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I DON’T LIKE CRICKET OH NO, I LOVE IT…………BUT FEEL INCREDIBLY SAD EVERY TIME I THINK ABOUT THE DEATH OF PHILLIP HUGHES!

Posted on December 6, 2014 by SCARFMAN

As that classic Bobby Cliff song goes, “I don’t like cricket on no, I love it”, and this perfectly sums up my feelings towards this great game. I can’t quite remember exactly where or when I first fell in love … Continue reading →

Posted in CRICKET, death, EMOTION, grief, HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH, social media, SPORT, Uncategorized | Tagged Australia, cricket, Grief, pain, phil hughes, phillip hughes, phillip hughes death, sad, sean abbott, SPORT, sporting deaths, test cricket, tragedy, tribute, world cricket | Leave a comment

I SEEM TO BE TAKING ONE STEP FORWARD, TWO STEPS BACK AT THE MO….FEEL LIKE THROWING THE TOWEL IN AT TIMES!

Posted on December 2, 2014 by SCARFMAN

MY QUEST TO GET A FULFILLING LIFE ONCE AGAIN CONTINUES TO BE THWARTED BY MY RECENT DIAGNOSIS OF LYMPHOEDEMA! I am a bundle of utter frustration at the moment, it’s a long story that has seen much anguish and many … Continue reading →

Posted in ANXIETY, HEALTH, LYMPH GLANDS, LYMPHOEDEMA, mens health, MENTAL HEALTH, NHS, OCD, skin infection, TRUE STORIES, Uncategorized | Tagged ANXIETIES, anxiety, CELLULITIS, FEARS, FRUSTRATED, FRUSTRATIONS, Health, health and beauty, health worries, HOPE, LIFE, LYMPH GLANDS, lymphatic drainage, lymphedema, LYMPHOEDEMA, LYMPHOGRAM, MALE HEALTH, manual lymphatic drainage, mental health, NHS, OCD, physiotherapy, skincare, SWOLLEN ANKLES, SWOLLEN FEET, VASCULAR, VASCULAR ASSESSMENT | Leave a comment

PIXIE AND FRANKIE STILL BORE THE PANTS OFF ME, TESS AND CLAUDIA ARE ABOUT AS FUNNY AS A DOSE OF PILES…AND MARK WRIGHT REMAINS THE KING OF VERBAL DIARRHOEA! THIS IS MY REVIEW OF WEEK TEN ON STRICTLY COME DANCING.

Posted on December 1, 2014 by SCARFMAN

It was week ten on Strictly Come Dancing last Saturday and for some reason best unbeknown to me, it was entitled ‘AROUND THE WORLD’ week. Now up to this point I’ve always been a fan of themed weeks such as … Continue reading →

Posted in BBC1, COMEDY, POPULAR CULTURE, REALITY TV, STRICTLY COME DANCING, TELEVISION, THE ARTS, TV, TV REVIEW, UK TV, Uncategorized | Tagged BBC, CHARISMA, CLAUDIA WINKLEMAN, DENISE VAN OUTEN, entertainment, FRANKIE BRIDGE, JAKE WOOD, LACK OF CHARISMA, MARK WRIGHT, NATALIE GUMEDE, PIXIE LOTT, REALITY TV, STRICTLY, STRICTLY COME DANCING, STRICTLY COME DANCING WEEK TEN REVIEW, STRICTLY REVIEW, SUNETRA SARKER, TESS DALEY | Leave a comment

A FEMALE COPPER HELL-BENT ON REVENGE, SIX PREGNANT HORMONAL WOMEN ABOUT TO DROP ANY SECOND….AND A ARMY MEDIC WHO I WISH HAD NOT PASSED HER MEDICAL EXAMS! This is my review of some of the programmes I have enjoyed and also endured, on British Television in 2014.

Posted on November 18, 2014 by SCARFMAN

HAPPY VALLEY(BBC 1). ‘AMAZING ACTING AND WONDERFUL WRITING…..MY FAVOURITE THING ON TV IN 2014’! Writing earlier this year in the Radio Times, Jack Seale proclaimed how up to that point Happy Valley was the “drama of the year so far”. … Continue reading →

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HAVING DIABETES DOESN’T USUALLY BOTHER ME, BUT RIGHT NOW IF IT WAS A MAN……I’D KICK HIS BLOODY HEAD IN!

Posted on October 14, 2014 by SCARFMAN

*Before I start I feel compelled to point out that in regards to the headline, I’ve never kicked in anybody’s head in so relax……but at the moment if my type 1 diabetes was a living human being then I’d be … Continue reading →

Posted in ANXIETY, COMEDY, DEPRESSION, DIABETES, EMOTION, FOOD, FOOD, grief, HEALTH, LYMPH GLANDS, LYMPHOEDEMA, mens health, MENTAL HEALTH, NHS, OCD, RANT, Uncategorized | Tagged AMELIA LILLY, AMELIA LILY, ANXIETIES, anxiety, BLOOD SUGARS, DEPRESSION, DIABETES, DOCTORS, Health, health and beauty, HYPO, HYPOGLYCAEMIA, HYPOGLYCAEMIC, lymphatic drainage, LYMPHOEDEMA, MENS HEALTH, OCD, ranting, TRAMADOL, WORRIES | Leave a comment

CLOWNS TO THE LEFT OF ME, JOKERS TO THE RIGHT, HERE I AM STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH………….LYMPHOEDEMA!

