It was November 2005. The previous day I had seen the Daggers lose 2-1 away to Hartlepool in the first round of the FA Cup. We should have had a penalty for handball in the dying minutes, but it was not to be. A Hartlepool fan said it was one…
Botox for Migraine
When I was at the hospital for the latest round of Botox for Migraines, there were at least three people getting treatment for the first time. All had the same questions and I hope to answer those here for others who are new to this treatment or considering it as…
The shocking truth about migraine.
This is a piece about my personal experience of migraine in order to raise awareness for the Migraine Trust. The 18th May 2006 will go on record as the worst day of my life. I woke up and had no feeling in my right-hand side, from my face down to…
What will happen if you go off sick?
What will happen if you go off sick? It’s a good question and one that you’ve probably never asked yourself, unless you wanted to throw a ‘sickie’. Most people I’ve met in publishing love their jobs far too much to throw sickies very often, but if you were really ill,…
Why you should never go into work after an accident…
This is why you should never go into work after an accident. I was involved in what I thought was a minor car accident on my way to work on 19th April 2006. It was a rear end shunt, involving 3 cars, and I was the last car doing the…
Dr Frankenstein, I presume?
It is time for my latest Frankenstein injection: the injection that lets me participate in some sort of normal life. I nicknamed them Frankenstein injections because 1. They inject the back of my head. 2. It is a bit like getting a powerpack or upgrade. Once it has settled in, it feels like…
Back for good?
I’ve finally come off the killer tablets. I start my post with that because the tablets have been so influential to my last six months which seem to have disappeared. Yes, when they prescribe you things you get told of the side effects, and when you get the bottle you…
Not so Good Friday
I’d been looking forward to the Easter Weekend. I’d promised myself a weekend of DVDs and popcorn. Little did I know that fate had other plans for me. On Good Friday, completely out of the blue, I woke up with terrible stomach cramps and started being violently sick. It wasn’t…
Change
I went to the hospital for some tests regarding my balance recently. I was strapped into a safety harness and then placed in a cubicle. The challenge was to remain upright whilst the walls of the cubicle, and then the floor of the cubicle, were moved. It is a bit like publishing at the moment –…