IN PRAISE (Instagram Post (Square)) (1) In Praise of Our NHS Words by James Cormack & Photos by Caroline Finn Most of us have mixed outcomes when we need to use our National Health Service. In my experience, the treatment from the beginning to the end was wholly positive. It was in September 2020 I was diagnosed with urethral cancer. My Clydesider Editor • Health & Wellness
Personal Experience CLAIM WHAT’S YOURS – Caring for the Carers By Amanda Eleftheriades “I didn’t have a clue about benefits before Sarah died, she dealt with all of that.” Steven Rocks from Clydebank, worked as a delivery driver and then a chef in the Jasmine Chinese restaurant in Dumbarton. The only time he had signed on was for three Clydesider Editor • Benefits Campaign
IMG_7962 Edit My Cancer Story Words by John Donnelly photo by Katie Kennedy The year was 2007, I had just started the best job I’d ever have. After 17 years working as a prison officer, I took a huge gamble and joined Renfrewshire Council’s Joint Commissioning Team based at Dykebar Psychiatric Hospital in Clydesider Editor • Health & Wellness
Pg 14 IMG_1945 Raising OI Awareness by Steven Hastings “I have Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI), also known as Brittle Bones. I have received support over the years from the Brittle Bone Society who recently launched their OICAN May Campaign to make May official ‘OI Awareness Month.’ The Brittle Bone Society is based in Dundee and was started Clydesider Editor • Issue 20
A4F5E8AB-C048-48B5-8E31-465C94815D45 Cycle For Life By Amanda Eleftheriades Photos by Marie Murphy “The fear of imminent death motivated me to change.” Marie Murphy arrives at our office clad in tight-fitting cycling shorts and top, looking the very picture of health. But her athletic physique hides a daily battle to control blood sugar levels which have Clydesider Editor • Health & Wellness
image0 (2) 'Gie me a word' - Mary Irvine interviews debut author Evelyn Lawrie Where were you born/brought up? I was born and brought up in Bonhill in 1936. I went to Bonhill Primary and then the Vale of Leven Academy. I then attended the West of Scotland Commercial College in Glasgow. I married a local man and we had three children. When Clydesider Editor • Creative
