I use social media a fair bit, and find it a great way to stay in touch with people, exchange experiences in groups, and share how my recovery is going. A direction I noticed, and I am as guilty as anyone, is to only publish a very curated view of your life or experiences. In … Continue reading Curating my life →

I am now back at work, at the moment Monday, Tuesday and Friday to a maximum of 20 hours. Reading back to one of my very first posts, AHSCT & Work, I mentioned how much I generally enjoy my work, and how key being a mechanical engineer is to my sense of identity. The stairs … Continue reading Back to work →

EDITED; my lack of computer skills meant I struggled with the new editor and captions. Text is all the same as the first posting and hopefully it looks a lot better ... It's now the end of the first week of 2019. There are no new photographs as it's been a few days of tidying … Continue reading 2019 – start of a new year – take 2 →

It's definitely a long and winding road to health, I knew the recovery would be hard and am so glad I was aware. I am still experiencing a relatively smooth path, but it's certainly a roller coaster. Two days ago I kayaked, in a double with the help of a good friend, 10 km along … Continue reading Winding road →

I got a card in the post from the MSGym, which went to every member. The card is rather battered and worn, showing its trip from Denver to Fremantle. I really like these 'Rules', the idea of living a life by design rather than being pushed around really appeals to me. Putting the card on … Continue reading The Rules →

Just a quick post, with some pictures of King's Park which was just lovely yesterday. I met a couple of friends up there, after a work breakfast and some social time at work. Interestingly, my walking was really good, for me, with less leg swing than normal. The evening was a very pleasant, if rather … Continue reading Spring in King’s Park & the roller coaster →

I am not sure where this post is going to go, but I'll follow my normal process for these more thought-based posts rather than quick updates. I generally start putting ideas together on the page, add a few photographs, then revisit over a couple of days before I post the final version. Often the post … Continue reading Opposites →

It's 36 degrees here in Perth, the first really hot day and I am so glad of the air conditioning. The cats are both lurking inside, and while I'm outside, it's in the shade where we have a breeze. I bought some hats yesterday ! They were from the markets, which were packed with tourists … Continue reading First hot day of summer →

It's just over two months since my stem cell transplantation. Today I'm off into Perth city to have lunch with a friend, after doing a few errands. Tomorrow is dinner with other people, after a gentle walk mid-morning. Friday is coffee with yet another friend, followed by the Fremantle art market in the evening ... … Continue reading 2 months since my stem cell transfer →

An evening of light opera, a picnic and the first evening out in a public place, even with the mask 😷 on it was a lovely evening. I blame Darlene, my stem cell sister I met in Moscow, who introduced me to opera, Her mother was an opera singer, in New York, and Darlene had … Continue reading Opera at the Quarry →