I wanted to talk about how my journey came about. Often when life seems to be moving along nicely it suddenly throws a curve ball. For me it wasn’t just one but a series of events that led to a decision to shake up my life and change things.
My series of curve balls started with a very minor stroke just before Covid. It hasn’t affected me particularly and physically you wouldn’t know that I had one.
Getting home on Christmas Eve and then discovering I had bought Covid with me from the hospital (Thank You NHS)
Next curved ball, while I was still recovering Caroline had one of her breakdowns and moved out. We are now divorced thank goodness.
Then a couple of months later a collapse in Ely whilst walking the dogs, not a stroke, more likely a TIA. During the scans they discovered a growth on the inside of my skull, which was first diagnosed as a cancerous tumour and I was told I was terminal. The diagnosis changed a couple of times but at last they decided it was a Giant Arachnoid Granulation. This explained why the headaches and double vision that started the year before happened.
A GAG is not terminal but the visual and physical pain it caused meant that I was advised to give up driving. When the treatment took hold I did try again but have decided it is too dangerous and am again not driving at all.
So what to do ….. vegetate in front of a tele? No way.
So I looked at alternatives and settled on buying a narrrow boat. This changed my life, it has given me a kind of peace I have never known. My life is gentle, relaxed and very very happy.
So why Blog, after all isn’t everyone trying it now?
My background is photography and it is a love I have had for most of my life. Couple that with the love of nature and wildlife photography and it is the ideal companion to my blogging.