted by the end of it! But it is good exposure for the live life then give life campaign so I am definitely not complaining!

The sun has disappeared at the moment here, but the air is quite nice and fresh at the moment; I am resting up loads for the rest of the week to try and get back to parr a bit more - my IVs are due to finish on friday and I really want them to end the course!

Not much else to tell I dont think, I will keep you up to speed with media movements, best of luck with yours chick, I will bat anything I can your way ;)

Big hugs, stay smiley and strong xx

(buy a Tshirt for transplant week at livelifethengivelife;co;uk and get Justine, me and the other 6700 people waiting one step closer to a new life!)

26 June 2006 - UK

Justine Responds: Hey you busy girl, glad to hear that you are resting up plenty..and giving your lungs some breathing space. Look forward to seeing you on TV then..let me know the details and send to my hotmail email please - ta. Speak soon chick. X

Mary Gray

Justine; Greetings from Hernando Mississippi; I have read many of your notes and wanted to send you God's Blessings and tell you there is power in prayer; Stay happy and keep the faith;
Mary G;

26 June 2006

Justine Responds: Thanks Mary and greetings to you in Hernando Mississippi, and I hope you are well too. X

Jeremy Keys

Hi, Miss Winner!! Sorry I haven't written for quite a while; That does not mean that you have not been in our thoughts and in daily prayers;Be well;

26 June 2006 - Israel

Justine Responds: Hello again, good to hear from you and hope all is good where you are. X

Oliver Nash

Hello and happy mondy to you my dear,

Sarge and I are both thinking of you this morning; We hope you have a grand day, get to go for a wander and it is always nice to see you answering all your FAN MAIL!

He is off work due to a rib injury sustained during the heavy 3-1 loss (and not a football hangover as his bosses may have thought); I think I am rather an unlucky mascot for Sarge's team, I only ever see them lose!

Here are the phoiba answers for you as well -
Venustaphobia - Fear of Beautiful women
Anuptaphobia - Fear of staying single (I will have to remember that one just in case!)
Nostrophobia - Fear of returning home
Climacophobia - Fear of stairs (you would have to live in a bungalow!!)
Coprostasaphobia - Fear of constipation (nice)
Rhytiphobia - Fear of getting wrinkles
Syngenesophobia - Fear of relatives
Batrachophobia -Fear of frogs & toads
Gephyrophobia - Fear of crossing bridges

There seem to be SO many phobia's; It is lucky Leila has not got a phobia of aeroplanes, heights, strong winds etc otherwise that would make the difficult virtually impossible (oh & good luck to darings girls for the jump on the 30th);

Okay I am off to work on some grammar books a friend has lent me; Take care and all of our love is enroute;

Oli & Sarge

p;s; England to beat Portugal 2-1

26 June 2006 - Manly

Justine Responds: Yo buddy...amazing phobias that people can have, wow. My only phobia is fear of not getting new lungs...hmm...but, soon that will go on my 4th call - I'm sure. X

Joyce

Hi Justine

So sorry to hear of your latest setback; Obviously it must be 4th time lucky and as you say with a double transplant; Glad you have bounced back once again; Keep going girl and I am sure you will have your new lungs before your next birthday, then you can have a huge celebration; Luv Joyce xxx

25 June 2006 - Enfield

Justine Responds: How are things with you Joyce? I feel good again today - makes a change to feel that I'm doing well for a bit. X

Laura

Hello my lovely jus,i just tohught i'd pop by & say hey & i hope ur doing okay today, its been a nice day here so far,i went out with my mum for an hour then i just have been resting,the play was really good on wed by the way hun,chris was such a star i really enjoyed it,i saw him yesturday we went shopping which was cool but everytime we went in a vlothes shop you know what men are like the comment was either 'don't u have one of them' or 'that looks the same as the other tops hurry up' so i only got a pair of jeans and 2 short top things i can't cocentrate going clothes shopping with him,oh he's won 2 college awards at college which i'm very pleased about so he has the presentation due on thursday,so i might be going to that,but chris is not keen on going at the moment,but me and his mum want him to go cos he's a star! oh by the way we have alterd the harefield appointment date to the 8th aug so i'd love to meet u again,chris is coming along & he wants to meet you,so hopefully if ur up to it & stuff we could meet again? anyway i hope ur doing okay today hun & keep smiling ur such a star

love laura xx

25 June 2006 - Uk

Justine Responds: Hello you, it would be great to see you again and meet Chris. I'm sure that I will still be here. And maybe one day we can go clothes shopping together...minus the men..he he. X

Sharee

Hey, u dont know me but a friend told me about your website; I have Cystic Fibrosis and may one day also find myself in your situation waiting for that double lung transplant; I just wanted to say your and inspiration to anyone waiting on the list, keep fighting and i hope you get your call soon; xxx

25 June 2006

Justine Responds: Hi Sharee, thanks for your message. I hope things are ok with you - and that you are not too ill with CF - thinking of you too. X

Mad Mikey

Hey Hey Monkey,

So sorry to hear about the recent transplant trauma, but rest assured that YOURS is just around the corner;
It's nice to see that you have been able to get out and about abit; It'll take more than a few gusts of winds to knock you down young lady!

Your in our thoughts and prayers as always and we are longing to seeing that winning smile of yours when we get back to blighty; The Aussie weather is now cooling down so we can reaclimatise (is that a word???) to prepare ourselves for the winter return in October;

Look forward to seeing you and Jon then;

All our love and best wishes

Hugs and kisses
Mike & Caroline

24 June 2006 - Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia

Justine Responds: Hey look forward to seeing you again on your returns, and thanks so much for the donation. X

Padraig O'Morain

Hi Justine, you are an inspiration; Keep your spirits up; Padraig

24 June 2006 - Ireland

Justine Responds: Hi there Padraig, my spirits are up..up and away...try to stop me. X

Leila

Hi Hun,
Gutted about the skydive today what a nightmare; Couldn't do it this time because of the wind but we're not giving up i've rebooked for Friday 30th so hopefully the weather wil be good; Jane has written to you anyway to give you a run down of the days events;

We got there so early too and we would have been on the first plane - sods law! was up at 5;45am (now thats something people don't see very often i can tell you!) Izzy was great again bless her; Ah well hopefully FRiday will be the day;

Sad to hear about the transplant news but hey you keep getting those calls so it won't be long now (i can feel it in my bones!!!!!)

Well i'll leave you in peace - who you backing in the big bro house then?? I'm loving Pete and Ashleine so glad Grace is out!!!!!

