National Stroke Week 2025

Do you know that it’s National Stroke Week? An entire week that aims to encourage the community to know the F.A.S.T. (Face, Arms, Speech and Time) signs of stroke so that they can save a life. Stroke Foundation recommends the F.A.S.T. test as an easy way to...

Assuming can be harmful

Last week, I went to the GP about a terrible pain in my neck.  Usually, I’ve got so many issues that I would ignore something like this and simply put up with it. But this time, the pain was particularly worse.  First, I asked my dad to have a look and he told me it...

Who is Kiara? When systems fail….

“Hi there!” a lady’s chirpy voice says through my receiver. “Oh sorry, who is speaking?” I ask… I had no idea who this lady was. “Kiara!” She told me.  Dumbfounded, I say “Oh, sorry, I’ve got the wrong number”.  I hang up the phone, dumbfounded! I stare at...

New Visions POSSIBLE but it’s a Dr & Patient Effort!

I posted on social media my before and after eye surgery photos and received many comments saying “amazing!” “incredible!” and so much praise for what a great job the surgeon has done.  And it’s absolutely true – he did do such a great job.  However, reading...