Jodies Journey -

Jodies Journey
Queensland
Australia
jodie@jodiesjourney.com

Thank You For Visiting Jodies Journey

Jodie is a triple cancer survivor - a multiple medical trauma survivor -

and has dodged death six times:

Proven Medical Negligence/Delayed Diagnosis - 11 months.
Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma Blood Cancer, B-Cell, Follicular (NHL) 01; stage 4.
Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma Blood Cancer, B-Cell, Follicular (NHL) 02; stage 4.
Myleodysplasia Blood Cancer (MDS) (RCMD) or Pre-Leukaemia; stage 2.
Allogenic Bone Marrow Transplant.
Graft vs. Host (GVHD) Rejection Disease (mouth, throat, skin, eyes, lungs).

from 2006 to present.

Jodie is also described as:

A Triple Blood Cancer Survivor, over a decade.
A Medical Negligence Survivor.
A Bone Marrow Transplant Survivor.
A (GVHD) Rejection Disease Survivor x 5 types.
A Sextuple (6) or Hexatruple (6) Survivor of Life Threatening Diseases/Procedures.
Jodie is also an author, writer, blogger and speaker.

Jodie currently manages more than 13 diseases, illnesses & disorders

with a large number of medications - HOWEVER:

Jodie is a 'Consumer Health Advocate', enduring over 90 doses of chemo/radiation,

using her journey to inspire, assist and create new opportunties for patients like her.

Why?

Because, Humans need Hope, People need Peace and Loners need Love - we all go through 'tough times' and sickness - when family or friends walk away, an advocate may help.

Jodie advocates for the following:

Greater awareness - signs & symptoms of Lymphoma.

Safer & faster diagnosis of blood diseases.

More assistance for mothers & families with illness/disability.

Jodie is a specialist in the following topics with considerable life experience:

Advocacy for patients with illness/disability.
Disability Policy and Program Development.
Functional Doctor-Patient communication in a clinical setting.
Functional Family-Patient support communication.

Jodie was a nominee for 'Australian of the Year, 2013'.

Jodie was also a nominee for 'Citizen Of The Year' Moreton Bay Regional Council.

Connect with Jodie @ these social media sites:

AN INSPIRATIONAL STORY ABOUT BEING A 'VICTOR' & NOT A 'VICTIM'

Imagine yourself in this scenario: one day you wake with a mystery shoulder pain, no-one seems to listen and 11 months on - your complaints are worse now spreading all through your right side, you feel as if you have been slipping away everyday, getting closer and closer to a complete physical breakdown.

What do you do when your body is failing, doctors won't listen & you've asked for assistance many times, but no help? You don't know who else to talk to and people around you are starting to ask if maybe your making it all up. Other therapies are not helping and as time goes on your right leg starts to shows sciatic symptoms, your right lower back & sacrum in constant pain - but, without a diagnosis, life must go on - especially with 2 special children, a full-time job and a home to look after. After almost 1 year of searching and asking many doctors, in desperation - you go to the ER, completely & utterly exhausted - no longer able to get any pain relief or sleep.

This is what happened to me. What was found in my back shocked us all and changed my life. For years - I was internally crashing, 11 months of active searching for an answer, until an ER department saved my life. I am a walking miracle.

My hope is that you find this site, a place to stay & browse, be educated & inspired by my journey through difficult circumstances & life's challenges. Discover for yourself our capacity as humans to overcome these things. This is a place of optimism & hope. A place where I can share with you, principles taught to me about persevering & my discovery of a firm foundation that changed my world forever.

Read on for my story here.

Warm regards,