Today is the 75th anniversary of our National Healthcare Service.

Thank you to all the amazing, passionate and dedicated healthcare professionals for all you do to support people living with all types of illnesses and conditions, including my own acoustic neuroma and ulcerative colitis.
#NHS #ulcerativecolitis #colitis #braintumour #acousticneuroma #health #healthcare #ibd

"Hands" is an #impromptu jam tune . If you're curious, I've written some notes in the #YouTube description that share a bit more about my #AcousticNeuroma journey, #healing and (thankfully) continued #recovery!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-05g9XQRSA

#Music #Jam #Groove #Improvisation #VestibularSchwannoma

Since my #BrainTumor surgery, I have to deal with some oddities. When fatigued, I have two distinct symptoms.
First, the left side of my face begins to droop. It's very noticable, as my face loses semmetry. The left side is lower than my right, especially my eye.
The second is my vision. When I'm well rested, I can see both near and far without much issue. But when I'm tired, everything is much more blurry. It gets worse as I age.
#AcousticNeuroma
#VestibularSchwannoma

By way of #introduction I’m a #sciencewriter interested in topics in #science and #scicomm. These days I write for #StJude #StJudeResearch about all kinds of things but mostly #Biology and #Health. I never shut up about my two #rescuedogs and have loved #polarbears for as long as I can remember. I also had an #acousticneuroma several years ago and have partial #hearingloss as a result. And no, the hospital wouldn’t let me take my #tumor home in a jar, I did ask.

By way of #introduction I’m a #sciencewriter interested in topics in #science and #scicomm. These days I write for #StJude #StJudeResearch about all kinds of things but mostly #Biology and #Health. I never shut up about my two #rescuedogs and have loved #polarbears for as long as I can remember. I also had an #acousticneuroma several years ago and have partial #hearingloss as a result. And no, the hospital wouldn’t let me take my #tumor home in a jar, I did ask.