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    Cancer, Cycling and Zwift
    Austin Birks
    • Jan 30, 2021
    • 4 min

    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...
    125 views1 comment
    Review of 2020: Ten Good, Ten Bad
    Austin Birks
    • Dec 31, 2020
    • 11 min

    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...
    113 views1 comment
    Reflections on Life 7 Days After Being Declared Cancer Free
    Austin Birks
    • Nov 10, 2020
    • 4 min

    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...
    112 views2 comments
    The Finishing Line With Cancer, Or Is It The Beginning Again?
    Austin Birks
    • Oct 29, 2020
    • 5 min

    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...
    133 views1 comment
    Cancer: The Next Part of The Journey
    Austin Birks
    • Aug 8, 2020
    • 4 min

    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...
    220 views6 comments
    Cancer: Am I Living In A Box?
    Austin Birks
    • May 17, 2020
    • 3 min

    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...
    157 views4 comments
    Major Cancer Surgery And Lockdown: One Month On
    Austin Birks
    • Apr 26, 2020
    • 3 min

    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...
    150 views2 comments
    Easter: Corona Recovery
    Austin Birks
    • Apr 14, 2020
    • 3 min

    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...
    148 views1 comment
    Facing The Truth: Gutted Like A Fish
    Austin Birks
    • Apr 10, 2020
    • 3 min

    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,...
    207 views1 comment
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