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J.P. Hill
Born in Wellington Somerset in 1944, privately educated until my father failed to pay the fees but still took ‘O’ and ‘A’ levels. Started to read History at Bristol University but due to a tragedy,...view moreBorn in Wellington Somerset in 1944, privately educated until my father failed to pay the fees but still took ‘O’ and ‘A’ levels. Started to read History at Bristol University but due to a tragedy, I only did the first year. From there I joined the forces and spent six years living dangerously. On leaving the forces I joined a progressive rock band and for about a year went all round the country and Europe playing gigs we’d blagged, including opening the first Isle of Wight ‘Woodstock’ Festival. From there I married and found a real job in Sales and Marketing, working my way up to management in various different organisations. Not really satisfied with my life and eventually divorcing, I then went off to do some building work hoping to satisfy my creative talents hoping to create palaces from ruins, as I’d always loved carpentry and all things to do with wood, I was also adept at bricklaying and plastering which helped me greatly. I built many different houses/ mansions with my then partner but desire to travel always found me accepting jobs in different countries in Europe. For a short while I set up an Art shop focusing on framing pictures which also sold prints and originals by local artists but became bored and sold it on to do something else. I’ve spent time in Madrid helping build a nephews house on the outskirts of the city, staying there for just over a year. I’ve travelled America, crossing it East to West to follow route 66. Most of my time in England I’ve stayed in the building trade, working for friend’s etc., then for a short period I found myself out of work, so went out doing small jobbing work helping me to keep my head above water. I did a bit more travelling and moving around until I reached 65, finally teaming up with a very dear friend to help him with some building work, mostly as favours. Just over two years ago I was diagnosed with Cancer, so after all the treatment was finished, I found myself having to take a back seat, which is when I decided to finish a book I’d started some twelve years earlier. Hopefully I can help repay the kindness I received from both Macmillan Nurses and Velindre, also to recognise the help that I had from Dr Philip Connor who was kind enough to give me an insight to how AML is treated.view less