Poem: There is no time

Everyone says ‘life is too short’. You might think it’s a cliche, but when you are someone who has stared death in the face too closely for comfort, and witnessed multiple deaths at close hand […]

The fragility of life

The signs are all around us, but we often become blind to them, choose to ignore them, or kid ourselves into believing they don’t apply to us. What am I talking about? Life. something far […]

Poem: I can’t run

I don’t usually focus on negatives but there are some things that I try to ignore – but struggle. Things I used to be able to do, but will never do again. Things that from […]

I have a plan – at last!

I am someone who likes to work from targets and action plans. That said, I have found the last 4 weeks post surgery really tough, because everyone told me to take it easy and that […]

The science of waiting lists

Having been on both sides of this (the one where you seemingly wait for years, and the one where something is done absolutely instantly) I have a whole new viewpoint on Public health system waiting […]