Science Friction

Update

I haven't been posting in a while mainly due to pressure of work. I've had some commissions from Technology Ireland and the Computers in Business section of the Sunday Business Post so I've been keeping busy. I'm also in the last stages or organising the 2006 Irish Mensa Annual Gathering which is taking place next weekend in Clontarf Castle.

I volunteered to organise IMAG last year when I was in better health and I suppose nobody would have criticised me for walking away from it after the cancer diagnosis. But I'm glad I stuck with it. It was a remnant of normality during a time when my life was turned upside down. I was also very fortunate to have the support and assistance of many people who took over certain components of the organisation. Without their help I wouldn't have been able to do it.

I have a date for surgery

I just had a phone call from the specialist cancer nurse at St Vincent's Hospital. I'm scheduled for surgery on May 19th. The date is very tentative however as emergency cases e.g. car accidents and so on get priority.

The good news is that this means I'm free to attend my niece's first holy communion in Belgium the week before. Emma is not just my niece but also my goddaughter. The other piece of good news is that I'll be in ICU, and probably unconscious, during the Heineken Cup Final.