The Evil Strikes Again
During my prolonged stay at the pleasure of the NHS, one of the statistics bandied around (I guess as a sort of attempt to hearten) was that 1 in 3 of the UK population will have or has had some form of cancer. Hardly cheering or encouraging.
To the many who know him therefore, and as if to go some way to corroborate this figure it will come as a great shock and concern to learn that one of my best friends, Barrie Shepherd (recently retired DHoFO), has just been diagnosed with a tumour in one of his kidneys.
He will undergo surgery early next month to remove the kidney and I am positive that like me everyone will be praying for a successful outcome. I plan the majority of my next time off being his tea boy, cook, cleaner, companion or whatever he wants/needs.
Barrie has always been a fit and healthy guy, which only goes to show that this evil disease has no friends and favours nobody.
NEO