Life – Terror. Ecstasy. Fight. Denial. Flight. Failure. PAIN. Forgiveness. Reconciliation. Hope. Love. Peace – Death Hi John, I hope you are keeping well. We shared your video “diagnostic tests” at the most recent Cheshire and Merseyside Cancer Alliance Diagnostic Delivery Board and the team wanted to pass on their sincere thanks to you forContinue reading ““Diagnostic Tests””
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NHS Cancer Vaccine Launch Pad
Life – Terror. Ecstasy. Fight. Denial. Flight. Failure. PAIN. Forgiveness. Reconciliation. Hope. Love. Peace – Death In 2025, the focus for cancer vaccines is on continued clinical trials, particularly for personalised mRNA vaccines and therapeutic vaccines. The NHS Cancer Vaccine Launch Pad is fast-tracking patients with head and neck cancer into an mRNA vaccine trial using technology to train theContinue reading “NHS Cancer Vaccine Launch Pad”
Sick Note Me
Life – Terror. Ecstasy. Fight. Denial. Flight. Failure. PAIN. Forgiveness. Reconciliation. Hope. Love. Peace – Death. [As] my cancer has spread (metastasised) to 5 other areas, including my lungs, I completed a month, 4 weeks, 20 days (with weekends off), Radiation Therapy. At the same time commencing, for the first time, Hormone Treatment. After anContinue reading “Sick Note Me”
Radiation Therapy
Life – Terror. Ecstasy. Fight. Denial. Flight. Failure. PAIN. Forgiveness. Reconciliation. Hope. Love. Peace – Death. Radiation therapy, also known as radiotherapy, is a cancer treatment that uses high-energy rays, like X-rays, to kill cancer cells and shrink tumours, either alone or in combination with other treatments e.g. hormone drugs, chemotherapy even surgery. Radiation therapyContinue reading “Radiation Therapy”
Good Luck
Life– Terror. Ecstasy. Fight. Denial. Flight. Failure. PAIN. Forgiveness. Reconciliation. Hope. Love. Peace – Death I woke up. Nothing unusual, my night-time pain meds had worn off and I needed to pee. It was still dark outside. I knew it was early, too early to get up, I’m guessing 6.00am ish? I am good atContinue reading “Good Luck”
Yippee Ki Yay Mother Fuckers
Life– Terror. Ecstasy. Fight. Denial. Flight. Failure. PAIN. Forgiveness. Reconciliation. Hope. Love. Peace – Death I have been juggling with heart issues for a while now. At first I thought I was imagining it? An extra breath or two after climbing stairs? An extra wheeze or two when washing the car? Or, it might be related toContinue reading “Yippee Ki Yay Mother Fuckers”
Time to Sell
Life– Terror. Ecstasy. Fight. Denial. Flight. Failure. PAIN. Forgiveness. Reconciliation. Hope. Love. Peace – Death. We [myself and Gail] have co-owned 65 cars together. Gail’s current daily, a sexy 595 Abarth is ‘Reynolds’ car number 63. The maintenance and administration of our cars is exclusively my domain. Over time I have built a close circleContinue reading “Time to Sell”
SNIPER ALLEY
Life – Terror. Ecstasy. Fight. Denial. Flight. Failure. PAIN. Forgiveness. Reconciliation. Hope. Love. Peace – Death. Yesterday I had lunch with an old work colleague, a regular occurrence. He is a couple , maybe 3, years older than myself (64). The last time we met (and the time before) I noticed he seemed to haveContinue reading “SNIPER ALLEY”
Medical Associate Professionals
Life – Terror. Ecstasy. Fight. Denial. Flight. Failure. PAIN. Forgiveness. Reconciliation. Hope. Love. Peace – Death. Many people are deeply confused about the growing number of “physician associates (PA)” in the NHS and wrongly assume they are doctors, research suggests. Many medical professionals are deeply concerned the impact PA’s are having on the standard of health careContinue reading “Medical Associate Professionals”
Retirement
Life – Terror. Ecstasy. Fight. Denial. Flight. Failure. PAIN. Forgiveness. Reconciliation. Hope. Love. Peace – Death. Retirement is the withdrawal from one’s position or occupation or from one’s active working life. A person may also semi-retire by reducing work hours or workload. Retirement is ranked 10th on the list of life’s 43 most stressful events. Some peopleContinue reading “Retirement”
Dying to Live 