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Austin Birks

Dec 27, 20191 min read

Austin's Week: Christmas 2019

The weather on Christmas morning was wonderful in the Clent Hills, so Yvi and I went for a little walk and decided to do a short...

Austin Birks

Dec 24, 20194 min read

I am dreaming of a white (blood cells) Christmas

Before I was unwittingly enrolled into the cancer club, it is fair to say that I really did not have a clue about, well frankly, anything...

Austin Birks

Dec 11, 20194 min read

Fluorescent Socks, The New Black

I've always loved music, from an early age. Indeed, I can recall when I was about 13 and had been working as a washer upper in a Wimpy...

Austin Birks

Dec 9, 20194 min read

Living in a Box

So, here we are again. It is 01:56 on a Sunday morning. I’m watching some film about USA special forces, as they like to say, “kicking...

Austin Birks

Dec 5, 20191 min read

Austin's Week - 05 December 2019: A New Chemo Regime

I've had an eventful week. After having a portacath fitted, I started my new chemo regime of Cetuximab and FOLFIRI. The side effects have...

Austin Birks

Nov 26, 20192 min read

Woop, woop, disco duck! And portacath!

Today Austin had a small procedure to fit him with a portacath. He also received some exciting news I wanted to share!

Austin Birks

Nov 15, 20193 min read

Riders on the Stom...a

Not only a classic tune from The Doors in the sixties, but I thought a fitting title for my next stoma bag related ramblings. Living with...

Austin Birks

Nov 13, 20192 min read

It's a Stoma in a Teacup

One of the great ironies, and at the same time, benefits of owning a stoma bag, is the sense of liberation that you acquire after you...