Raising Awareness Is Not Enough!
“Raising awareness” is one of the most common phrases I see amongst cancer organisations. To be honest, I am fed up with hearing it now! We have all been doing it for a long time, but it has produced very…
Category Coronavirus
It’s Now Or Never!
I don’t think I have ever seen such a period of rapid change in my lifetime. Entire industries that appeared to be at the heart of our world, being wiped out in front of our eyes. Shops, restaurants, and pubs…
“Life Lessons From My Dying Father”
Incredibly I have been running this site for nearly 10years! Progress with these projects can be slow and gradual so can be unnoticed week to week. But I was reminded recently about the true international nature of my work when…
What Next For Cancer?
What an incredible year we have just experienced! I never thought I would see anything that knocked cancer off the top of the health priority list, yet now I have! With no experience of anything like this in recent history,…
Vaccines, From A Gp’s Perspective!
It’s important to me that this blog is as current as it can be, in these incredibly fast moving times. As always there is a lot being talked about vaccines, much not true. I wanted to bring to you the…
What Have We Learned From 2020?
Every day is a learning day, I have always believed. From both good and bad experiences we can take something that will help us in the future. But at the age of 64 I never thought that I would see…
The Elephant In The Room
When I was first diagnosed back in 2007 most things physical were discussed with me before I started treatment. I say discussed, there was no option for me. I had to have the treatment or I would have died within…
Life As A GP On The ‘Front Line’
Things are changing so quickly now, and I thought it was important to hear from a GP in this crisis. I have seen mixed comments about what is happening around the country. I want to thank Dr Simon Hodes (@DrSimonHodes)…
We Laugh And Cry Together
This post is dedicated to the incredible Sean O’ Brien RIP I was asked recently what has been my most positive experience since nature enrolled me into the ‘cancer club.’ There was no hesitation with my reply which was, “the…
How Can I Help You?
As time has gone on and our lives are becoming much more complex, I have found that my work is getting much busier. Of course the cancer campaigning has increased. But I’m finding that my private messages are filling up…
