Working to turn back the clock on degenerative diseases of aging
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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…
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What did The Queen teach me?
Last week Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was laid to rest, having died at the age of 96. I have been reflecting on the lessons she taught in living her long and extraordinarily busy and successful life. Her activity levels were extraordinary… !!! Physical activity … … like hiking in the Scottish hills, doing public…
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Thank you
I am truly grateful to everyone who has followed me and contacted me privately to say how much my story means to them and their family. You have spoken of how much life and fun I am having, despite age and “the big P” and that you have got strength and hope from that. That…