touch wood – Better Fools

23 November, 201330 October, 2017 George Blog, Words

Looking forward to Friday 13th

Walking home after enjoying a delicious pizza at the truly Neapolitan Bravi Ragazzi in the days between diagnosis and my being admitted to hospital, Mariacristina and I were confronted with a road sign held up by two poles on the pavement. For years now, I have avoided walking below such signs, after Mariacristina told me … Continue reading Looking forward to Friday 13th

…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.