Life – Terror. Ecstasy. Fight. Denial. Flight. Failure. PAIN. Forgiveness. Reconciliation. Hope. Love. Peace – Death. 1 in 2 – not great odds? An ‘average’ family of four, two adults, two children? Two from four will contract cancer within their lifetime. That phone call, that conversation. As a parent, the most horrific, devastating news youContinue reading “1 in 2”
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Glastonbury in the Sun
Life – Terror. Ecstasy. Fight. Denial. Flight. Failure. PAIN. Forgiveness. Reconciliation. Hope. Love. Peace – Death. Many of us are creatures of habit, routine, more so the older we get? I have just watched the BBC Sunday Politics show, Laura ‘Cunts’berge. Same old same old with the same old same old cast confirming what IContinue reading “Glastonbury in the Sun”
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”
Motivation
Life – Terror. Ecstasy. Fight. Denial. Flight. Failure. PAIN. Forgiveness. Reconciliation. Hope. Love. Peace – Death. The things that motivate us push us toward new heights and inspire us to keep going during challenging times. For many a cancer diagnosis is time to reflect on what they value most in life and to focus timeContinue reading “Motivation”
Sad Generation Happy Pictures
Life– Terror. Ecstasy. Fight. Denial. Flight. Failure. PAIN. Forgiveness. Reconciliation, Hope. Love. Peace – Death ‘Am I sad? Sadder than my peers, my friends’? On some days. I have moments when the crises of the world, our seemingly unfaltering determination for self-destruction, get the better of me and become unbearable. I could literally climb to the top of the highest building and scream, ‘what are we doing’? However,Continue reading “Sad Generation Happy Pictures”
Glastonbury in the Sunshine. No Place Like it on Earth
Life– Terror. Ecstasy. Fight. Denial. Flight. Failure. PAIN. Forgiveness. Reconciliation, Hope. Love. Peace – Death. 2023 – My 13th Glastonbury, 13? lucky for some? 100% I got to go to my happiest of happy places once again but this time with a significant twist. Normally, I would do Glasto with my tribe, my Glastonbury posse. The tribe has diminished in recent years, from 7 at its peak toContinue reading “Glastonbury in the Sunshine. No Place Like it on Earth”
Just One Day
Life – Terror. Ecstasy. Fight. Denial. Flight. Failure. PAIN. Forgiveness. Reconciliation. Hope. Love. Peace – Death. “We are born in one day. We die in one day. We can change in one day. And we can fall in love in one day. Anything can happen in just one day.” ― Gayle Forman, Just One Day Rich or poor, every year we pass the anniversary of our death. The anniversary ofContinue reading “Just One Day”
Friendship
Life – Terror. Ecstasy. Fight. Denial. Flight. Failure. PAIN. Forgiveness. Reconciliation. Hope. Love. Peace – Death. Yesterday, 16/2/23 an old (new) friend was laid to rest. Mark Davies Markham (please see my previous post Dear Mark). Sadly, I watched his touching funeral via a video link from my hospital bed. It was a tuff watch especially hearing from his son, Tom, talking so heartrendingly about his dad andContinue reading “Friendship”
Chronic Psoriasis
Life – Terror. Ecstasy. Fight. Denial. Flight. Failure. PAIN. Forgiveness. Reconciliation. Hope. Love. Peace – Death The most underestimated disease? Lets face it nobody is going to die from an itchy body? Well actually……. The name of the disease (psoriasis) comes from the Greek word for itch, “psora,” excessive scratching can cause bleeding, making the problem worse, leading to potential infection, even sepsis if not caught early. Psoriasis sufferersContinue reading “Chronic Psoriasis”
Metastasising – Preventing The Spreading of Cancer Cells
Life – Terror. Ecstasy. Fight. Denial. Flight. Failure. PAIN. Forgiveness. Reconciliation. Hope. Love. Peace – Death Cancer Vaccines, the potential for the prevention of ‘Spreading of Cancer Cells’ are a hot topic at the moment. It seems like every week there is another newspaper and or media article on the latest, potential, miracle cure for cancer patients, a viable vaccine that prevents cancer Metastases. Cancer Vaccines [of many kinds] have beenContinue reading “Metastasising – Preventing The Spreading of Cancer Cells “
Dying to Live 