The biggest national event in May was, of course, the Coronation weekend, which included an extra bank holiday Monday. That Monday, coincidentally, was our son-in-law, Tudor’s, birthday so he and Fiona organised a BBQ at our house for family and friends. In what was otherwise a wet weekend, that day was glorious. I had my […]
April is very much a transitional month in the UK calendar. Only a month ago I was writing about the worst snowfall of the winter but, as I write, the sun is shining, and we are only 7 weeks away from Midsummer’s Day. In sport, we have had the first golf ‘major’ of the year […]
March always brings with it a number of anniversaries. It is 5 years now since I was diagnosed with MND, and 4 years since I bade a final farewell to Sussex after 19 years living in Cuckfield. March also notched up another birthday. I had a very enjoyable birthday tea with family, complete with cake […]
February began with my quarterly online MND clinic, on the first of the month, which turned out to be a little comical. The video link worked perfectly but, although the medical team could hear us, wecouldn’t hear them. I was unable to resolve the problem, so they rang me on my mobile, which we put […]
With Christmas and New Year festivities over, and Spring still some way off, January is usually a bleak month, but it can be brightened up by sport from sunnier climes. In the Australian Open tennis, several Brits had good runs, but watching Andy Murray win through two gruelling 5-set matches, now aged 35, and after […]
December, as usual, was dominated by Christmas. With my physical infirmity, and Doreen’s growing memory problems, our daughter, Fiona, took charge of Christmas. She bought and prepared all the food, and also did most of our Christmas shopping. A real star! Our son, Adam, to our delight, was here for Christmas for the first time […]
When first thinking about November’s blog, I planned to say what a marvellous month it had been for international team sport, from the World Cup T20 cricket, through to the World Cup football. In between, there was women’s BJK Cup tennis and World Cup Rugby. What I really looked forward to, though, was the Autumn […]
MND was in the news again this month with publication of a Glasgow University study suggesting an increased risk of developing neurological problems, such as MND, in former international Rugby players. The study does not prove a causative link so other researchers remain cautious. My former golf partner, David Port, sent me an article from […]
In August’s blog I mentioned Doddie Weir, the former Scotland and British Lions rugby player. He has worked hard raising awareness, and money for MND research so I was delighted to read he had received an honorary degree (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-62151338). Diagnosed with MND in 2016, Doddie said he was “flabbergasted” still to be alive, celebrating his […]
After July’s heat-wave, August was much more comfortable although temperatures did once again climb into the 30s. That brought back the problem of sweaty arms not sliding easily up and down the wheelchair armrests, making it difficult for me to move the computer mouse. The rain we had this month was insufficient to prevent the […]