Kerry and I attended Anthony Robbins’ “Unleash the Power Within” in San Jose at the weekend. It’s a four-day event focused on personal development. For those who haven’t heard of Tony Robbin’s he’s one of the pre-eminent personal success coaches in the world. I first came across him about 3 years ago when I saw […]

Kerry and I went for a sail on the 1891 Scooner Alma around the San Francisco bay yesterday with an amputee support group called Stumps ‘R Us, based out of Walnut Creek (just up the road from where we live). The Alma is operated by the National Park Service out of  Hyde Street Pier, San […]

I used to joke while I was in hospital that if I went swimming again I’d end up going around in circles. Well I got the chance to test that theory and I can categorically state that I can still swim in a straight line! We’ve been having a few challenges with our pool, nothing […]

I visited Hanger Orthopedic last week down in Pleasanton (Bay Area), my first visit in the process of getting fitted for a prosthetic. I meet with Richard Sire and went through what I hoped to get out of getting a prosthetic. I’ve actually been pretty functional up until now, I’ve got full flexion back in […]

It was so good to be home! After such an ordeal to finally be out of hospital and back at home was great. Having been away for over two months it almost felt like going into a stranger’s house when I arrived. Kerry and I like bright colours; our house is decorated yellow and red […]