On Tuesday I spent the day at the CUOTC (Cambridge University Officers’ Training Corps) to help out at the County Forum, the ACF (Army Cadet Force) host the event but at the premises of CUOTC. I have helped out there for the last 4 or 5 years but each year have been able to do […]
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The end of the break
May 15, 2012 
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Friday was the last day of my time in Wales and a sunny day it turned out to be. We visited one church which was high up in the mountain, so high in fact it felt like we were on top of the world. All that was there was the church on one side of […]
Continue reading A day to remember
April 30, 2012 0 Comments
Saturday was wet and miserable but I had been looking forward to the day for weeks as I was going to my first every big live sporting event. Every year the Army and Navy play rugby at Twickenham Stadium for the Babcock Trophy and I have wanted to go to the match for years. I […]
Continue reading I entered a discomfort zone
April 27, 2012 0 Comments
I had been looking forward to yesterday for a while as it was the first day since the surgery that I was going out to do some photography. Every year Cambridgeshire Army Cadet Force has the recruiting trailer at the Army Careers Exhibition held at the Army Training Regiment Bassingbourn (ATR(B)). I missed last year’s […]
Continue reading The worst month so far
March 13, 2012 0 Comments
Two days over 4 months since becoming an amputee and this has been the worst month so far. It hasn’t been because of pain or anything like that but pure bloody frustration. I had been doing so well, recovering so fast and things were progressing quickly, now it’s like I’ve hit a sodding great big […]
Continue reading A visit and a thought
March 5, 2012 0 Comments
The last couple of days have just been chillax days and resting from the fall, tonight is the first night I am not taking any Tramadol so will see how it goes. I was very luck today as I got a bit of a last minute .com visit from a good friend and fellow Army […]
Continue reading A marathon day (Part 2)
March 1, 2012 0 Comments
We left Clinic 9 at about 12:10 and I met up with a friend who works at Addenbrooke’s (and fellow Adult Instructor with the Army Cadet Force) for lunch. It was lovely to see her and we managed to have a nice chat, our time was up all too soon though and I had to […]
Continue reading A rare outing
February 27, 2012 0 Comments
After my whinge yesterday about being a caged animal I finally managed to get out of the house today, it was only for a couple of hours but that was fine by me. Cambridgeshire Army Cadet Force have recently appointed a new PRO (Public Relations Officer). He had attended the Introduction to PR Course this […]
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The Amputee 