Posted on October 7, 2014 by SCARFMAN

A further update of me being recently diagnosed with Lymphoedema. Not got that much to say really although as the Waffle King whenever I say that, I then go on and write a mini book ha ha. No, just thought … Continue reading →

Posted in ANXIETY, cellulitis, COMEDY, DEPRESSION, EMOTION, HEALTH, LYMPH GLANDS, LYMPHOEDEMA, mens health, MENTAL HEALTH, NHS, OCD, RANT, skin infection, TRUE STORIES, Uncategorized | Tagged acidity, anxiety, blog, CELLULITIS, DOPPLER SCAN, GPS, Health, health and beauty, health worries, LIFE STORIES, lymph, LYMPH GLANDS, lymphatic drainage, LYMPHOEDEMA, MALE HEALTH, NHS, resevoir dogs, skincare, SWOLLEN LEGS | 1 Comment

DON’T PEDAL ON THE PAVEMENTS, RIDE ON THE RUDDY ROADS!

Posted on September 30, 2014 by SCARFMAN

A SHORT BLOG ABOUT HOW ADULTS CYCLING ON THE PAVEMENT REALLY GETS ON MY GOAT! So what things in life annoy the hell out of me. People who don’t pick up their dog’s poo is a big one. That is … Continue reading →

Posted in COMEDY, EMOTION, RANT, TRUE STORIES, Uncategorized | Tagged bicycles, bikes, COMEDY, comment, cycling, cycling on pavement, debate, manners, moan, moaning, opinion, pedal, pedalling, pedestrians, public order offences, rant, riding bicycles, roads, rudeness, walking | Leave a comment

RIDICULOUS REFEREEING, DIABOLICAL DEFENDING……AND INFURIATING SEXISM!

Posted on September 23, 2014 by SCARFMAN

A LOOK BACK AT MY SUNDAY, RUINED BY UNITED’S POOR SHOW AND THEN CROWD SEXISM AT CITY! As a massive Manchester United fan since being a small boy, I had been looking forward all week to watching them play on … Continue reading →

Posted in ANXIETY, COMEDY, EMOTION, POPULAR CULTURE, RANT, SPORT, TELEVISION, TV, TV REVIEW, Uncategorized | Tagged banter, Chelsea, enterainment, FA, football, Football Association, football match review, Leicester city, Man City, MAN UNITED, MAN UTD, Manchester United, media, mufc, press, rant, rascism, SEXISM, soccer, SPORT | Leave a comment

LARRY LYMPHOEDEMA IS STILL GIVING ME A GOOD KICKING AT THE MO!

Posted on September 16, 2014 by SCARFMAN

A FOLLOW-UP BLOG TO ME RECENTLY BEING DIAGNOSED WITH LYMPHOEDEMA! Bit bored and haven’t blogged for a few weeks so thought I would give an update to how things are. Nothing major has happened since my last blog and learning … Continue reading →

Posted in ANXIETY, cellulitis, COMEDY, DEPRESSION, EMOTION, HEALTH, LYMPH GLANDS, LYMPHOEDEMA, mens health, MENTAL HEALTH, NHS, OCD, RANT, skin infection, TRUE STORIES, Uncategorized | Tagged ANTIBIOTICS, anxiety, CELLULITIS, CLINDAMYCIN, GPS, Health, health and beauty, LYMPH GLANDS, lymphatic drainage, LYMPHOEDEMA, MALE HEALTH, MENS HEALTH, mental health, NHS, OCD, SKIN INFECTION, SWOLLEN ANKLES, SWOLLEN FEET, SWOLLEN LEGS, water overload | Leave a comment

FED UP, FED UP, FED UP AND FED UP AGAIN!

Posted on August 31, 2014 by SCARFMAN

My ongoing battle with cellulitis has seemingly taken a turn for the worst! Readers of my last blog will have seen me try to do an attempted funny take on me then suffering with a nasty health condition called cellulitis. … Continue reading →

Posted in ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, EMOTION, HEALTH, LYMPH GLANDS, LYMPHOEDEMA, mens health, MENTAL HEALTH, NHS, OCD, RANT, skin infection, TRUE STORIES, Uncategorized | Tagged ACUTE MEDICAL UNIT, anxiety, CELLULITIS, DOCTORS, DOPPLER SCAN, DVT, FLUID RETENTION, GPS, Health, HEART SCAN, HOSPITALS, LEG RASH, LYMPH GLANDS, LYMPHOEDEMA, MENS HEALTH, NHS, OCD, POISONING, SWOLLEN ANKLES, SWOLLEN FEET, SWOLLEN LEGS, WATER BUILD UP, WORRIES | Leave a comment

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I SEEM TO BE TAKING ONE STEP FORWARD, TWO STEPS BACK AT THE MO….FEEL LIKE THROWING THE TOWEL IN AT TIMES!

PIXIE AND FRANKIE STILL BORE THE PANTS OFF ME, TESS AND CLAUDIA ARE ABOUT AS FUNNY AS A DOSE OF PILES…AND MARK WRIGHT REMAINS THE KING OF VERBAL DIARRHOEA! THIS IS MY REVIEW OF WEEK TEN ON STRICTLY COME DANCING.

HAVING DIABETES DOESN’T USUALLY BOTHER ME, BUT RIGHT NOW IF IT WAS A MAN……I’D KICK HIS BLOODY HEAD IN!

CLOWNS TO THE LEFT OF ME, JOKERS TO THE RIGHT, HERE I AM STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH………….LYMPHOEDEMA!

DON’T PEDAL ON THE PAVEMENTS, RIDE ON THE RUDDY ROADS!

RIDICULOUS REFEREEING, DIABOLICAL DEFENDING……AND INFURIATING SEXISM!

LARRY LYMPHOEDEMA IS STILL GIVING ME A GOOD KICKING AT THE MO!

FED UP, FED UP, FED UP AND FED UP AGAIN!

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