: About Me

Born in South Sheffield in 1975, I attended a parochial Church of England Primary/Junior school, completed my Secondary education in walking distance of my house and flew through College with ease. At Leicester University I learned more about how to avoid work and wasted any opportunity that came my way, my one major regret. At age 24 I suffered a stroke which left me paralysed down my right side for a number of weeks. After regaining my speech and some mobility I re-entered the human 'race', however after four years (and a failed relationship) I retrained as an ESL teacher and took my new found skills to Greece and am currently in my third year in Southern China.

My passion is ...

unattainable

My parents always told me ...

to be grateful for what I've got

My childhood ambition ...

was to be a rich writer

My favorite memory ...

is walking through the park in the snow

Why I write ...

because I have to

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

LTJ Bukem on ipod shuffle

My first job ...

was in a refrigerated loading bay

My best moment ...

is yet to come

Health & Fitness > Heart Disease & Heart Attack Life after a stroke

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The sometimes devastating effects of experiencing a stroke can be seen in fits of depression, enhanced anxiety, apathy, and change in ones character as the 'victim' recovers from the ordeal and starts a new life. Despite these despairing insights many stroke 'victims' attempt to revitalize their lives and to carry on, as normal as possible, regardless of the fact they may have been left with permanent disability. This article is an approach to highlighting that attitude and to show why fitness of the body can be of a huge benefit to the mind. Attitude is a subjective quality, people with a...

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