Life – Terror. Ecstasy. Fight. Denial. Flight. Failure. PAIN. Forgiveness. Reconciliation. Hope. Love. Peace – Death. The Cost of Inaction – The Afghanistan Humanitarian Crisis Since the war against the Taliban began in 2001, there have been more than 3,500 coalition deaths, of which more than 2,300 have been US soldiers. A further 20,660 US soldiersContinue reading “Yet Another ‘Great’ Western Folly”
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War = Profit
Life – Terror. Ecstasy. Fight. Denial. Flight. Failure. PAIN. Forgiveness. Reconciliation. Hope. Love. Peace – Death. Some people pay the ultimate cost of war, with their lives. For others, war is an incredibly, lucrative business. Staggering Costs – U.S. Military Equipment Left Behind in Afghanistan Last night (31/8/21), I watched the BBC’s coverage of theContinue reading “War = Profit”
Religion
Life – Terror. Ecstasy. Fight. Denial. Flight. Failure. PAIN. Forgiveness. Reconciliation. Hope. Love. Peace – Death. There are an estimated 10,000 distinct religions worldwide About 84% of the world’s population is affiliated with Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, or some form of folk religion. In religious studies and folkloristics, folk religion, popular religion, or vernacular religion comprises various forms andContinue reading “Religion”
Aspirin v (Prostate) Cancer
Life – Terror. Ecstasy. Fight. Denial. Flight. Failure. PAIN. Forgiveness. Reconciliation. Hope. Love. Peace – Death. Aspirin is a commonly used medication with anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties, and it is widely used to reduce the risk of ischaemic heart disease-related events and/or cerebrovascular accidents. I have been self-medicating 75mg dispersible aspirin for, consistently for atContinue reading “Aspirin v (Prostate) Cancer”
The Sting In The Tail
Life – Terror. Ecstasy. Fight. Denial. Flight. Failure. PAIN. Forgiveness. Reconciliation. Hope. Love. Peace – Death. Cancer Immunotherapy Largely due to increases in funding there are numerous, continuing developments in the area of immunotherapy and prostate cancer treatment. A recent article published by prostatecanceruk.org highlighted the latest research of some potentially exciting studies which mayContinue reading “The Sting In The Tail”
Cancer Immunotherapy
Life – Terror. Ecstasy. Fight. Denial. Flight. Failure. PAIN. Forgiveness. Reconciliation. Hope. Love. Peace – Death. Can we train the immune system to attack prostate cancer? I have covered this subject in previous posts but as it is continuously developing and I myself am ‘actively’ interested in this area I have dedicated a series ofContinue reading “Cancer Immunotherapy”
Amla
Life – Terror. Ecstasy. Fight. Denial. Flight. Failure. PAIN. Forgiveness. Reconciliation. Hope. Love. Peace – Death. As soon as I was diagnosed with cancer I began researching. I wanted to know anything, everything about ALL possible treatments, orthodox and otherwise. I was 100% open-minded, of course I was, I was desperate? I would literally tryContinue reading “Amla”
Results Day
Life. – Terror. Ecstasy. Fight. Denial. Flight. Failure. PAIN. Forgiveness. Reconciliation. Hope. Love. Peace – Death. Scanxiety I am currently on a 6-month PSA testing schedule. No matter how many times I receive my (latest) PSA results the build-up to it is always the same. For a minimum of two weeks prior to, and rightContinue reading “Results Day”
60 in 60
Life – Terror. Ecstasy. Fight. Denial. Flight. Failure. PAIN. Forgiveness. Reconciliation. Hope. Love. Peace – Death. 56 CARS The above photograph, taken outside of our house in Downing Road circa 1966. An excited young me sitting behind the (large) steering wheel of what was probably dad’s company car, I think a ‘Mini’? It is theContinue reading “60 in 60”
The New Global Order (or disorder)
Life – Terror. Ecstasy. Fight. Denial. Flight. Failure. PAIN. Forgiveness. Reconciliation. Hope. Love. Peace – Death. We are, rapidly, running out of time? Our current ‘custodians’ have, and continue to, fuck things up. We have, and are still, this to continue. We seem hell-bent on destroying our planet. Fixing weaknesses in democracy is not aboutContinue reading “The New Global Order (or disorder)”
Dying to Live 