People continue to sign this petition for Jess and for this, I am truly grateful. Jess still matters and the points raised through her campaign are, still relevant and remain unresolved. We have been reassured by the Department of Health and Social Care that they will do everything they can, but progress is painfully slow. 

I wonder if, this weekend, I can appeal to all of you, to reshare this petition? I believe everyone in the UK should have the right to understand the importance of early diagnosis and what this petition hopes to achieve. Everyone should be familiar with Jess’ story and be aware of what happened to her. 

I would like to leave you with this thought. It is a difficult thought, I am afraid. Jess’ late diagnosis, leaving her with just 3 weeks to live, meant she spent her last days confined to a hospital bed. Jess received inadequate end-of-life treatment. There was no hospice room.  No one to sit and explain her imminent death  No counsellor to support her. There was no ‘make a wish’ or fulfilling a bucket list. Jess’ late diagnosis meant for 6 months she was treated like a nuisance. She felt scared, confused and alone. Her symptoms escalated to the point even the simplest of life pleasures were taken from her. A late cancer diagnosis does not just mean no possibility of fighting this terrible disease, it means being alone, with none of the essential comforts we associate with cancer care. 

Please help to stir the government into taking action. The time has come for Jessie’s petition to be viewed nationwide. 

Thank you.