I have a chest infection with asthma complications and have been told by my Doctor to stay off work and not to do any at home. It is surprising that I have lasted as long as I have given the kind of life I lead living in hotels, working long hours, eating badly and not exercising. It is also surprising that my family have not yet given up on me.
Category Archives: Health
Driving Test
Well done to my eldest daughter (17) for passing her driving test first time. The examiner said that it was one of the best drives he had had for years. She passed with only three minors, one of which was a tactical choice (reversing around a corner: go wide, get a minor; but go narrow …
Endless bleeding
I called my wife as usual from my hotel in the evening after work to hear that my eldest daughter was having a strange experience. She had a very small cut on here arm – no idea what had caused it – that they could not get to stop bleeding. Given that they are both …
A photo story
We had lined up a different kind of photoshoot to the usual modelling and portraiture work we do. Namely, we were going to attempt to tell a story. I had been off sick for a couple of days so was not sure that I was going to be well enough to go ahead with the …
Finally gone down ill
What a horrible couple of days. Felt slightly off colour in the office on Wednesday but it seemed to go away. Went out for a meal (Indian) with a colleague and had a couple (really) of beers. Felt slightly off when we walked back to hotel but went off to sleep okay. Woke up shortly …
Sick for Christmas
Last few weeks at work has seen me surrounded by people suffering from the most horrendous coughs and colds and given my asthmatic history, I have been deeply worried about getting sick. It looked like I was managing to fight off the bugs though until yesterday. First signs appeared during day but seemed to damp …
Something strange has happened to my knee
After many many weeks of problems with my knee, a good number of physiotherapy sessions and a difficult holiday… the problems seem to have started to go away of their own accord. The physiotherapist had decided to refer me back to my GP with a recommendation that he refer me to a specialist. She thought …
Training day
Change of surroundings today. Headed into an office in central London for some training. My current client runs a small bus service for staff between the office we are working at near Heathrow and their office near Paddington station. I hate this service. It takes far too long and makes me sick. No, really. I …
Need a camera in my knee
Saw the physiotherapist today. I have not had a huge improvement despite the physiotherapy and the exercise regime I have followed. Having to work in an office all of the time and the nature of my work-day has undoubtedly taken a toll but I would have expected some improvement. It seems that the best thing …
Not missed
A lot of colleagues had assumed that I had been off sick for a couple of days. A good number were concerned about me. Nice of them. I had of course let those most immediately impacted know I would not be around. I had had a few phone calls but not as many as expected. …