Where angels fear to tread

The ups and downs of life as a former hospital chaplain and rare blood cancer sufferer. I was diagnosed with MDS (Myelo Dysplastic Syndrome) in 2000. I had a bone marrow transplant in Oct 2016. Since then I’ve been living with extensive GVHD (Graft Verses Host Disease). Hope you find something that helps in these blogs.

Sunday, 12 May 2013

The privilege of catching little plops of love

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Another family I picked up through my regular wanderings on ICU were with a man who was told he would die 25 years ago. Back then he’d had ...

Monday, 6 May 2013

A cultural divide that needed bridging

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One day as I made one of my regular visits to the ICU I was told of the very sad situation of a 38 year old woman who collapsed in the ...

Saturday, 4 May 2013

The things they don't tell you in ordination training

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An important role of a hospital chaplain is to take Holy Communion to patient’s who would normally either go to church and receive communi...

Sunday, 28 April 2013

The hidden lives most don't know about

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My work with the palliative care team was proving to be fruitful in many different ways. One of the patients we had been discussin...

Saturday, 27 April 2013

Two paths converge

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As well as my work at the hospital I enjoyed ministering to the people of the parish where I had been a curate since 2003. I was servin...

Sunday, 21 April 2013

A difference in perceptions

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One day I was called by the mortuary staff. This was unusual. I liaised with the mortuary staff over our re gular baby funerals but I d...

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Rebel Rev: Hi. Thanks for finding my page. I’m a medically retried Chaplain and still continue to be a Rebel Rev. My cancer journey is not straight forward and I share it in the hope it helps others.

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