Protect whose NHS?
It should be the other way round. We should be protecting them not them protecting us. ‘If you have a cough or temperature stay home’: These are non-specific symptoms. They do not belong solely to the virus. A heart attack, a chest infection and many other common conditions can present with those symptoms. Breathlessness, a …. Read More
Advice, like youth… (for surgeons)
You’re lucky. By Sir Bobby Robson. I tell you, I tell you: It was a life of pressure, great deal of tension, great deal of emotion, but there was also a great deal of excitement. You can’t lose that thrill. Because let me ask you this: How many people get that chance? The guy in …. Read More
Έκαστος εφ’ ω ετάχθη
This phone call was different. It wasn’t to express concern or request reassurance for someone waiting for or having recently had heart surgery. Marg called Sharon in the office in April during pandemic lockdown… to ask if I was ok… Everyday next to Rod for 4 months Aug-Dec. She doesn’t drive. Her friend brought her. …. Read More
Advice, like youth, probably just wasted on the young
01/06/1997 by Mary Smich Inside every adult lurks a graduation speaker dying to get out, some world-weary pundit eager to pontificate on life to young people who’d rather be Rollerblading. Most of us, alas, will never be invited to sow our words of wisdom among an audience of caps and gowns, but there’s no reason …. Read More
Ο Αλέξης και ο Boris
Ο Ελληνάρας και ο Αγγλάρας. Οι λαοί εκλέγουν αυτούς που τους αξίζουν. Αυτούς που τους λένε γλυκά παραμύθια ή ηρωικές ιστορίες με δράκους και ναζί που κατατροπώνονται. Ανάλογα με τα βιώματα, την ιστορία και την κουλτούρα του κάθε λαού οι -άρες τους προσαρμόζουν το σαγηνευτικό ρεφραίν: Του Έλληνα μάγκα που θα τους χορέψει στο ταψί …. Read More