Tag Archives: Medicine

Bumping into John Keats at St. Guy’s Hospital

Posted on May 11, 2022 by Stephen Liddell

Sometimes when I am out and about in London I find that for a few days or even weeks my paths cross with that of a famous or historical figure on numerous and sometimes unexpected occasions and recently I have … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life, London, Travel, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged Guy's Hospital, John Keats, Keats, Medicine, Poetry, Statue | 2 Comments

A piss-poor history of urine

Posted on October 28, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

I’m going to try not to use the P word too much in this post, as tempting as it is as that would be taking the Pee but urine has actually had a long history of practical uses especially in … Continue reading →

Posted in Funny & Humour, history, Life, WW1 | Tagged Idioms, Medicine, Piss Poor, Straight from the Horse's Mouth, The Plague, Urine | 9 Comments

Mary Seacole – The Greatest Black Briton

Posted on July 8, 2016 by Stephen Liddell

Many of us are familiar with the accounts of Florence Nightingale, the British nurse who worked tirelessly and in the most trying of circumstances during The Crimea War and who in many ways pushed forward and pioneered modern day healthcare … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life | Tagged 19th Century, Florence Nightingale, history, Jamaica, Life, London, Mary Seacole, Medicine, The Crimean War, Victorian, war | 12 Comments

Aphantasia – To have a blind mind’s eye

Posted on April 28, 2016 by Stephen Liddell

Do you ever find yourself daydreaming? If I ask you to imagine a beach, a mountain or a three-legged lizard juggling bananas, can you do it? Most of us can to varying degrees. Some of us can picture it … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Uncategorized, writing | Tagged #WPLongform, Aphantasia, creative writing, Dreams, Facebook, Funny, Humor, Humour, Hyperphantasia, Imagination, Life, Long reads, Medicine | 10 Comments

Edward Jenner – The greatest man you might never have heard of

Posted on October 18, 2014 by Stephen Liddell

This morning I received my free Flu vaccination and a time when nearly all of us are fortunate enough to receive vaccinations and inoculations for many illnesses from the winter flu upwards it is well worth remembering that there was … Continue reading →