Janie was born in 1962 in Lancashire, where she lived up until the family moved to Cheshire in 1973. Her dear Father died in May 2009, unexpectedly. She has an elderly mother and two brothers. When she became eighteen she moved to London, where she firstly worked doing directors’ lunches for several years and then trained as a primary school teacher. Janie married in 1987. She taught right up until her and her husband moved out of London to North Yorkshire, where she started a family. Charles was born in 1988.
 
After an horrific accident accident in 1991, very sadly her marriage ended in divorce. But Janie has two wonderful sons, Charles and Hugo. Prior to her accident she was extremely sporty and lived life to the full, but also made time for charity work (she never sat down!).
 
In 1991 Janie sustained (through no fault of her own) multiple injuries, having been catapulted through a windscreen.  Prior to that she hardly ever saw a doctor. Janie has spent the last 20 years in and out of hospitals all over the world.  She has not been able to work since her accident and ALL her savings have been spent on keeping herself alive and on the help needed on a daily basis.
 
Janie is the most extraordinary survivor, having endured multiple life threatening conditions during this time. But right now there is grave concern about her health.

She was diagnosed in 2009 with grade 111 invasive ductal carcinoma of the left breast. They managed to do three operations (in one go) at the Royal Marsden Hospital - they not only had to cut her tumour and lymph nodes out, but also a device which had been put in her heart and was on the same side as the cancer had to be removed as radiotherapy treatment would have melted it. In addition a new port catheter (through which drugs can be administered) had to be inserted as her previous port had been removed since it had become extremely infected , threatening Janie's life.

Even her top cancer surgeon and a physician in the UK said she wouldn’t tolerate chemotherapy treatment, having had so many complex previous medical problems. It was subsequently discovered that Janie has a rogue gene called P27. This indicates that none of the chemotherapy on offer would have worked anyway, indeed it could possibly have killed her.

They put her on various cancer drugs and said she would need 8/10 weeks of radiotherapy. After only 5 day's treatment at the Marsden she became gravely ill and had to be transferred to UCH (University College Hospital). They managed to save her but said she was too ill to tolerate radiotherapy as her lungs and heart were too weak.

This means that now all mainstream avenues are closed to Janie - she cannot have chemotherapy or radiotherapy, and she has recently been turned down by an anaesthetist in a top London hospital, as she was about to go into theatre with extreme bleeding. He said 'I have your extensive medical history and you can only be operated on in a hospital with a full back up team and an Intensive Care Unit, as you are a high risk patient.'

For the specialist help that has made it possible for Janie to find her way through so many health challenges, she has visited the AMC clinic in Germany. The approach in Germany, as in other advanced clinics in Austria, Switzerland and elsewhere in Europe, is to properly tailor treatment to the individual patient. Janie's serious and complex medical condition needs this approach, which simply is not on offer in the UK.

Following extensive tests, Janie has been advised by her doctor that she urgently needs to go back to Dr Ursula Jacob at the AMC Clinic in Germany, one of the leading cancer clinics attracting patients from all over the world . (See http://www.ursula-jacob.de/en/our-medical-team/medical-director.html). They already know her situation well from past visits, and she needs a period as an in patient for treatment, due to the complexity of the situation. See attached letter from her doctor.

Time is not on her side and it is imperative she finds a way to get back to Germany for treatment.
 
Over all these years, since her accident, Janie has researched nutrition and is very disciplined in what she eats, to give her body the best chance to heal. Though she is very restricted in what she can do, she endeavours to keep as active as possible, in order to keep as fit as possible.  Janie has been told by many doctors that it is very important to exercise to keep her physically and mentally active. 
 
Many doctors have said that she has defied ALL the odds of serious life threatening medical situations. It is frankly a miracle that Janie is still alive. It is her steely determination that has brought her this far, and will continue to do so, given the correct treatment. 
 
Despite ALL that is going on in her life, she still makes time to help many people. Janie is now attached to some charities, mainly for cancer and for ABI (Acquired Brain Injury). The cancer charity (CANCERactive) has made her a Patron, because they are so impressed with her knowledge from many years' research, and her incredible enthusiasm for LIFE.  She is not one to ever ' GIVE UP'.