Thinking of you still and keeping the campaign going with regard to the organ register;

Lots of love
Leila xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

23 June 2006 - Bishops Stortford -Herts

Justine Responds: Well you will get to do the skydive I'm sure next week, I will be thinking of you and Jade going.."AHhhhhhhhhhhh" as you jump out of the plane..he he. X

Jory

your struggle is very inspiring and makes me realize how very fortunate I am; Keep On Keepin On!

23 June 2006 - Tulsa

Justine Responds: Thanks for your message....I have got this far and so I will continue to Keep On. X

Bev and Lucy

Hi Justine

Just read all about you and wanted to say that you will now be in my prayers (along with Emily and my daughter Lucvy); Lucy is 6 1/2 years old and is waiting for a heart transplant;

I cannot believe how calm you are after the 3 potential calls - I think I would be a nervous wreck; Lucy has been listed for 6 months now and we haven't had one call yet;

I really hope that you get that 4th call soon and it is 'the one';

Take care and lots of love; By the way when you are better I want to buy one of your paintings!

Bev xx

23 June 2006 - New Forest

Justine Responds: I really hope that Lucy gets her heart transplant soon. Sending you lots of love and support, I know it must be hard as a parent going through this too. X

Mark

Who said third time lucky? It should be fourth time lucky! It will come;next time; Wow what a night; Hopefully you have caught up on your sleep now? You were obviously prepped and everything?

Worked has now got mad; Three channels have now switched, so its busy;

What I really fancy right now is that holiday you booked (was it Turkey?) Would it not be great if both of us were sitting on the beach with a cocktail in one hand and a large ice cream in the other; The rest of the scenario I will leave to your imagination!

Be good; Shall I come and see you this Sunday or the following one?

x Mark

23 June 2006 - Bustling London

Justine Responds: Kool next Sunday then 2nd July with the cheese and pickle..he he. X

Angela, Sarge and Oliver

Dear Justine,

We just read your latest update, there is barely a dull minute in your life; The diary entry made us smile and then the update was difficult to read; We all hope that a matching set come along as quickly as possible; You are amazing to be able to keep calm during such trials and tribulations; You are stronger person than anyone could have ever imagined;

We will all doubly keep our fingers crossed for you; Send our best to the boy JK and tell him to email us with his world cup knock out stage predictions;

Glad you were cheery on being able to get out of your room, down to the restaurant;

We all went out for Angela's b'day last night, nice food and a some laughs; We will print out some piccies and send them to you;

Hope today is a grand day you,

All of our love and thoughts,

Angela, James & Oli

23 June 2006 - Manly; Australia

Justine Responds: Great to hear from you and Happy Belated Birthday to you Ange. X

Mark

The canteen hey! Yes I passed that one the other day and it made me feel hungry; Then again everything makes me feel hungry;

Had a date sorted out on Wednesday, first one for a while and totally forgot about it; Went to the gym instead and then got home to find a text "Where are you?" So you can now see why my love life sucks! Besides your the only woman in my life!

So let me know when you want me to come to visit again;

Be good and give those nurses hell!

x Mark

22 June 2006 - London

Justine Responds: Ha ha....more interested in keeping fit - than finding love...how could you forget a date!? X

Mark Shaw

Can’t believe what a roller coaster your life has been over the past year – so many ups and downs and it’s amazing that you still come out fighting and positive about your future;

On reading your Diary entry from 21st June it would be great to see some photos of your ever changing image (hair and make-up); Mind you, I have not seen you for many years so only have memories and current photos on the website to remind me what you look like;

Wishing you all the best and lets hope 4th time lucky; Thinking of you all the time;

22 June 2006 - Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire

Justine Responds: Hope things are going well with you and your family, a piccie may be posted on the website soon. X

Den

Hi Justine,

Well isnt your life just like a roller coaster, up and down, up and down!
What a shame that you didnt get your lungs again this time, but as your family have said, its really good that this is the 3rd time in a matter of weeks that a transplant has come up, so im sure your new lungs are not too far away; Stay as positive as you are and im sure your wishes will come true eventually;
Hope you have been enjoying the footy with JK, my sis and I watched last Thursdays match in London after work, I got really drunk and had to take Friday off work, felt very poorly and apparently (as Gav has told me) I was quite lairy and was shouting to all our neighbours outside our house - what a lady i am!!!

Hope you have a chance to get out of your room again and dine at Chez Harefield, and maybe feel the sun on your face;

Take care, look after yourself and keep on fighting;
Lots of Love
xxx

22 June 2006 - London

Justine Responds: How is married life treating you? Well, my life is certainly full of ups and downs...never a dull moment for me..poo hoo. X

May C

I wish you all the best; Keep your spirits up because you never know; Don't ever give up

22 June 2006 - Canada

Justine Responds: I never give up hope - I have to keep fighting for my new lease of life soon. X

James Murray

Good luck; I am an organ donor in the US, so you probably won't get mine, but I do wish you good luck;

22 June 2006 - Arkansas

Justine Responds: Good to hear you are a donor, and ta for your message. X

Lynn Ashton

Hi Jus,
Great to see you are back outside again!!! I am so pleased; It must be good to get some fresh air; Hope your ok and bearing up; Looking forward to seeing your new image; You will have to send me a photo when you feel better; Its nice to see you are still being so positive, so many people are inspired by you Justine, you are so brave; I have been watching my Big Brother AGAIN tonight; I never seem to get my housework done since thats been on;lol;
Going into Papworth Hospital for my sleep studies on the 4th July; Should just be over night; My scoop is going well, so I am just hoping my o2 levels are ok;I think they will be;
I hope we get some more good weather so you can get outside and enjoy the sunshine; You take care, keep smiling brave one; x x x x

21 June 2006 - `Huntingdon, Cambs

Justine Responds: Great to hear from you Lynn - hope your studies go well at Papworth. X

Steve

Hi Justine

I hope your having a better day today, I have just been reading a blog from someone called Emily who is also waiting for a lung transplant; I cant tell you two girls how much I admire you strength to get through what you are living with; Reading your stories has only made me try and raise as much for your causes as possible, I wish I had half the courage as you have and hope with all my heart that you both receive you lung transplants and are able to go home and live healthy lives; Best of Luck and I will be checking out your diary as much as I can to see how you are getting on;

Steve

21 June 2006 - London

Justine Responds: Hey Steve, thanks for your message - and do keep tabs on me - I hope both Emily and I get the lungs. X

Oliver

Dear Justine,

Glad you had a good day, I will keep my fingers crossed all your battery operated machinery is up and running smoothly again;

I am sending this at 7;30am on Wednesday, so Tuesday night your time; Had to get up early to watch England scrape through against Sweden; Rather overtired now so doing some research on the internet on how to make biscuits; Angela and I are having a crack later on for one of her friends; Should be interesting!

