Gary Strachan – "Write" Said Fred
Whimsical observations from deep within an erratic mind
Yesterday was a productive day for me. After a hospital visit with Karen, where she underwent her four weekly treatment, I wrote a blog and cut my back lawn for the last time this year (hopefully). I followed this with a meander around the gardens at Temple Newsam House with my little Mrs, where we... Continue Reading →
Five years ago yesterday was a big turning point in the life of my family. As I recall, we found out this life changing news on the late morning of 2nd November 2010. I was sat in a waiting room at Leeds General Infirmary, whilst Karen underwent a mammogram, following a referral by her GP... Continue Reading →
Thankfully there is no hospital visit for Karen today. It’s probably as well as my capricious nature has decreed that today I’m going be a right misery arse! My melancholy baffles me, as I can’t fathom out what the trigger was to this lowering of mood. Was it my ritual broken slumber, the dog stealing... Continue Reading →
I'm writing a serious blog today. It's one of the rare occasions when I haven't added a fictional element to the narrative as I am hoping that getting a few things off my chest proves to be a cathartic experience. It has to be said, as I sit here on the first day of Autumn... Continue Reading →
Witnessing the amazing way Karen deals with everything thrown at her by the rancid, indiscriminate piece of shit called cancer is truly awe inspiring. The nine months chemo plus numerous, bone, MRI and CT scans, a lumbar puncture, endoscopy, monthly injections and hundreds of hours in waiting rooms have all been sent to test her.... Continue Reading →