Fannies, fireworks and the Fourth of July
July 3, 2017
“Can you scoot your fanny over, please?” my massage therapist asks me. “I beg your pardon, what?!” I say, having temporarily forgotten that in the US your fanny is your butt or your bottom. He says: “Oh, if you could just scoot over a bit for me on the massage table, that’s all”. “Oh, yes, of course!” I reply, immediately moving for him but not without starting to giggle helplessly at this “lost in translation” moment. In the UK, your...
Flashback Friday – a look back at recovery from shoulder surgery
June 23, 2017
A lot can happen in eight months. You can write a lot of blogs. Or you can write none. In my case it’s the latter. If you follow me
One wing in a sling
November 7, 2016
I’m listening to the steady rhythmic beeps of a myriad of medical machines, the scuffing of feet through the hallway behind the curtain, the chatter of nurses. My body
It’s Race Week!
May 9, 2016
Race Week is finally here – BOOM! It feels as though Ironman Texas has been a dot on a far away horizon for a very long time, so now
