A colleague shares a few tasteful photos of her brain operation. She had a life-threatening brain tumour and a major operation. She has bounced back seemingly positive and looking forward to the future.
Tag Archives: Health
Swimming again
Last year I had got into a healthy habit of swimming very regularly: pretty much every morning when staying in a hotel and also on Saturday and Sunday mornings at a hotel local to home with my eldest daughter. Then I got derailed earlier this year by, well, coughing – a bug that went around …
Ill health in the family
Yesterday was a bad day. I am not at liberty to share information here but I have certainly been given reason to revaluate my lifestyle. I came home during the morning yesterday, having taken a day’s leave for personal reasons at no notice. I always feel bad taking time off – I know I am …
Another day in the office
Quote of the day: To get something done, a committee should consist of no more than three men, two of whom are absent. – Robert Copeland I have a somewhat odd role at the moment. Not unusual for me. This time I have gone from leading some slightly odd development projects as part of a …
How hot a curry can you take?
Read an article in the Daily Mail this morning about how much our body can take in terms of cold, punching, blood lose, heat in a curry, etc. Fascinating. Naturally, the curry entry was of particular interest to me.
My first ever major back-problem
Back in May last year I hurt my back whilst attempting to carry out a trivial task. Final straw me thinks. I ended up in considerable pain and off work for six weeks. I have never had that much time off work before nor had any time off for a back problem.
Uncle-in-law for 2nd time
My wife’s brother and his wife have become parents for their first time with the birth of a daughter. Several weeks earlier than expected but a good weight and healthy. Obviously needs support on the food and temperature fronts. My wife’s sister and her husband are also relatively new parents having see their first child, …
Postponing a holiday for work
One of the things I am usually really careful about is ensuring that I take my holidays on time with my family. I do not generally make much of a song and dance about it, but I do work very hard and very long hours. Although I try to get away from the client offices …
The cat has done a runner
We finally have to admit to ourselves that the cat (the only one we had left) has done a runner. Despite being with us for some 9 or so years, she got really scared by the addition of a second dog to the household. This is despite the fact that when the dog was first …
The first CV
Our oldest daughter is getting to the point where she needs to think seriously about building up some work experience (and earning some money). She completes GCSEs this summer and then gets the longest summer break of her school life so far before returning in the autumn term to the 6th form to commence work …