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general health for a UK expat in Cyprus
I know, The Curse of the Cancer Cell sounds like a dramatic title to a Victorian horror novel. Well, it’s not a novel title, but there’s a fair bit of horror attached to this tale of cancer woe. But don’t worry, in this case it has a good ending. I wish I could tell you…
Eyesight is so important. It’s something most of us take for granted until something happens to us that puts our health into a new perspective. Eyesight Today I’ve had my photograph taken. No big deal you may think, dear reader. Except it wasn’t a straightforward photograph, this was a snap of my eyeballs, going…
My yearly heart check-up went well. Looks like I can manage a few more years of writing before I have to check into that big editor’s office in the sky. Tempus Fugit – Time Flies It’s something you have to live with when you get into your 70s. Heath issues become something major. We…
I know, sounds a bit like a crime thriller or even the sort of spy thriller I may write. But I’m afraid it’s not. It’s all to do with health… my health. Beaten the Big C Having thrashed cancer and expelled the dread Big C from my body, I now have to concentrate on my…
With apologies to the Newcastle Supergroup Lindisfarne, but I couldn’t resist the play on words. The fog in question is best known to many as Chemo Brain, or Chemo Fog or even Cancer Fog. The official title seems to be PCCI or Post-chemotherapy cognitive impairment. There are those who don’t believe it exists. Even some…
Memories, can be wonderful things. But they can also be a source of frustration, especially when you can’t remember something that you know you have inside your head. It’s a terrible thing to have the answer on the tip of your tongue, but cannot quite vocalise the memory. I have a great memory. Sorry, let’s…
In February 2021 and then again in April 2021 I had the cataracts in my eyes removed and new lenses put in. Not just any old lens, these were super-duper French lenses. I was bandaged for a day, and then had to wear snazzy sunglasses for a couple of weeks. After that, my vision was…
There are no Kangaroos in Austria, so the t-shirt for sale in the gift shop said. I beg to differ. Apart from a sighting of a Kangaroo in an Austrian forest in 2018, there are possible Kangaroos in Austrian Zoos and, though I don’t look like a Kangaroo, I have become adept at hopping. What…
I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again. The medical treatment here in Cyprus is second to none. The administrative side leaves a lot to be desired. What is Immunotherapy If you want to know more about immunotherapy, then read this article from the BBC by clicking here. The Cancer All Clear? On Wednesday, 25th…
What do you say to your doctor when he or she gives you some bad news. Stand up, wave your arms around and shout the place down? Go numb? Smile? Cry? Me, I asked the obvious question when told I had cancer. “Am I going to die?” Thankfully the answer was no and although not…
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