Working to turn back the clock on degenerative diseases of aging
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Fishing is Life 🎣
Let not age and infirmity stop you doing what you love ❤️ What is your go-to activity that feeds your soul and GIVES you life??? Mine, 100%, is fishing. Here I am, 76 years old, 12 years into Parkinsons. It’s not the largest fish I’ve ever landed, but I’m still in the seat and reeling…
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An extraordinary honour
One of the benefits of age is the span of friendships. These are treasures excluded from the young. Shared memories over decades, the things we did in a different age!!!! Last Friday I was moved to tears by the completely unexpected honour of having a museum named after me. “Nondies” Those who know me, know…
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Back to the Future
This Friday’s Update is all about… I saw Michael J Fox on this fairly old CNN interview recently. It really got to me… He seemed much worse off than me with his tremors and shakes and yet he epitomised optimism in the face of adversity. For those who don’t know, he was diagnosed with early-onset…
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Bleddy ‘ ansome
I confuse and amuse my non Cornish friends when the odd word from my youth pops out. I have stayed connected with Cornwall all my life and one of my proudest moments was being initiated as a Cornish Bard. The Bards of Gorsedh Kernow The bards of Gorsedh Kernow, swear allegiance to Cornwall as a…
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When you say nothing at all….
The dreaded P has affected my speech and this performance made be howl with laughter. Who cares if you don’t speak the same as everyone else – they just need to pay more attention 😂 😂 😂 Lesson 1 : So you’re different… So BE different. You speak quietly, attract attention a different way. In…