Well take care and have a grand Wednesday (when it comes round in an hour and a half);

All my love,

Ollie

20 June 2006 - Manly, Australia

Justine Responds: Hey u and all the crazy fun messages you send over..lovely as always to get them and hear from you. X

Lorraine

Hi Justine;
My name is Lorraine Winn; I have worked with Jon in the past as a recruiter;

Although I don't know you or Jon personally, when I became aware of your current battle, I felt compelled to offer my heartfelt support and encouragement, and to share with you my own, different, experience; I hope you do not mind;

We are in completely different situations Justine, but we have both been dealt a bloody awful and unfair blow so young on in life; We have both been forced to think about morbid stuff, and have to struggle with illness, lack of energy and fear;

I was diagnosed with breast cancer last September; I was 26 years old (turned 27 in January) and was 23 weeks pregnant at the time;

After my third attempt of convincing my GP that something really wasn't right, I was finally referred to hospital where I was given a biopsy and mammogram which very quickly confirmed that I had cancer;

I remember feeling completely numb when I was told the news; All I could think about was the baby growing inside me; Would my baby die? Would I die? Would my baby also have cancer?

As soon as I was diagnosed, the treatment plan all happened so quickly; My paediatrician was not happy with me having the baby right away, so we all agreed to wait, and deliver my baby 6 weeks early by planned caesarean; I was told that I would, however, have to have a lumpectomy and lymph node clearance plus two cycles of chemotherapy, all whilst pregnant;

After the constant reassurance of my paediatrician and surgeon of the safety of my baby, I agreed, and had the operation and chemotherapy;

The tumour was just over 3cm, and was Oestrogen receptive and HER2+; This is the most aggressive form of breast cancer, and is a type that, if had the chance, would return; Problem is, if it ever did return, and manage to spread, it would then be terminal;

On 15th December 2005, despite all of the predictions of a tiny baby who would need special care, my beautiful baby boy Joshua, was delivered at 34 weeks, weighing an impressive 5lb 8oz;

Miraculously, he didn't need a single minute in the special care unit, and was actually ready to come home before I was!!

Since then, I have completed a further six cycles of chemotherapy, and have another 5 of 20 radiotherapy treatments to complete; After that is completed, I will undergo a year of Herceptin treatments and 5 years of Tamoxifen tablets;

My outlook is bright; I am determined to be a cancer survivor; My beautiful baby Joshua, and my incredibly supportive partner Neil, as well as my large loving family, are all constant sources of strength and inspiration;

I have had my down days, which I strongly feel are important in the process of dealing with such an ordeal, but ultimately, I remain strong and positive;

I do of course, hate, that this has happened to me, and to my family; I hate that I received this news and underwent an operation and chemo whilst carrying my son; I hate that so many decisions were made for me, and that I had very little choice in any of it;

I do, however, feel grateful for this learning experience;

I still have over a year of treatment to get through, and then another five years of Tamoxifen; But my life is in perspective; My son is healthy and fabulous; I have a large, loving family; I appreciate what is important in life, and what really isn't! My partner been amazing, as have my entire family;

I am lucky and I am happy; I am determined to survive, and strongly believe that a positive state of mind is imperative; (Almost impossible at times; but imperative!)

Justine, I know that we are going through very different situations, and I know that I am fortunate for having medications that will very hopefully keep the illness at bay; I just wanted to share with you my experience, from one young woman to another;

We have both had to think about, and deal with things that we really shouldn't have to; But we are; Let's keep positive; Although very different, your current situation has hit home with me;

I offer to you my warmest and most sincere love and positive thoughts and wishes;

Lorraine; xxx

20 June 2006 - London

Justine Responds: Wow..thanks for sharing your amazing story, you sound like a tough cookie too. X

Elaine

Hi Justine so sorry you have been having a hard time again; I hope things begin to improve and you feel better; You are in my prayers always; God Bless xxx Elaine

20 June 2006 - Grimsby North East Lincolnshire

Justine Responds: Thanks for your constant messages. X

Dad the Man

Hoping that today is a good phone day for you; Good luck with the test on the portable pump;

20 June 2006 - Freeky Weathered Potters Bar

rick agresta

I don't really know what to say -- hope you get a laugh out of that :)

best wishes, rick in Delaware

19 June 2006 - Wilmington, Delaware

Mark

Justine

It was so good to see you yesterday and words cannot describe how your life has changed; Your positivity is outstanding for your situation; You know however that you have friends and family; The most important people are there for you come rain or shine; You are such a wonderful person and give people more than you probably realise;

So, another setback has come along and I cannot even begin to imagine what it must feel like; But I do know this - you are in the best place for support and the chance of your transplant; You also are a tough little cookie and will keep on fighting;

I look forward to my next visit, with your rather amusing request of cheese! I'll also drop some DVD's off, so you can escape to the outside world through the imagination of some producers and directors; Its how I escape;

See you soon and love you with all my heart;

Mark

19 June 2006 - London

Oliver

Yo AstroJustine,

Great to hear from you as ever, you certainly know how to brighten a lads day up; I will PMA some cooler weather but not too cool of course;

I also hope you had a good kip last night (I slept on the couch so I could get up when Sarge arose to watch Australia play Brazil at 5;30am);

Well without further ado i will put your mind at rest with a few ANSWERS:

Arachibutyrophobia - Fear of Accidents Being clumsy this is must to know
Anthophobia - Fear of flowers (what a bummer that would be, I love getting flowers but rarely do, boo-hoo!)
Ballistophobia - Fear of being shot! Doesn't EVERYONE not want to get shot?
Chorophobia - Fear of Dancing - would someone be able to watch Dirty Dancing with this phobia?
Cymophobia - fear of waves (so you could swim in a pool and not in the sea, rather ODD?)
Ecclesiophobia - Fear of Church - I am sure many youngsters who want to play footy on a Sunday morning have developed this very suddenly!
Gelophobia - Fear of laughter (this would be a shocker to have, I literally cannot even imagine life or 1 day without laughter!
Iatrophobia - Fear of Doctors - no comment my dear!
Peladophobia - Fear of becoming bald (I have a fear of the classic comb-over look)
Phagophobia - Fear of eating (this could make life tricky!)
Porphyrophobia - Fear of Purple - Hmmh!

Some weird ones, I used to have a phobia of moths but have got over since travelling; I still hate having injections big-time but its not phobic (I am just rubbsih!)

