Thread by @ByJovi

Hey all, I don't often post non-@BonJovi / @JonBonJovi / @TheRealSambora / @dbdavidbryan things on here, but today is #WorldCancerDay so I'm making an exception.

Bit of an essay of linked tweets coming up, so grab a drink! /1

If you don't know who is behind By Jovi, it has been MelissaByJovi (original, right?) for most of the time since 1997. Shout-out to Miriam who started the group in 1996. Yes, I know Facebook/Twitter wasn't around then. By Jovi was started as an email group. :) /2

Some of you might remember a (fan) moderator called MelissaByJovi on the BWJBJ fan club message board and chat room back when Mrs B was in charge and @robfuz was around, and for a time when @TheMattBongiovi took over too. That was also me. /3

I'm really not very original with nicknames. So some of you may "know" me even if you didn't think you did. I'll even post an old photo at the end of this to help, because I have a banner that I took to ~70 shows, and some will definitely remember that, haha. /4

Anyway. Why am I posting like this today?

I was diagnosed with two grade 3 cancers in 2020. Yeah. Great timing that was. /5

I am still here to tell the tale though, and I've signed up to a marathon event in September, to raise funds for @CR_UK to help prevent anyone else from going through what I have. /6

If I have ever helped you via By Jovi or via BWJBJ, whether that was technical help with the message board, alerting you to @BonJovi TV shows & release dates, helping you with tour infomation or via any of the million and one posts I must have done… /7

…please consider RT-ing this series of tweets and please also consider sponsoring me via charity.byjovi.co.uk - even £5 would be a huge help! Thank you. :)