Where ever you are in the world 🌎today, I hope that you and your family have a wonderful St Andrew’s Day today. 🏴 The St Andrew’s Cross or Saltire is our national flag. Tradition has it that the flag, the oldest flag in Europe and the Commonwealth, originated in a battle fought in the East … Continue reading ST ANDREW’S DAY
I recorded a programme last night (Friday 8 November 19) that was on 5 HD - New World’ Most Scenic Railway Journeys, I must admit it’s not the type of programme I would usually watch. It caught my eye when reading the description for it. I noticed that it was about the TranzAlpine Express on … Continue reading ALL ABOARD
A DATE TO REMEMBER The original idea was to post that this on Monday 7 October 2015, but due to the school holidays and fatigue, this is a date that I will always remember. Exactly four years ago was the day when a team of amazing people carried out surgery on me to save my … Continue reading FOUR YEARS
I’m Tired I have been living with chronic pain for roughly 13 years now and I had no idea that September is Pain Awareness Month. I have had surgery on my spine twice and once on my chest that has removed tumours that have been classed as Sarcomas and that July was Sarcoma Awareness Month. … Continue reading PAM – Pain Awareness Month – September
A PROG IN THE PARK 2.0 UPDATE If you were at the inaugural Prog in the Park (PITP) in April 2019, you may recall that there was so many great raffle and auction prizes. So many people had contacted myself and Brian, asking us “so how can I win that prize?” Etc. When answering this … Continue reading WOULD YOU LIKE TO OWN A SIGNED GUITAR BY A “ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME(R) AND PROG ROCK LEGEND?”
Several months ago, I received an email from a new health website called; allicantellyou.comThe people behind this website were aware of my rare cancer story and my determination to raise awareness of Malignant Myopericytoma. They were also aware that this is an extremely rare type of cancer and how rare it actually is. The sender … Continue reading ALL I CAN TELL YOU
The Summer 19 edition of Connect, the quarterly magazine from rare cancer charity Sarcoma UK is now on their website. https://sarcoma.org.uk/sites/default/files/resources/connect_-_july_2019_-_web_version.pdf Meet the Fundraisers is a feature on pages 3 and 4 about 5 different stories and how volunteer fundraisers have given up their free time to raise awareness and much needed funds for the … Continue reading AND THE BEAT GOES ON
