If you held my hand when I had cancer, showed me it wasn't
all bad -
If you sent me a message because you'd read a blog post and it
had helped -
If you shared my posts, commented on Facebook, retweeted or
liked -
If you told me I should have my blog posts published in a
book…
… and said it again when I laughed.
If you are reading this now -
Thank you!
Because of you I put on my big girl pants, thrust back my
shoulders and submitted the idea for a book: It's Not All Bad, to Urbane
Publications. And there we were, two days later, the husband and I, a year
after my diagnosis and travelling to a cottage in North Yorkshire for a cheeky
weekend away, when an email arrived from Matthew Smith, Publishing Director.
He liked the idea, actually, he said, 'love'. He 'loved the
idea'; I nearly smashed the windscreen with my squeal.
And so it was that Tea & Chemo was born.
Without you all, the book would still be a figment of my
imagination. And yet, here I am, very chuffed and rather stunned to learn that
Tea & Chemo is the winner of the Live Better With's inaugural Spotlight Award for Best Cancer Book.
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Absolutely fantastic and so very very well deserved! Not surprised at all! And so proud of and for you ! You desreve this! Hope there's a
ReplyDeletegreat celebration to come.....
Bless you, thanks my lovely! Celebration's coming although, alas, J is currently stuck on the M1, miles away... sparkly is in the fridge, though ;)
DeleteBrilliant, congratulations, so well deserved, another excuse to celebrate Christmas this year?!!! :))
ReplyDeleteIsn't it just! Thank you :)
DeleteSometimes we don't get what we deserve in life & you have certainly been dealt a bad hand sweetheart but this is one thing you truly do deserve .. I've read it & so have many others who I've passed it in to - and yes it's truly deserved !
ReplyDeleteBless you, Emma. I don't think anyone's path through life is totally smooth is it! (We'd get bored... maybe not ;)) But thank you, it is a massive silver lining of having cancer that Tea & Chemo came from it and seems to be enjoyed and helpful. Beyond my wildest dreams, really.
ReplyDeleteYou really deserve this Jackie, you're a brilliant writer and I'm thrilled that you got it! Congratulations.
ReplyDeleteMandy, I don't know what to say to that! So I shall just say, thank you, that's very kind of you :)
DeleteKeep treading those paths my lovely!! You're doing great Things for all!!! Thank you xx
ReplyDeleteThank you, Shaz, really kind of you to say. I feel a bit of a fraud, other people do way more than me, but if I can help in anyway then that has to be a good thing, doesn't it! Thanks for taking the time to comment x
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