Okay today phobias
Venustaphobia -
Anuptaphobia -
Nostrophobia -
Climacophobia -
Coprostasaphobia -
Rhytiphobia -
Syngenesophobia -
Batrachophobia -
Gephyrophobia -

Enjoy the quiz my dear and I still wish I could be one of the people at visiting time, well can't wait to see you in October; I am on the same flight home as Moorsey Jnr 7 possibly the flintmeister;

All my love, luck, hugs, kisses and thoughts flapping over the ocean as I type,

Your mate,

Oli

19 June 2006 - Manly, Sydney

CeCeJ

Justine,
Thanks for the Palm name change info; The Palm site is always useless and your info did the trick! A thousand thanks;

Best wishes for a speedy transplant and recovery; I have a friend who just underwent a lung transplant and it went very well;

18 June 2006 - SoCal

crazy laura

Hello my little sunshine :biggrin: i hope ur still smiling & still in good sprits,we all know what a star u are anyway hun! i hope you have behaving ur self at the moment with no problems,we all know how much trouble u are hehe! no only kidding hun

Not much has happend with me really,it's chris's college due on wednesday night so of i go with the o2 with his mum to watch this show he's in,but we plod on don't we? i've got my outfit sorted for it wearing a nice skirrt with a white top,should hopefully look nice,getting my hair cut and all done up for the occasion on tuesday & also my nails & my feet done;so pretty much a nice day on tuesday for me, tomorrow i'm taking jayne,do u remember me going on about her? i'm taking her & my god daughter (weird to say that now!) to the pub & then we will take her for a walk around the park,i hope the weather stops nice :cool: & i think the rest of the week i'll be recovering!
Oh and also my mum sends her love;she has been asking about you the last couple of days;
anyway hun keep smiling & send Jk my love

talk to you soon trouble

COME ON THIS CALL!!

lots of love laura xx

18 June 2006 - UK

Mad Mikey

Hey honey;

Long time no type - sorry but I am slack; But then you already knew that didn't you??

Anyhow, I would like to make a donation so you can get your equipment fixed; As I am travelling I don't have my blankety blank cheque book and pen; Well I have a pen but no checkbook; I was thinking I could transfer some money from my online account to JK or to yours or the daredevils over the internet; That would be the easiest to me; For some reason I'm having problems with my outgoing emails in that they don't go out so I can't contact anyone via email to get details;

Could you or JK email me bank and sort code information so that I can transfer money into an online account for you;

I'm staying at the moment in a hostel with Caroline (the english nurse) I met in Melbourne and the hostel is slap bac on Bindi Beach in Sydney; Great views - just a shame about the 13 degree temperatures and cold ocean winds, but Bondi nonetheless;

Hope things pick up for you, I bet your hair looks great and its nice to see your keeping up with looking stunning as per usual;

Best be off for now, but love and kisses sent from across the pond;

Lots of Love

Mikey

17 June 2006 - Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia

Dad

:rolleyes: Have a great day

17 June 2006 - Sunny and Very Noisy Potters Bar

Joyce

Hi Justine
So sorry to hear about your last 'hic-cup' sounds awful but as usual you pick yourself up; You are absolutely wonderful and I admire your great resolve in not letting anything get you down too much; You always manage to keep going; All my best wishes and prayers are always sent to you with love and admiration; Sorry not too good with computers cannot send you a smiley but I do send you my big smile hope you get it; Joyce xxx

16 June 2006 - Enfield

Antonio

Hi, Justine
I hope you be well these days, keep fighting!
Shine on!

16 June 2006 - Mexico

Oliver

Dear Justine Le Monde of Lovelyville,

Happy Friday to you & the handsome JK!

Hope all is looking up for the weekend and you recieve your quota of visits from super family and friends;

I am sure you are looking truly splendid en ce moment!

What a great result for England! I was chuffed as stayed up until past 4am with Sarge (we were a little tense to say the least) to watch the game; Scrappy game but who cares as long as we are through (6 points in the onion bag as Sarge likes to say);

Missing the UK World Cup bonanza as 7 Warwick Square was a sport playing and watching Mecca in its day (with numerous male and female residents including you, JK, Olly Number1, Chris'bloke, Paulo Moore, Moorsey Jnr and Caspar);

Here are the answers to the previous quiz:

Pandora's - BOX
Haley's - COMET
Fulton's - FOLLY
Col Sanders - SECRET RECIPE
Dante's - INFERNO
Charlotte's _ WEB
Aesop's _ FABLES
King Solomon's - MINES
Rosemary's - BABY
Gilligans - ISLAND
Seward's FOLLY (bit of a trick question)

Anyway here our some more teasers for my favourite bonnie lass; :question:
:question: :huh:
Phobia's - here are some strange ones

Arachibutyrophobia -
Anthophobia -
Ballistophobia -
Chorophobia -
Cymophobia -
Ecclesiophobia -
Gelophobia -
Iatrophobia -
Peladophobia -
Phagophobia -
Porphyrophobia -

okay toodle-pip for now; Have just had a cracking chinese with Angela and Sarge; Keeps the cold away (any excuse for a chinese); We did the classic british thing and clearly ordered too many dishes; At least we know what is for lunch tomorrow! :cool:

All my luck, love and thoughts currently on a strong wind heading your way,

Ollie

16 June 2006 - Manly, Sydney

Ange

Hey Justine, just a quick one to say G'day and to let you know that we over in Oz are always thinking of you; Been bloody cold here at the moment - wishing it was BBQ weather! Wedding plans are coming along nicely, quite slowly but getting there none the less; Looking forward to our influx of UK lads in October, hope they don't mind sleeping on the floor?!$# Anyway love to JK and keep on smiling my love; Just think a minor miracle might happen and Australia might beat Brazil in the next match; hmmmm
All our love and thoughts, Ange & Sarge x :laugh:

16 June 2006 - Sydney, Australia

Emily

:biggrin: hey hey Justine! I read that you have had a good day today which is great, fingers crossed that continues to be the pattern!

I went away with orals on monday but my breathing got worse and worse so today I landed as an inpatient which is a bit of a pain but at least they can help me get the breathlessness under control and I can have lots of physio and rest for a bit; Even better news is they finally got venous access today so I have started my Intravenous antibiotics, yay!

