Since childhood, my days have revolved around work. Evenings have been spent hunched over tasks until exhaustion. Waking thoughts have been consumed by the next project.
Being a journalist, a … Read the rest “Confessions of a Recovering Workaholic”
I called in to my local Vinnies (St Vincent de Paul) this afternoon while the shop assistant was rearranging the front window display.
As I entered the store, the dummy … Read the rest “You have to laugh…”
It’s been a year since my mature onset diabetes diagnosis, following on from my lower right limb amputation. I visited the diabetes specialist last week, and he told me he … Read the rest “My Sweet Tooth”
One year ago today, my life was forever changed. Friends Jo-Anne, Andrea, Ross, and my neighbour Alexis, along with emergency workers, broke into my apartment and saved my life. A … Read the rest “Happy Stumpiversary”
This morning, I had the opportunity to chat with Hamish Macdonald on ABC Radio Sydney about a significant milestone – the first anniversary of my amputation. A year ago on … Read the rest “The First Year”
I participated today in some research at the University of NSW at Randwick, Sydney, specifically at the Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA). They’re conducting a study on limb loss, the use … Read the rest “On The Treadmill”