Mostly personal experience, but covers a range of personal and academic interests, including psychology and mental health issues, neural disorders, and renal failure / kidney disease
How many spoons can you use today? I heard about ‘spoon theory’ for the first time today. It makes sense at the basic level: activities take a certain amount of energy, the coinage for energy is spoons and you only have so much to spend before you run into debt. However, all the charts I […]
CAVEATS FIRST: I am not a doctor, or a virologist, or any other sort of ‘gist. (Yet, anyway). So, this is most definitely not an “expert opinion”. However, a growing body of research is supporting my ‘gut feeling’. (See addenda 5, later). You could also fairly argue, given the lack of medical training, that it’s
Covid-19, a random hypothesis Read More »
In a recent article on Mashable, entitled Entitled billionaire Elon Musk thinks coronavirus panic is ‘dumb’, writer Jack Morse began his post with a hysterical warning that The world stands transfixed by possible disaster. You’re wrong, Jack Morse of Mashable, Elan Musk is right, get over yourself! The whole coronavirus “panic” is manufactured. Verging on
What are you hiding, Corona? Read More »
Intro While this article is a reflection of recent experiences of the NHS, it is far from being a rose-tinted, Pollyanna type rant about how much better things were in the ‘good old days’. For instance, in the 60’s (at least in Whiston hospital) is was routine and accepted(!) that nurses could and
The steady decline of the NHS Read More »
Graphs and charts for blood pressure, potassium and creatinine, 2006 These charts are mostly of interest to doctors and medical students Morning blood pressure chart, 2006: Blood pressure was very high until the Royale put me on amlodopine and got to treating the underlying cause of the kidney failure. Evening blood pressure chart, 2006: As
Kidney failure u/e charts, 2006 Read More »
My wife, who has just finished her own chemo and radiotherapy for breast cancer, shared this unattributed poem on her timeline on Facebook. The original was posted earlier today on the Young Breast Cancer Network and I’ve cheekily lifted it to copy here. Obviously I can’t wholly related to everything the writer felt, nor to
Breast cancer: I'm not that brave Read More »
NOTE: I am not a doctor, nor do I have any medical training. This is based on my own research using largely authorative articles and papers (e.g. the NHS), and personal experience in the form of altogether too many health issues and way too much time in hospital. Apparently if you have high blood pressure
Blood pressure facts, and the relationship between BP and headaches Read More »
I was reading something in the Guardian entitled I loved being a midwife but bullying, stress and fear made me resign and what started out as a quick agreement grew. It’s not just midwives but all levels of the NHS, right down to the caterers, porters and cleaners (most of whom are now outsourced to
Why the NHS is no longer fit for purpose! Read More »