The sun is still shining outside, :cool: I am on the 3rd floor so it's quite a nice view;

Keep on fighting Ms, I hope to read of continual improvements and that your pump is fixed asap! Love and hugs, Em xx

15 June 2006 - UK

Tania

Hiya Justine, hope your feeling a bit better now, wow you certainly don't do things by halfs do you :question:! Well I'm away now for two weeks hols :cool: keep well :thumbup: see you soon :wink:

15 June 2006 - Herts UK

Laura

:wink: Hi justine; wow i love these smiles it reminds me of msn heehehe, i'm so sorry to hear about the couples of days events,but u've bounced back as you always do like my justine star you always are :biggrin: I hope things beigin to settle down again,ur doing so well hun i'm thinking about you lots & lots & i hope thta call is just around the corner

Keep postive hun :cool:

lots of love Laura xx :smile: :biggrin:

15 June 2006 - Uk

Oliver

Dear Justine,

Sad to read how hard you have been having it of late, glad Jakesy is by your side; Still your indomitable spirit will always shine through the grey clouds;

Keep your chin up tiger, we are all thinking of you (easier to say than to do but you know me, i will always be the eternal optimist - so am thinking sunny thoughts even though my wooly hat is firmly on here in wintery Oz);

Have not been up to much, writing a book on hostels yesterday; Today I have been book shopping with Mikey Hampton and his girlfriend; One of the book shops was two stories high and had literally 50,000+ second hand books; You could take a picnic hamper and have lunch there; Officially :eek: my favourite shop in Australia;

Will be in touch tomorrow after England have hammered Trinidad 4-1; All my love and hugs,

Oliver

p;s I would also like to say "how brave must Leila & her friend be!" - good luck and will keep my fingers crossed for clear blue skies and no turbulence whilst your up there; :thumbup: :tongue:

15 June 2006 - Newtown, Sydney, Australia

Trevor O Sullivan

Justine

I am really sorry to read the events of the last few days - they have really hit me hard; Again however you have shown quite simply indescribable powers of recovery -

You're a true champion Justine

Trev

14 June 2006 - London

James' Sargents BBQ secretary

Dear Justine,

As the lovely James Sargents official BBQ secretary - I would be delighted to invite you to a little Winter BBQ in Manly; Although it may seem a little far away at present the invite is an open-ended one, this offer is valid for many MANY years; All meat & salad provided, you will just be required to bring your awesome smile, indomitable spirit and maybe a bottle of wine for Angela; :cool:

The whole smiley faces thing is pretty cool, I like it; I am sorry to hear about your recent ups and downs; Wil keep my fingers crossed for a few peaceful days for you;

Although I hate to agree with Flinty, I am also surprised Cohonez is not off on a German jaunt, I thought at least the squad would have taken Jon on a coaching capac :laugh: ity;

Well I will go and find those answers and add them to my next note;

You are never far from thoughts of all the Aussie crew (although my membership of that gang is coming to an end very quickly - with my year visa running out in two weeks);

Love, hugs and more kisses

Oliver

13 June 2006 - Sarge's spare room, manly

Leila

Hi Justine :smile:

THought i'd let you know that we got to the airfield ok this morning, had all our training, sat there and watched others as they jumped feeling completely petrified and then came the clouds and we were not able to jump due to bad weather :mad:

I am soooo gutted as i wanted to give you the cash straight away but i promise it will not be long as wearther permitting we have rebooked for wednesday 21st June; :thumbup:

We wore our t-shirts and so many people there asked about you and evryone who asked said to send their love and best wishes to you;

Can't believe i was so ready to do it i was shaking like a leaf in the training but as soon as i saw people land with their bones in one peice just wanted to get up there, oh well only a week to wait;

Izzy was so good too fascinated by the plane!!!! She was just glad to have Auntie Jane and Uncle Derek to play with;

Well i will let you know how we get on next week;

All our love and hugs xxxxxxxxx

13 June 2006 - Bishops Stortford

Emily

:biggrin: Hi Justine, wow I like the addition of these smileys! :biggrin: You wont get any sense out of me now, just a load of silly faces :wink:

It was lovely to talk to you the other day, you sound fantastic, so much better than when I saw you (obviously!) I emailed ITN with your details as I said I would, havent heard anything as yet;The muggy weather is finally getting to my lungs and I went to the hospital yesterday to start IVs, but they couldnt get any access as all my veins are obviously off sulking elsewhere, so they gave up and gave me oral antibiotics, and will try again next week; hurrah for a weeks reprieve! Not much else been happening this end, I am resting up as much as poss at the mo and just working towards National Transplant Week;

I hope you are still staying positive, I know you are staying strong, and sending love as always; xx

13 June 2006 - UK

gary flint

hey Justine, just wanted to say a quick g'day; i am so pleased you are staying on top of everything and retaining that good old british sense of humour; i hope you are enjoying the world cup; I still can't believe Jk isn't playing, especially with the whole Rooney injury; He truly is a national hero!! You keep smiling (&painting those nails, hell you can do mine, they need a bit of TLC!!) i look forward to seeing you soon, all my love, Gazza xxx

13 June 2006 - london

Ron Houet

Hi Justine, it is very brave to share your daily live with the world; Keep up the good spirit, and hope you'll get a transplant real soon, so you can get a normal live again;
You were one in a million to get this decease, so please lord, let her be the one in a million to get a succesfull transplant;

(redirected to this site by your brothers signature on xda-developers)

13 June 2006 - 's-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands

Rob

Hi Justine,
I wish you all the very best in your hopes and dreams and in your fight;
I very much admire your courage;
-Rob

13 June 2006 - New York

andrea

hiya justine, i got onto your site through rachael, and just wanted to say what an inspiration you are, i hopeit all pans out good for you and dont loose that fighting spirit;
love andrea xxxx

12 June 2006 - cheshire

Livvy

Hello Justine
I've been directed to your page via Emily's Blog and thought I'd just pop along to say hello; Sorry to hear your having a rough time and I wish I knew some good jokes to cheer you up; I'll look for some later and come back again!
I am the mother of 2 young son's wcf who keep me very busy - they are mega naughty and extremely hyperactive! Can't be a bad thing though - except for me! :blink:
Back later with some smiley jokes;
Livvy XX

12 June 2006 - Nottinghamshire

Oli

Yo Tiger,

Great to read such a tolkein-esque diary entry; Not sure what you have saved for the personal diary entry but thoroughly enjoyed you recent writings;

Only a quick entry today as round Simon's (Chinky) to watch a movie; Angela and James are out for dinner so relocated for an evening; Good company and good conversation has been key but will send you more of a note tomorrow;

Miss you and loveliest JK in the world oodles,

Your friend

Oli

12 June 2006 - Manly, Sydney, Oz

Helena

Dear Justine
Just read your latest diary entry; My goodness, your life is certainly full of drama! Well done to you for managing to keep smiling through; Your site is great it gives us inspiration (you and your brave friends), motivation (to try and do more with our own lives)and education (I've got Trevor's 'The Prophet' on my reading list);I'm sure Olly could add a few more '-tions' but he plays more Scrabble than me; Lovely here in Spain although sea too rough for swimming at present; Still, very relaxing to go to sleep with the noise of waves crashing; Wish I could e-mail the sound to you so that it would soothe you during the night when things get difficult; Love to you and Jon Helena xx

