Ouch! — 14 years on Chronic pain is no laughing matter. In March it will be 14 years since I was cycling home from work wit thoughts of corned beef hash on my mind when a driver in a blue Ford kindly helped me to dismount. At first I was upset that it was only …
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Though there’s pain in the offering, blessed be your name – James 1
Blessed be Your name On the road marked with suffering Though there's pain in the offering Blessed be Your name1 Blessed be your name in the road marked with suffering Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 14 October 2018 A tired day at church. Linda and I had arrived home at 2.30am after holidaying on the …
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Five types
5 types of diabetes? The morning news bulletins are saying that Scandinavian scientists are saying there are not two types of diabetes, as previously thought,but at least five, and could be more. The research, from Sweden and Finland, shows that there may be sub types with different causes. These are broken down into clusters: …
End of an era
I am stopping working. I am too tired . Far too tired. All I do is eat, sleep, work and come home too tired to do anything. I am exhausted. Quality of work is being affected as well as quality of life. I am putting quality of life first. The right foot is still arthritic, …
Goodbye social cycling
(sorry about the self-pity) Well I tried. I tried riding with Huddersfield's Cyclist Touring Club (or should that be Cycling UK, they've re-branded) and I have failed. Failed to keep up. Failed to enjoy the ride. Since the diagnosis with type 2 diabetes I have found the nausea that builds up through this level of exercise …
Diabetic
On Friday I was diagnosed as diabetic. This was, of course, a shock, on top of my other medical and other problems: Arthritis in the talonavicular joint in the right foot. Eyesight which although corrected by glasses does not respond quickly to changes in light intensity. Suspected Asperger's syndrome. (Okay, this last one isn't medical). …
Making an ass of myself 