Jeanette: An End and a Beginning Book

This book is the story of the search to find a bone marrow donor for Jeanette Crizzle who was diagnosed with Leukaemia in October 2005 and died twelve months later in 2006. It depicts the effects upon her family of this personal crisis and her courageous struggle with the disease. It then turns outwards from the family to tackle the whole issue of the lack of donation awareness of blood, organs, tissue and bone marrow and the work needed to increase this awareness by means of an education programme in schools. The story covers the commitment of Jeanette's husband to the raising of this issue directly with the Government and finally obtaining support from the Prime Minister, Tony Blair in January 2007. It shows the process used to present the message and how, based upon the work of a small group of people, the UK government agreed to spend taxpayers' money to launch a national education programme in all UK secondary schools. The book is written to help anyone who is faced with a 'life-changing event' and to show what each person can achieve, despite the difficulties facing them. It is not written as memoirs nor is it intended to be a diary of events.Read More