12 June 2006 - Spain

Oli

Dear Justine,

Hope the weekend has brought sunshine, good food and good company for you;

I am sitting with Sarge waiting for Angela to get home, Mike and his girlfriend to come over for dinner; We thought we better eat early with the England World Cup game not on until 11pm; I have knocked up a couple of shephards pies this afternoon (the weather is terrible, cold and raining)so that should warm us up;

Will raise a glass to you this evening my dear, look forward to next weeks updates,

All OUR love

oli & sarge

10 June 2006 - Manly, NSW, Oz

John Melichar

Hi Justine,
Well thanks for your Brighthand advice; I certainly will check it out; But thanks even more for directing me to your site and introducing me to your life; I'm in San Francisco and work at the AIDS Office for the Dept of Public Health; I've become impressed with peoples' abilities to tackle challenges, especially young people, and increasingly upset with the funding mess that others are leaving behind;
Thanks for your even-keeled perspective and your great talent for rallying those around you; That's not luck; That's skill;

Johnny

9 June 2006 - San Francisco CA

Freya

Heya
A friend recommended your page;;; just wnated to say i'm rooting for you and for organ donation :D
Anyway (generally) i believe in staying cheery;;; so have some Summer Cheer (rather like the Christmas Cheer Phoebe gives out in Friends, only sunnier!);
Erm;;; ooo you may (or may not) be interested to know i managed to rant on about organ donation in my English GCSE yesterday;;; wahoo;;;
Well i have revision to get on with on this lovely summers day, so i'll have to stop rambling now, but i'll leave yopu with one of my favourite quotes
"Oft a little morining rain
Fortells a pleasant day"

Hope your days pleasant :D

9 June 2006 - Sunny Surrey

Lucy

Hey Justine,
The wonderful Emily sent me your way; (I'm another person with CF;)
How's it going? Hope you're out of there soon; Keep fighting and keep smiling;
Take care, Lucy xx

8 June 2006 - Leeds

Vanessa Serota

Hello again,

Have caught up as our internet was down again; Now I can brag to David that he's not the only one with a famous cousin; I still wait and pray for new lungs for you, so don't stop being Justine; You've got brave friends jumping out of planes for you - what other hidden powers up your sleeve? Love from us all here in canons park;

8 June 2006 - Stanmore

Sarah H

Hey Justine
You don't know me, but Emily Thackray mentioned you and said you might enjoy being cheered up a bit; Hmm, not sure how I can do that as I can never remember jokes and can't work out how to upload a picture of me attempting to dance; Phewee!
So a bit of moral support is all I can offer;;;;I'm also waiting for a transplant but I hope you get yours first; It seems from your site that you brighten up the world and that is a fantastic thing to do; We need more people like you, for sure;
Anyway, I'm whittering on so I'll stop now; But I hope you get that pump thingie sorted so you can escape from your four walls again;
Most of all, I hope you get the call very very soon;
Keep strong!
Big hugs

Sarah

8 June 2006 - Leeds in Yorkshire

Kat Taylor

Hi Justine, I found your site through Emily Thackray's online blogs, so I thought I'd say hello and wish you all the luck in the world - I hope you get the transplant you need soon :) This might be weird as you have no idea who I am, but goodluck for the future, and loads of love, Kat x

8 June 2006 - Brighton, UK

Kiera

Great site you have here;

Wishing you all the best, and fingers crossed for getting your transplant soon;

x

8 June 2006 - Bedfordshire, UK

Justine

Dear Justine,

Sorry to hear you are grounded, a very Top Gun term; Thinking of you and hoping tomorrow will bring a little more luck; With the webmaster being away, how am I going to get my hit of news; It will be like the moment in that Jim Carey film - when Truman goes off the air for the first time in his life and everyday people start freaking out, phoning the TV company etc;

Here is Johns World Cup snack recipe; if he practises he can have it perfected for you in no time

Mini cheesy schnitzels with tomoato relish:

1 x 170g prok fillets, trimmed
2 cups of fresh breadcrumbs
1/4 cup chopped parsley
1/3 finely grated parmesan
Flour for dusting (dredging)
3 eggs, lightly beaten
vegetable oil for shallow frying
400g of canned chopped tomatoes
1/2 tablespoon of balsamic vinegar
1/2 teaspoon olive oil
Sea salt & cracked black pepper

Slice the pork into rounds & flattenwith a rolling in; Combine the breadcrumbs, parsley and parmesan; Dust the rounds in flour, dip into the egg and press into the breadcrumb mixture to coat; Cover hte base of a medium non-stick frying pan with oil & heat over medium heat; Cook the crumbed pork in batches for 3-4 minutes each side or until cooked through, Set aside;
Place the tomatoes, sugar, balsamic, oil, salt & pepper in a small saucepan over high heat & cook for 2-3 minutes or until warmed through; Serve the schnitzels with the tomato relish; Serves 4-6;

A speedy world cup snack for half time;

hope john enjoys and hope he gets to cook it for you shortly;

All my love and hugs,

Oli

7 June 2006 - Brisbane

Lynn

Hi superstar,
I see you are getting famous now; So you should after all your hard work helping others;
I was pleased to hear that you had been out in the sunshine, and had a trip to the restaurant;I am sorry to hear your breathing is worse, lets just hope you soon get the call for your new lungs;
I am much better now, I think the marathon had just caught up with me; remind me next time I try to raise money to find somthing simple like sitting in a bath of baked beans;lol;
I have collected most of the money now and have raised £13500; So its worth being tired;I will email you some photos when you feel upto it;
I am into watching big brother at the moment; how sad is that!!!! lol; I am addicted and have to watch it every night; Remind me to get a life!!!
Everyone at The British Lung Foundation send there love; I mentioned you to several of them during the walk; I met Rachael, she asked how you was; She is MAD!!! made me laugh so much; She was doing a video of me doing the walk; I don't think it will get nominated for any oscars;
I hope you are bearing up love, please take care, and keep smiling, as you always do; You are so brave; x x x x

6 June 2006 - Huntingdon, Cambs

Trevor O Sullivan

Hi Justine

Well, shares are definitely up in the hospital restaurant after your many visits over the last few days :) Hope you are enjoying your new room and that you have managed to hook your freeview up to feed your TV addictions

Glad the weather is cheering you up - hope you will be cheering on England in the World Cup - first game is next Saturday

