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My
Genetic Journey
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| It is now nearly four years that I had
an operation, which resulted in my permanent ileostomy.
This happened after around 30 years of mild but persistent
ulcerative colitis. Download
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My
Genetic Journey Part 2
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| It is over a year since I wrote the
first part of my Genetic Journey and I have started this
conclusion several times but never managed more than a
few lines. Must be old age as my interest in reading books
also vanished and is still only there for the most interesting
ones. My concentration varies considerably as does my
energy so it's making use of the good days and having
an afternoon nap on the others. Download |
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My
Genetic Journey January 2005
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| I just wonder how many have found that
this year seems to be flying by and wondering where the
time has gone. In my own case I suppose now that appointments
are very few and a long way apart has made a difference.
No more looking at the calendar to check if that particular
week is free. Download |
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My
Genetic Journey July 2005
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| So another period of our lives starts
and instead of waiting and writing about it afterwards
(when the memory can fail a bit) I have decided to add
bits as the year goes by. Not quite a diary but something
similar. Download |
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Beating
Bowel Cancer Article Leicester Mercury
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| It was the family legacy that Mick Mason
dreaded receiving. His father had it, his auntie too.
Mick even went under the knife to try and shake it off,
but to no avail. The 61-year-old has bowel cancer, a disease
that can run in the family, and which has flourished through
a combination of embarrassment and secrecy. Download |
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2nd
Beating Bowel Article Leicester Mercury
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| The preventative
operation came too late - he was devastated to discover
that the cancer had already taken hold. That was in 1999.
Chemotherapy followed, and now, five years on, Mick has
the all-clear. In fact, it is now one year since he overcame
the disease. Download
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The
Fashion Show
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| Who in their right mind at the age of
57 would even think of prancing along a catwalk as a male
model? I think it would take a special reason and a certain
amount of confidence and a lot of support from my wife,
friends and family. A few years ago I probably had little
of either, but times change and funny things, even pleasant
things can happen. Let's start at the beginning quite
a few years ago. Download |
