Gravel road strewn with delight
It’s been more than 1045 days since a State of Disaster was declared in South Africa. The world is still not harmonious. Covid’s still with us and the abusers of power have not taken their foot off the pedal one little bit. I made this statement at 207 days and it remains true. While the landscape may be different our politicians are predictable in the shit they serve. Only the number of days seems to change. Sitting here in the comfort of my home, I have just realized that more than a year has passed since my last note. It’s been a great year with challenges I never imagined. So to provide some context - I spent the last 18 months working with an amazing collection of people to beat lymphoma. This has entailed a year of various chemo cocktails, a bone marrow transplant and five months in hospital. I have been out of hospital since July 2021 and all is going well. A short visit for pneumonia and dehydration is hardly memorable now. Ah, yes, I stupidly fell and bro...