As always I am hoping the call comes desperately - everyone is thinking of you Jus

Trevx

6 June 2006 - London

oli

Dear Justine,

i hope the sun is still shining and the warmth has permeated the hospital walls; I hope you r circuit training is going well and that JK is not too far away (as he's luvly!);

Answers to the Male / FEMALE quiz:
Aviator = AVIATRIX (sounds cool!)
Sire = DAME
Ram = EWE
Maharaja = MAHARANEE
Stag = HIND
Billy Goat = NANNY GOAT
Gander = GOOSE (F)
Sannup = SQUAW
MONK = NUN
FOX = VIXEN
DRAKE = DUCK

Well todays game is a little different: its about possessions; Each name has a very distinct possession linked to them;
e;g Aladdins ________ - LAMP

So here goes;
Pandora's
Haley's
Fulton's
Col; Sanders
Dante's
Charlotte's
Aesop's
King Solomon's
Rosemary's
Seward's
Gilligan's

Well that's enough to be going on with; Some easy some more tricky; Hope you enjoy; Tell my old mucker Jakesy that I have got a cool recipe for the world cup, I will send it tomorrow;

All my luck, love, hugs and thoughts,

Oli

6 June 2006 - Brisbane

Sue

Hi Justine, glad you are enjoying the sunshine, it's about time we had some nice weather; Keep those diary entries coming, I love to read them, that wonderful spark that you have always shines through, no matter what the situation; Rooting for you as ever, God bless xxxxx

5 June 2006 - W;G;C;

Grazyna

Hey, hon - thanks for the mention in your diary; Will have to print it and frame it for when you get famous and are a billion dollar best selling author; Has anyone suggested to you that you try something like reflexology or Reiki while you're waiting for the tx? It's good stuff and might help you feel a bit stronger; Glad to see the Justine fanclub is expanding; After you've left Harefield, they'll have to name a ward after you at this rate or at least hang your portrait in the main hall right next to the one of Magdi Yacoub; Hang in there - it'll be your turn soon, just you wait and see; Big hug, g;

5 June 2006 - Kingsbury

oliver

Dear Just,

I am glad the sun is shining in your part of town, and oh how right you are - mood enhancing is SO SO true; When its cold and wet it is so (all too) easy to feel grey, drab, uninspired and moody; But when the glorious sun shines, it makes smiling contagious, people are more receptive to each other and life genuinely feels better than it did when you woke up; Roll on the good weather for you!

Some of your friends are truly 'hardcore on the dancefloor' for jumping out of a perfectly good aeroplane (or airplane as my American friend kept correcting me!); Bravo to them both;

Well take care my dear and as ever great to read the up-to-date diary entry; I am off to bed as have been feelling a bit waafty; Got out of Hervey Bay this morning; If I ever thought I could run a hostel, I now don't; I had forgotten how much I hate office/hostel/workplace politcs; Too many arguments for my liking; Roll on a different career, dog walker perhaps (I am a little scared of dogs but I hear they can earn oodles);

Will send you those answers tomorrow and a few more so get thos grey cells working,

See you later Aliigator,

Oooodles of love and hugs

Oliver

5 June 2006 - The Gap, Brisbane, Australia

Laura

Hey trouble,thanks so much for ur text last night,it really cheerd me up & i just thought i would say thanks for the text,i was not having a great day yesturday with me having a cold & this caugh to go with it so when you sent me a text really cheerd me up so thanks :) i hope another call manages to come soon, it's very hard indeed isn't it? i've been waiting over 2 and a half years & i've had NO calls but we battle through it don't we?!

The sun is out here,so i'm going to get out in the sun! i hope it's nice at the moment at harefield,enjoy the sun while u can if it's out!

talk to you soon sweetie

missing u lots & lots

xx

5 June 2006 - UK

Joyce

Hi Justine; Sorry to hear you missed out again but as they say third time lucky; Your courage surprises me every time I read your diary; Glad you've been'upgraded' to the ensuite; Very happy that you were able to go outside, hope you had a lovely time and that the sun shone on you, as you are a ray of sunshine to each and everyone of us; Love Joyce xxx

5 June 2006 - Enfield

Arti

Hi darling, havnt spoken to u for ages; Sorry;;;my lifes been all over the place so i dnt get to tell anyone that im still thinking of them; Nice to check back in; Ur messages are crazy; hope ur doing well n Jon 2; I may not get intouch that often but ur always in our thoughts n prays; Take care;xxx

5 June 2006 - London

Leila

HI hun,

Thanks so much for the good luck card it was lovely; Glad to hear your been out for a bit of lunch and enjoying the sunshine;

Well a week to go before the skydive, i reckon this time next week i'll be a little nervous i've not even ben on a plane since i was 6 years old but hey i'm sure i'll have fun!!

I'm going to take a video camera and Ryan will film the landing so once i've done it i'll send you it so youcan have a giggle - i'll also film me just about to get on the plane as i'm sure that will be very entertaining!!!

Well i pray for you that your third time lucky will come good for you soon i've never met somebody so positive and fantastic as you and everybody is rooting for you;

Speak soon Lots of love
Leila xxxxxxxx

5 June 2006 - Bishops Stortford

Tania

Hiya Justine, so your getting stuck into the canteen food are you, that is when people are giving you the chance, by the sound of things you've been doing more chin wagging than eating! Lol; I'm sure you had a lovely time; Take care; x

4 June 2006 - Herts UK

Emily

hey there Missy, just checking in again with the same old waffle, but I want to so that you know you are still in my thoughts;;;;I have had a really busy week, it was a friends hen weekend and I went to a club with my oxygen on for the first ever time! V v tired but it was worth it; She made our Tshirts the official hen weekend shirt, which was great as the girls were out and about round london with livelifethengivelife;co;uk emblazoned on their backs;

Glad to hear you have been bumped up to ensuite! The staff sound so wonderful at harefield, I am not surprised you are being treated as a somewhat celeb! Good to hear you are getting out and about a bit around the hospital too;;;;it must have been so disappointing having your second false alarm but like everyone else says, 3rd time lucky, so come on call number 3!! 15 months as of yesterday on the list for me, I think if I didnt phone them every now and then I would think they'd forgotten me! ;)

Transplant week is first week of July so we are working like mad towards it to try and get as much publicity as possible; Anyway keep on smiling Justine, as you can see loads of people still rooting for you every step of the way; Much love xx

3 June 2006 - UK

Sarah

Hi again Justine, really sorry to hear about the 2nd time unlucky, but im 100% sure it was just a practice run and the 3rd time will be a success!

