And breathe… Those last few posts were intense, weren t they? It s a shame that the amount of content I produce is directly linked to how badly my life seems to be going. A fortnight in hospital is terrible, but it creates a lot of juicy content. It always feels nice to be in that flow [ ]
I lay in the hospital bed as the nurse and porter navigated the labyrinthine corridors. It was the middle of the afternoon, and the hospital was teetering with people. Other patients were being pushed in wheelchairs, visitors leisurely walked in small cohorts, and staff members sipped coffee and chit-chatted. From my nook in the bed, [ ]
So far, I have gone to A E on Monday afternoon, at around 16:00. After 12 hours, I was finally seen by a doctor who told me that I needed to be admitted to a ward in the early hours of Tuesday morning. After being held in a booth for a few hours, I was taken [ ]
Sky News recently visited my modest two-bedroom flat in London to interview me about the Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy (PERT) medication shortage. My Feature on Sky News Frequent Ebb and Flow readers will be familiar with the drug Creon from my constant moaning about it. Creon is the brand name of a drug used to [ ]
Anna and I had been looking forward to October since 2024 began. We were rolling in the month with my eldest sister Becky s wedding to her long-time partner, Alex, on Monday, September 30th. They chose a beautiful venue in Somerset where our families and their closest friends would stay for two nights. Anna s brother James [ ]
Last year, I bought my wife a folding Brompton bike. These bikes have become a British icon associated with wanky city-dwellers. When you first see them, they look a little stupid. If I d seen one ten years ago, I would have lamented them as silly and inferior to the normal-sized bike. Come to think of [ ]
In November 2021, at the age of 28, I was diagnosed with stage 3B pancreatic cancer. It was traumatic and unexpected, a situation that has changed my life forever. Yet, I read an article a few days ago about a woman whose suffering I found challenging to comprehend, and which has caused me to reflect [ ]
I remember the first time I learnt the phrase Artificial Pancreas . Well, I can t remember the exact first time, but I remember a day when about ten different family members and friends sent articles to me with the phrase in them. They all had an accompanying message that went a little like this: Have you [ ]
Growing up, I wasn t into football. For most of my life, I fought a toxic frame of mind where I thought I had to be good at everything I did. If I wasn t automatically good at something, I d throw it out and assume it wasn t the thing for me. Football established itself in my not [ ]
A few weeks ago, I received a letter informing me that I had yet to respond to a hospital appointment sent via email. The letter confused me as I had not received any emails from the hospital. I went into my inbox and searched, but I couldn t find anything. Then, in a moment of intellectual [ ]