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Been a while since my last post on the kidney donation process and a fair bit has happened over the last couple of months. All of it, fortunately, good. The first big step after my last post, or at least the first one that comes to mind, is the mental […]

Spilling my guts… Kidney Donation Update

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Tuesday was the first really big step on the path to giving up one of my (lovely) kidneys to a stranger. At least it felt like it to me. My last visit to Guy’s Hospital was for some quick blood tests and a long talk with a consultant. A step […]

Keeping it Renal – Living Donation

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A new edit of something written nearly 10 years ago. The sign might be meaningless. She’d spent two days wandering this time. Aimless but energetic steps leading her miles away from the great machine before fear, or guilt or something had forced her to turn back. Now, as she made […]

The Machine

Just back from my first proper, in person bit of kidney donation business. Was up at Guy’s Hospital this morning pissing in cups, giving blood and being told I’m average height (fair enough), not fat (good to know) and my BMI is decent. Also sitting down and talking to the […]

Kidney Business – Living Donation

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In two minds over whether to write about this really, it’s of interest to me but like most things people do in life – it’s probably of zero interest to anyone else. Still, as an exercise in self reflection it is interesting to me at least so why not? Anyway, […]

Hack & Slash – Living Organ Donation

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I’ve gone and got myself a tattoo gun. It’s been a thought on my mind for a long time, partly because I’m fairly well covered in the things myself and I’m a big fan of the medium but also because, every now and then, someone stops me out in the […]

Tattoo the Moon and Back

It’s a slow process but gradually adding more and more prints to this site, as well as getting all the other (myriad) brands I’m running going. As things stand you can find the London stuff here, my main brand of the moment, Laika57, here and the Barney Farmer/Lee Healey + […]

Art Nonsense

Procrastination is the habitual destination but a bit of progress today as pub and portrait prints are (finally) back up for sale over here. More prints will be coming (back) to the site soon too so keep an eye out, trying to get on top of everything now but life […]

Pubs & People

Not big news but some slow progress being made – just added a gallery for my artwork. Obviously got a bit old archive of stuff to share and will gradually be adding it to this site if you fancy having a look. Most things can be made available as prints […]

Gallery Space

Well it’s taken a while to get here and there’s a long way left to go but as of now Laika57 Clothing officially exists! This is the big change I’ve been building up to over the last month or so, the one that introduces a load of new designs, changes […]

Launching Laika57…

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