Youth is Wasted on the Young

I Never thought it would come to this. I knew that my illness was progressive, and that it would get worse before it got better, but that eventuality always seemed like a long, long way off. It was easy to put it out of my mind and make believe that all was well. But lately … Continue reading Youth is Wasted on the Young →

I Made the List; Time to Start Again

Today I had some news; I have finally been placed on the transplant list! This means that, following my impromptu heart operation, I have been given the all-clear for transplant. Most of you will know that my Mum has been matched as my principle living donor. She has been worked up over the course of … Continue reading I Made the List; Time to Start Again →

Strategy and Pressure Points

I’m still tired. Race to the Stones took more out of me than I was prepared to give, but when you’re up on the ridge you have no option but to dig deep. I put my trail shoes on the other day and those pressure points around my ankles were still painful a month on. … Continue reading Strategy and Pressure Points →

Race to the Stones 2019

Wow. Nothing prepared us for that. Just over a week ago me and my friends, Alison and Sarah, took part in the 2019 Race to the Stones. We ran, hiked and sweated for 100 km across the Chilterns and North Wessex Downs, following the 5,000 year-old Ridgeway bridleway across four counties to Avebury, and it's … Continue reading Race to the Stones 2019 →

Yikes! Please Sponsor Us!

Yikes! Please Sponsor Us! 100km Race to the Stones for #TeamKidney

Better Than Giving Up: The 2019 Manchester Marathon

The 2019 Manchester Marathon was probably the worst experience of my running career, but for the fact I actually finished it, it is probably the one I am most proud of.

Stafford Half: Harder Than Anticipated

I am very fond of the Stafford Half Marathon, but the 2019 event was harder than I had anticipated...

You sure running is good for you?

There appears to be some kind of peculiar (but not uncommon) notion that strenuous exercise is somehow bad for us.. but exercise is always good! Recovery over survival... #TeamKidney

Have a salad and form an orderly queue…

So it's happening, I am to be referred for dialysis and a kidney transplant. Have a salad and form an orderly queue. #TeamKidney

Rewind to One Day in June

As anyone who is in recovery will know, enforced rest is hard to come back from. But I am back.