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”
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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)”
So many ‘Big’ words
Life – Terror. Ecstasy. Fight. Denial. Flight. Failure. PAIN. Forgiveness. Reconciliation. Hope. Love. Peace – Death. My two, recent previous posts provide additional context for this latest. Ordoliberalism (Post-war German Economics) – Ordoliberalism Law and the Rule of Economics, Governing through Order or Disorder, Neoliberalism, Institutionalizing Neoliberalism, Neoliberalization, Market Sprawl, Social Policy, Globalisation – 21st-CenturyContinue reading “So many ‘Big’ words”
1900’s
Life – Terror. Ecstasy. Fight. Denial. Flight. Failure. PAIN. Forgiveness. Reconciliation. Hope. Love. Peace – Death. The Rise and fall of the British Empire Some say the start date should be as early as the 1490s, while other historians date the empire from the early 1600s. At its height it was (debatably) the largest empireContinue reading “1900’s”
1650 – 1850
Life – Terror. Ecstasy. Fight. Denial. Flight. Failure. PAIN. Forgiveness. Reconciliation. Hope. Love. Peace – Death. One of the ‘symptoms’ of an incurable-disease diagnosis is reflection. Looking back at ‘a life‘, regrets, rewards, what ifs and those precious wow moments. Truth is, most of us go thru life focused largely on ourselves, our own livesContinue reading “1650 – 1850”
He Is Gone (She Is Gone)
Life – Terror. Ecstasy. Fight. Denial. Flight. Failure. PAIN. Forgiveness. Reconciliation. Hope. Love. Peace – Death. You can shed tears that he is goneOr you can smile because he has livedYou can close your eyes and pray that he will come backOr you can open your eyes and see all that he has leftYour heartContinue reading “He Is Gone (She Is Gone)”
Living With Cancer
Life – Terror. Ecstasy. Fight. Denial. Flight. Failure. PAIN. Forgiveness. Reconciliation. Hope. Love. Peace – Death. Therapeutic Writing & Living With Cancer You may never have considered writing (blogging) before, but there’s abundant evidence that it’s a powerful therapeutic tool for people living with cancer. There are more than 200 studies that show the positive effect ofContinue reading “Living With Cancer”
Eric’s
Life – Terror. Ecstasy. Fight. Denial. Flight. Failure. PAIN. Forgiveness. Reconciliation. Hope. Love. Peace – Death. Eric’s Liverpool Eric’s Liverpool opened its doors for the first time October 1, 1976, the first couple of ‘gigs’ were temporarily held in The Fruit Exchange building, Victoria Street, two levels, upstairs and downstairs. Eric’s went on to carve out aContinue reading “Eric’s”
Dying to Live 