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Austin Birks

Jan 30, 20214 min read

Cancer, Cycling and Zwift

Before I was diagnosed with level 4a bowel cancer in September 2018, it would be fair to say that if truth be told, I was not a huge fan...

Austin Birks

Dec 31, 202011 min read

Review of 2020: Ten Good, Ten Bad

Hello, my dear chums! Well, here we are on the brink of a brand new year, after one of the most challenging and disturbing years in...

Austin Birks

Nov 10, 20204 min read

Reflections on Life 7 Days After Being Declared Cancer Free

Well, my dear chums, it is 02.00 in the early hours of Tuesday, 10th November 2020. As usual, my insomnia has come to visit me once again...

Austin Birks

Oct 29, 20205 min read

The Finishing Line With Cancer, Or Is It The Beginning Again?

So, here I am again. It is 2AM in the early morning of Thursday, 22nd October 2020. I am just tying to decide, do I watch the MSL...

Austin Birks

Aug 8, 20204 min read

Cancer: The Next Part of The Journey

So, today my dear chums, after a long absence for which I ask your forgiveness, I feel ready to blog again after my most recent adventure...

Austin Birks

May 17, 20203 min read

Cancer: Am I Living In A Box?

Older persons reading this might recognise the lyrics of a well known pop ditty that was famous back in the eighties. It was one of those...

Austin Birks

Apr 26, 20203 min read

Major Cancer Surgery And Lockdown: One Month On

I do not know why, but for some strange reason, Lewis Carols “Alice In Wonderland” has been playing on my mind rather a lot recently. Not...

Austin Birks

Apr 14, 20203 min read

Easter: Corona Recovery

I have always found Easter a rather odd time of the year. As a child, of course, it was wrapped around attending church, mass, the...

Austin Birks

Apr 10, 20203 min read

Facing The Truth: Gutted Like A Fish

Catchy little title, I thought... possibly the name of my next album, assuming, of course, I had an original album in the first place,...