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Peter/Dad’s Surgery Update, Message from the Family to Peter/Dad and a Wee Bit o’ Robbie Burns
Peter/Dad’s Surgery Update We were hoping to post a more detailed update for you all, but it will be some time before my Dad will be able...
Jan 22, 20217 min read
Surgery Day Set, Mothers Passing and a Small Step onto The Farming Ladder
This week was simply a continuation of the waiting game health-wise until Thursday when early morning we received a telephone call to...
Jan 15, 202111 min read
Pre-surgery Preparation, Local Agricultural Shows, Tobermory Highland Games and the Regatta
Introduction Rozanne and I had a subdued weekend marking the transition to the New Year from the old. Rozanne and I shared a super wee...
Jan 8, 202114 min read
Happy New Year
“Lang may yer lum reek.” Christmas has been and gone; now we expectantly wait to see what 2021 will bring. Undoubtedly, most of us want...
Jan 1, 202114 min read
Happy Christmas
A Shaky Week on my Continuing Battle with Cancer, Childhood Christmas Myths and Farming in Rhodesia In our weekly call with the family...
Dec 25, 202015 min read
Surgery on the Horizon, ERAS, First Day at School and Starting Work in Rhodesia
Introduction This week there has been some movement on the health front. My surgeon has lined up an appointment on the 11th of January...
Dec 18, 202014 min read
My Early Years and Departure for Africa
Introduction In this week’s blog, I bring into focus the three different subjects I will concentrate on in future, as I indicated in my...
Dec 11, 202010 min read
My Siblings, Medical Update and Thoughts on How the Blog Should Progress
There is very little new on the medical front this week. I will, therefore give you an insight into my daily medication routine and how I...
Dec 4, 202014 min read
Some Good News, Father and “Bees”
This week I’ve had some good news in regard to my medical condition. I am also talking a little bit about my father and our relationship....
Nov 27, 202015 min read
My Stepmother and the ”Man on the Hill”
“Most people do not recognize when enough material belongings are enough. They often show disdain of those that seem to lack the ambition...
Nov 20, 20209 min read
It is what it is - Part II
“A burden shared is a burden halved.” - T.A. Webb Medical Update As usual, a small update on the medical side. Some good news on two...
Nov 13, 20208 min read
It is what it is - Part I
You can change many things in your life, but you cannot change your birth mother or your biological father and their families. You can...
Nov 6, 20207 min read
The Colonoscopy and Endoscopy and the answer to “Why Portugal?”
I still haven’t got around to starting my life story, but rather this blog contains an update on my latest tests and the answer to a...
Oct 28, 20208 min read
The Waiting Game
This contribution is just a short update on the current state of play. Tuesday evening I chatted with my surgeon and discussed various...
Oct 22, 20203 min read
De Nada!
So while I am still awaiting the call from the hospital for my next suggested course of treatment, I thought I could tell you a little...
Oct 17, 20206 min read
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