bacon theory – Better Fools

22 November, 201330 October, 2017 George Blog, Words

The English patient’s patience

Patience is a virtue; virtue is a grace. Grace is a little girl who doesn't wash her face There's a remarkable phenomenon regarding our microwave at our home in Streatham: like most microwaves, it usually displays the time, but on a fairly regular basis I find the time has been replaced with a single number … Continue reading The English patient’s patience

18 November, 201330 October, 2017 George Blog, Words

The stress-relieving power of now

It was at the birthday celebrations – with fireworks – of a fellow leukaemia patient, when talking to the partner of yet another friend of leukaemia (we had a little network), that I first heard of Eckhardt Tolle's The Power of Now. I had been explaining my bacon theory, when Bridget delightedly piped up to … Continue reading The stress-relieving power of now

…and they’ll invent a better fool.

I’m living life because I’m alive (woohoo!) – despite the best efforts of cancer. At the end of October 2005, I was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, at the age of 23.

Since then, I’ve recovered (2008), ‘survived’ (2013), relapsed (2013), had a stem cell transplant (2014) and recovered again (ongoing).

And I’m still here, thanks to amazing medical staff, bacon sandwiches, wonderful friends and family, my fabulous wife Mariacristina, a handy preference for taking things as they come and my superstar donor Tim.

A lot of it’s here, but I’d love to tell you more – I’m a writer and a speaker and love to share my story, so get in touch if we can do some good together.