Contemplations straight from the heart

Here’s a wee slice of medical history as we mark 75 years of the NHS. A step back 40 years to 1983… For the last week of my 17 days in hospital, I found myself as a patient in the exact same ward where I started my medical career forty years ago.  1983 Having done…

 (Observations From A Hospital Bed)  There is a well-known quote first coined by Fred Rogers, the essence of which is that when we feel overwhelmed, lost or scared we should ‘look for the helpers’ amidst the situation. And the truth is, the helpers are usually there if we live authentically and with a heart that…

This past week has been quite something!  Last Tuesday I developed chest pain at rest and was quickly taken by ambulance to A&E. I was informed I had a heart attack. One which seems to be of the unusual form- Takotsubo’s syndrome- it’s also the Japanese word for ‘octopus trap’. It has this name because…

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