Austin Birks
Cycling 300 miles in 30 days - whilst on chemotherapy - to raise awareness for cancer research
At the beginning of February 2021, I found out that my level 4a bowel cancer had returned for a third time. This was a tough blow, but as...
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Austin Birks
Feb 26, 20214 min read
Cancer: the best of times and the worst of times
There is a classic line in literature that says: it was the best of times and it was the worst of times. Yes, you get points if you know...
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Austin Birks
Feb 24, 20211 min read
Living with a stoma bag
I've had a stoma since September 2018, when I was unexpectedly diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer and had to undergo emergency surgery....
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Austin Birks
Jan 30, 20214 min read
Cancer, Cycling and Zwift
Before I was diagnosed with level 4a bowel cancer in September 2018, it would be fair to say that if truth be told, I was not a huge fan...
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Austin Birks
Jan 2, 20214 min read
Cancer, Chemo and Corona: Campervan Contentment
Hello my dear chums, I recently wrote my top ten good and bad review of 2020. It was a challenging and enjoyable task in equal measure....
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Austin Birks
Dec 31, 202011 min read
Review of 2020: Ten Good, Ten Bad
Hello, my dear chums! Well, here we are on the brink of a brand new year, after one of the most challenging and disturbing years in...
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Austin Birks
Dec 20, 20204 min read
Reflections On Christmas Day 2019 Against 2020
It is, quite frankly, quite difficult when I take a step back and try and reflect on all the events that have occurred in this awful and...
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Austin Birks
Nov 28, 20203 min read
Living with Cancer: Getting to Grips
So, it is three weeks to the day since I got the “golden ticket” phone call from my oncologist to tell me that the CT scan I had had...
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Austin Birks
Nov 10, 20204 min read
Reflections on Life 7 Days After Being Declared Cancer Free
Well, my dear chums, it is 02.00 in the early hours of Tuesday, 10th November 2020. As usual, my insomnia has come to visit me once again...
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Austin Birks
Nov 1, 20201 min read
Waiting for CT Scan Results
I finished my last course of chemotherapy 3 months ago and last week I had a CT scan. Next week I will find out if the bowel cancer has...
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Austin Birks
Oct 29, 20205 min read
The Finishing Line With Cancer, Or Is It The Beginning Again?
So, here I am again. It is 2AM in the early morning of Thursday, 22nd October 2020. I am just tying to decide, do I watch the MSL...
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Austin Birks
Aug 24, 20204 min read
The Strange World Of The (Cancer) Inbetweeners
Hello my dear chums, You might be justifiably baffled at the rather strange nod of the head to the classic teenage comedy series, the...
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Austin Birks
Aug 8, 20204 min read
Cancer: The Next Part of The Journey
So, today my dear chums, after a long absence for which I ask your forgiveness, I feel ready to blog again after my most recent adventure...
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Austin Birks
May 17, 20203 min read
Cancer: Am I Living In A Box?
Older persons reading this might recognise the lyrics of a well known pop ditty that was famous back in the eighties. It was one of those...
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Austin Birks
Apr 10, 20203 min read
Facing The Truth: Gutted Like A Fish
Catchy little title, I thought... possibly the name of my next album, assuming, of course, I had an original album in the first place,...
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Austin Birks
Mar 17, 20201 min read
Austin's Story - Inspiration in the Face of Adversity
This is the full video of the talk I gave on the 20th February 2020, telling my story with bowel cancer since 2018, living with a stoma,...
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Austin Birks
Mar 14, 20201 min read
Austin's Story, Coming to Cinemas Near You Soon
Ahead of the full presentation that I gave at the University College Birmingham, EV Productions have compiled this cheeky little taster...
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