Good Afternoon All from an incredibly warm Suffolk, UK.

I realise that its been over 2 years since my last post so thought it might be a good idea to let you know that I am still alive and living life to the full.

My medical experience is long in the past now. Almost 15 years extra and I am making the most of it.

Whilst enjoying retirement, I still Chair HANCUK (Head and Neck Cancer UK) which involves quite a commitment to ensure that the charity achieves it's goals. We are fortunate that we have a strong steering committee of 6 professional medical experts and 6 survivors whose aim is to improve the experience of those patients that follow us. This involves helping in research projects across Europe and providing opinions on new drugs and techniques. We often receive requests from newly diagnosed patients to help them on their journey and give a realistic opinion on the challenges they will face. We have a very active social media group who post on Instagram, X, Bluesky and are making patient videos for the likes of TikTok (it's all a bit foreign to an old bloke like me).

Personally, the Golf handicap remains static and my football teams continue to survive and thrive.

Life is good and long may it last. Still breathing - still giving presentations -still here to talk.

Hopefully will remember to post a little more often.

Best wishes to all.

Chris