Ive been referred to a pulmanologist now, what a nightmare though; Its t;t; week here at the moment, the island is full of motorbikes and the roads get shut for days for the racing; The hospital is inside the racecourse and of course, my appointment was sent for a day when the roads will be shut, so had to cancel it; So just have to hang on for another week or so; I used to love it over here as i used to make motorcycle leathers, but now i hate it (must be my old age LOL!) but the weather is scorching hot for a change so its not so bad; Its normally like a mild winter all year round over here;

Its nice to hear that everyone knows you at the hospital, i still feel wierd when people recognise us here yet i dont remember them! Im sure they dont mind but its lovely all the same; I found the food in the restaurant here was lovely so hope its just as nice there, its better than the food on the ward (as its fresher); We were there yet again yesterday for an eye check up for David, know my way round with my eyes closed now :D

Have to go, but take care, try and stay strong and hang in there, *it* will happen soon; My thoughts are with you, us aquarians are very strong people and i just know you will be ok oneday soon;
Love and hugs, Sarah x

3 June 2006 - Isle of Man

Oli

Yo Canteen queen,

Glad to hear you were up and running again, hospital nosh can be okay at times!

Anyway got a couple of quiz questions for you, came from a quiz I designed here; What is the feminine word of the following masculine words?

Aviator
Sire
Ram
Sultan
Maharaja
Billy Goat
Fox
Drake
Peacock
monk
Stag
Gander
Sannup
Bull

Well answers on a postcard to, no only kidding? Will send some more tomorrow and then the answers soon'ish - give you time to think about them;

All my luck and love, you mate

olly

3 June 2006 - Hervey Bay STILL!!;

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Grazyna

Hey girl - glad to hear you're in good spirits; So you thought the hospital canteen was nice??? Gulp! You really have been missing the outside world, haven't you? As of tomorrow, it's meant to be lovely and sunny so I hope you manage to find a nice shady spot on the grass where you can sit out and enjoy the fresh air, the trees, the birdies, the smell of freshly cut grass (unless you have hayfever!) and all your family and friends around you; That's the good thing about the setting of Harefield - if you're not looking at the actual building, you'd never know you were on hospital grounds; You might even feel well enough soon to go for a whizz round the village and into the pub for a quick half pint of mineral water! My latest news: have been told that the tx prof in Newcastle considers me to be ripe for transplant, or words to that effect; In any case, he sees no reason for me not to have a tx; Quite what that means in terms of what happens next, I don't know; Will probably find out more when I go for my next check up in August; By which time you, of course, will be breathing freely with new lungs ;;; Loads of love, beautiful girl; See ya, g; xxx

2 June 2006 - Kingsbury

Oliver

Dear Justine,

How is my favourite featherweight fighter on the entire planet; I hope this June brings good weather, good luck and oodles of good food; Your diary notes have been amzing, moving, touching, engaging, exciting, sad and motivating;

Your a great lass and I am glad JK is there with you, he's a legend; Give him a sloppy kiss from me and I hope he would give you a european style two cheek special back from me;

Been working hard but finishing very soon; Can't wait to see Angela & Sarge (& Thursday nights cookery club);

See you in a while crocodile and you are never far from my thoughts;

Love and hugs

Oli

2 June 2006 - Hervey Bay

Juzzy

Hey Justine, im lucky enough to share you name, hehe
I Just really wanted to let you know your courage overwhelms me, you are a beautiful girl and im so pround of your spirit!
I wish you all the best and i thank you for being who you are, true insperation!
Lotza love and best wishes;

1 June 2006 - australia

Jabbanowanna

Keep up the good fight; BAB2000 says hi ;)

1 June 2006 - Denver

Oli

Dear Justine,

Missing you loads and thinking of you all the time; Been working too hard but am leaving to see family soon;

Will write more tomorrow

Oli

1 June 2006 - Hervery bay

Laura

Hey hun,i'm so sorry to hear about the dissapointment with the donor when i read it i was meaning to post you a message,but i just didn't know what to say, it's such a difficult thing, i've been there when i waited for a kidney transplant i had 4 calls & it's not nice, but you pick ur self up, and after all third time lucky is the best! (well hopefully)

I've had a nice weekend really, Chris came over for the weekend, we didn't do much really just went out to the pub really hehe that was fun!

My mum's been away at my god mum's this week, so my mum's friend has been here looking after me,it's been nice really, i did yoga last night with her, i fell asleep though half way through the class oppps! hehe My mum's back today anyway, i'm collecting her from the train station;

I'm seeing chris on saturday & getting my nails done on saturday! busy week again!!

I hope you are still smiling miss; Give my love to Jon and my favourite doctor haha

xxx

1 June 2006 - UK

Cheryl

Hi J,

Nothing like getting your hopes up and then having them dashed; Third time is the charm! Hope you get to feeling better - and that darn infection takes a vacation; *hugs*

1 June 2006 - Michigan

Dave

Justine, it's hard to imagine what you must be going through; I wish you the best of luck, and all good thoughts!

31 May 2006 - Livingston, NJ

Gemma Sargent

Hey Justine,
Firstly, I AM SOOOOO SORRY FOR NOT MAILING YOU FOR SOOO LONG!!!! Lets just say that I've had a few things to deal with; Back on the straight and narrow now though;
I know you've probably heard enough sorries from everyone to last a decade, but My heart goes out to you on your near miss for the 2nd transplant; Well, as the saying goes, 3rd time lucky; We only want 100% for you and those lungs were just not up to your standards, we can't have that!!!
I am so busy working at the moment that I have not had any spare days as yet but as soon as I do, you won't be able to get rid of me (permission granted of course)!
Will sign off for now chick, but chin up, everyone has their day & soon will be yours;
Thinking of you,
Gemma -x-

31 May 2006 - Grosvenor Place, London, England

Ermie Robinson

Bad luck about missing out again - but I'm sure your new lungs are just around the corner! Keep fighting - you've got so many of us on your side that all those combined positive thoughts must be doing something!

31 May 2006 - Perth, Western Australia

Simon

Best wishes and good luck;

30 May 2006 - Glasgow, UK

Tania

Hiya Justine, so sorry you have had another false alarm, but yes, 3rd time lucky and let it be soon! Was touched by your mention; Thank you! You just concentrate on getting nice and fit for this transplant thats happening for you real soon! xx

30 May 2006 - Herts UK

Tony

Justine, I praying that God will be with you in these times of trial; He is the ultimate Physician and I'm looking to Him to do a miracle; He is in the Miracle business you know!!!
I'm so impressed with your courageous fight; It's awesome to see you were able to get out and about;
Kep up the good fight!!

30 May 2006 - Taylors, SC

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