To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  • Post 44: Self advocacy.

    Post 44: Self advocacy. On the day Joe Root hit his 13,000th run in world cricket—only the fifth batsman in history to reach that milestone. Where do I even start to explain the everyday pain of self-advocacy? Today I’ve written around...
  • Post 43: Don’t Panic Yet.

    Post 43: Don’t Panic Yet. BP: Perfect PSA: 305 (up from 133) Other things: Great day, in the end Taken on its own, one fact might not be the horror it seems. I’m a numbers guy. Not like my eldest son—who was the first in o...
  • Post 42: More and More Hiccups.

    Post 42: More and More Hiccups. Being accused of lying about one’s health is a bit of a shock—even if it’s really just being economical with the truth. Trying to be polite when relaying serious health updates to loved ones, while...
  • Post 41: A mental analgesic.

    Post 41: A mental analgesic. Temp: Perfect  Other items: Admin for her and me. It’s complicated lying in bed with a hundred things on my mind. My Darling is dozing beside me, and I couldn’t be happier that she had the weekend off...
  • Post 40: Dad is so Embarrassing!

    Post 40: Dad is so Embarrassing! Weight: one pound lighter. BP: perfect. Anything else: Elusive answers frustrate me. When I awake at four in the morning, the first thing I reach for is my phone and glasses to check the time—and then swipe...