The Malignant Ginger

I'm Jojogingerhead, a 31 year old artist & musician based in Brighton (UK) satirically documenting the highs and lows of my secondary triple negative breast cancer diagnosis. Trying to see the light in a dark and scary situation without using the words fight, battle, journey or survivor.

Skull-pulp-tures

Back in October I produced an art project to raise money for Breast Cancer Care as well as getting my creative juices flowing after 3 months of chemo that zapped my energy, hence no art […]

Feb, 18

YBCN Christmas chemobrow fun makes Buzzfeed frontpage

Check us out, we made the Buzzfeed frontpage!   I’m extremely proud and chuffed to bits that members of the Younger Breast Cancer Network made it to the number one spot on Buzzfeed today with our […]

Dec, 24

Rabbit foot/toenail talisman for good luck

  Rabbit paw/toenail talisman Christmas presents that I made. If anyone wondered where my toenails that I pulled off the other week went, then here is the answer. I hope my friend appreciates this very […]

Dec, 21

Sponsored Skull-pulp-tures for breast cancer awareness month in October

  Please sponsor me to make SKULL-PULP-TURES throughout October by donating as little or as much as you can to raise money for the charity Breast Cancer Care!   Throughout October it is breast cancer […]

Oct, 02

Goodbye sleep, hello steroid induced mania!

  And so the cycle of chemo begins once more and I am taking a double dose of steroids (Dexamethasone). Goodbye sleep for the next two weeks and hello steroid induced insomnia and hyperness. Expect […]

Sep, 08

Wasp infested wedding cake

I managed to summon up the energy to bake my dear friends a lemon drizzle cake for their wedding, it had a disaster halfway through but I managed to save it with the help of […]

Sep, 01

Must have the precious sunlight, they stole it from us…

This morning I made some progress and opened my curtains for the first time in 6 days. I feel like Gollum emerging from a dark recess, the sunlight hurts us!

Aug, 09

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