Blogs are usually about words but today, on this the first (1st) day of winter, the 1st of June, this blog is about numbers because THIS is my 200th blog. Yes, that’s correct – 200 blogs (articles about the bladder, bowel, pelvic floor, pelvic pain, men’s health, travel and a few other things like Italian […]
200: It’s all about numbers today! Read More »
I asked Director and Principal Psychologist Christine Bagley-Jones of the Counselling and Wellbeing Centre, Woollongabba, to write a blog for me about the link between mental and physical health incorporating physical exercise. She and her team of psychologists help individuals, couples, families and organisations achieve social, emotional and physical well-being. By looking after your physical and
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How lucky am I to be able to celebrate Mother’s Day with my Mum who at nearly 91, still drives herself to the function, is independent and engaging and has a better memory than all of us combined! May all those qualities be embedded deep in my gene pool and be ever present when I
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It’s hard to believe but yes our beautiful grandson Beau is 12 months old. Born on his great grandmother’s birthday (Bob’s mum who sadly passed away on 1st February, 2016), he has changed our lives in so many ways. His laughter, wobbly walks and Mr Serious faces have bewitched his whole extended family and of course
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Fights for the vote (still in 2016) Equal pay for equal work Marches for the cause Ideological despite oppression Nurturing while strong Integrity always despite unfairness Social rights for women Tenacious in the struggle Dictionary Definition: Feminism is a range of political movements, ideologies and social movements that share a common goal: to define, establish,
My Poem for International Women’s Day: What is a FEMINIST? Read More »
When your health deserts you, you sort of some days feel a little bit like this picture. So often we take our health for granted until it is no longer perfect – and then we look back longingly at our old fit, healthy life. If you are youngish and get a diagnosis of one the
Bladders and Multiple Sclerosis Read More »
As you know if you are reading this- I write a blog. Often times when I tell patients I write a blog and encourage them to FOLLOW it they look terrified and say “I don’t do blogs!” The reason I encourage patients to follow my blog is to encourage and get them to aspire to long term
As I was sitting digesting the news that the latest political insult involved using the ?very clever analogy that if you were a Government backbencher and didn’t support raising the GST to 15% then you were a political bedwetter. Now I have my views on either raising the GST rate or especially introducing it onto health which has been also been mooted (the
Will you please stop using the term ‘political bedwetters’! Read More »
Nicola Roxon was the Health Minister in the Rudd Labor government in 2007 and championed many significant reforms in her tenure as Health Minister and then as Australia’s first female Attorney General. If you read her biography in Wikipedia it is obvious that she intended to make a difference when in parliament. It reads “She ultimately
Brilliant Work Nicola Roxon Read More »
Nothing like wishing everyone a Happy New Year on January 8th…already this year is zipping away! But I have a couple of wishes for 2016. Firstly good health is everything – you can’t really wish for anything more! Only when faced with a major health issue do you truly understand this. Last year saw many
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