Archive: health

As if further proof were needed of either the universe’s ability to throw shit at me to deal with, or my ability to deal with whatever shit the universe decides to throw at me, I have acquired COVID-19. This is while being non-weight bearing on my right foot. Read more

16 Jan 2023

Why I spent the holidays in hospital - Part 3

In part 1 I told you all about my 2022. In part 2 I covered the operation I’ve had and the crackingly good time it was. I’ll now cover my recovery experience so far. Read more

14 Jan 2023

Why I spent the holidays in hospital - Part 2

In part 1 I told you all about my 2022. It was pretty long (both the year and the post) but you may want to read that first to make sense of my journey to being due in the hospital at 7am on December 14th. Read more

11 Jan 2023

Why I spent the holidays in hospital - Part 1

I was discharged from hospital yesterday (January 11th, 2023); I’ve been there since December 14th. This was the end of a challenging year because since February I’ve been wearing an orthopaedic boot or cast on my right foot and lower leg, with instructions to stay off it as much as possible. I’m now in the middle of at least a six-week recovery process after which I will hopefully be able to walk relatively normally again. Read more

6 Feb 2020

Fed up (2020 edition)

I’m so over feeling like this. Read more

1 Jan 2020

Merry Christmas, have some dialysis

I’ve written this as if I was making notes at the time but I’m actually writing it on January 1st a week after these events. If I mess up my tenses, that’s why. Read more

6 Mar 2019

Why is diabetes so hard to manage?

Why is diabetes so hard to manage? I was diagnosed with type II diabetes in early 2003 and since then I’ve been on something of a rollercoaster journey through “official” advice from medical practitioners, everything from sound hypotheses to way out there thoughts from the internet, and lots of well-meaning advice from friends and family. The problem is that hardly any of them agree on how the disease should be managed. Read more

16 Jun 2018

Self-care

Why is self-care so hard for me? Of all my habits it’s the self-destructive tendencies that plague me the most. Read more

16 Mar 2014

Just, because

Today I shall mostly be feeling sorry for myself. I think as it’s the first time in nearly three weeks, I’m entitled. It will be three weeks ago this Wednesday that a series of decisions culminating in a somewhat life-changing event (albeit temporarily) resulted in the situation in which I currently find myself: laid up in hospital in a not insignificant amount of discomfort, unable to find a comfortable arrangement of me and my left leg that will afford me a moment of relaxation. Read more

1 Mar 2011

Green smoothie

I just had my first green smoothie, and I’m hooked. So simple to make, so tasty, and so filling. I got me a blender which arrived yesterday, read a few things about blending, went shopping last night and today I had a play. Read more

23 Nov 2010

Old habits die hard

We glance back and say, “Look how far we’ve come” without realising that most change is only skin deep. Reflecting on the past year and a bit I feel like I’ve changed a lot, and yet not really very much at all. Read more

19 Apr 2010

Blood; I'll get it!

Last Thursday morning I went to the doctor’s surgery for the first time in many months to deliver some urine and blood. It was my first time back there since I decided to stop taking all of my prescribed drugs, and it was probably the first time in my entire life that I was there because it’s what I wanted, not because I had been dragged there or thought I should be there. Read more

17 Apr 2010

Training

Time: late Location: somewhere in Guildford Mission: to train for two weeks walking around Australia Status: tired! Read more

27 Jan 2010

Fucked up

I’m far too fucked up at the moment to write anything meaningful. My head is full of different trains of thought, all vying for my focus and I’m completely failing to prioritise them effectively. Read more

15 Jan 2010

Goals for 2010

Yesterday was my birthday; I turned 33. I don’t feel old, quite the opposite. I feel reborn. I feel like a new person. I feel like this is a new beginning for me. I feel empowered. Read more

27 Oct 2009

Say no to drugs

Please note that in this post I am not suggesting anyone should stop taking any drugs their doctor has prescribed, I’m just telling my story and what’s worked for me. It might be dangerous for you to do the same so please consult your doctor before doing anything stupid. Read more

24 Oct 2009

Supersize, sir?

Ok, let’s not dance around the point… I’m a fat bloke. I’ve been saying yes to the above question, both out loud and in my head, for the best part of twenty years. Read more