Wednesday, March 04, 2015

Funeral.

I attended the funeral yesterday of a fine man who was a friend and former colleague. For 18 months his GPs insisted that his gut pains were IBS and treated him accordingly against the backcloth of growing evidence that this was not the case. When finally he was referred for tests, his advanced cancer was discovered. Not only do I feel sad but also embittered, I'm afraid.

Prayers of Jane Austen.

The little-known prayers written by Jane Austen. Jane Austen (1775-1817) on engraving from  1873.  (Photo: Getty/iStock) It is now 250 years...