Tuesday 19 December 2017

Merry Christmas 2017

Good Evening All ,
Its been almost three months since my last blog and a very hectic three months it has been.
On the medical front, my dental surgeon removed my plate . There was no need for local anesthetic  as there is very little feeling in my lower jaw . The plate was in very good condition ( probably because I spend around 15 minutes each day cleaning it as best I can ) and following a good clean was reinserted for another year.
I met Mr Parmar, my surgeon at QE Birmingham, in October. He was content with the state of my jaw and my general health, but arranged for a CT scan earlier this month, the results of which I'm currently awaiting.
The last three months have seen a lot of work whilst we have been trying to bring a couple of projects to fruition. Initially, and most importantly, we now have Charity Commission approval for Head and Neck Cancer UK, which will allow us to operate officially raising awareness of a disease which kills more people in the UK than road accidents; and lobby for equality and decent outcomes for patients. We have a volunteer preparing a website, a Facebook page and a Twitter account so will hopefully be in a good position to launch in the next few months.The final audience figures for our radio broadcasts in September were published in October, we were astounded to read that we had reached 4.4 MILLION listeners. Finance will be a perennial problem but we are working on that. I am Chairing the Trustees at present until such time as the project evolves into a more professional organisation.
My second project could be more described as a labour of love. I was asked in April if I could use my organisational skills to create a Former Players Association for Lincoln City Football Club.After a few stops and starts it was formalised last Saturday. Over 100 former players are in contact and 20 of them met to officially establish the organisation . The oldest player was 94. Most of them did a lap of honour around the ground and were roundly applauded by 7500+ spectators.
Hope you all have a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year. You never know I may be coming somewhere near you sometime soon.
Best wishes
Chris