As lockdown eases, we are starting to look to be able to facilitate viewings or visits once again for families of the deceased. It’s an aspect that I feel some people totally understand and others have no idea what to make of, so I thought I would try to explain. I envisage this taking a... Continue Reading →
Wedding Hearses, Brighton & Wotsits
Hello everyone! Wow what a time it has been, I am always reminded to not apologise for any gaps in posting as I should not feel that way but I can’t help it. I, once again, am bound by myself to say I’m sorry it has been a long break since my last post. If... Continue Reading →
Science vs. Emotions
I very often start a blog post with not entirely knowing where to actually begin, and this is much the same as any other time but it feels different. I recently opened up on social media about struggling with Imposter Syndrome and feeling like I was largely pointless. At my worst I couldn’t understand the... Continue Reading →
Neck Appreciation Post IV – Bones
It had to be covered at some point, and the bones of the neck are an interesting little bunch indeed. Running from the base of your skull all the way down to the base of your neck is a neat row of bones encased in all the other stuff going on there. These bones are... Continue Reading →
Summer in the Suburbs
My oh my, it’s highly cliche and pathetic of me to state but it is ridiculously hot while I am writing this. In fact it has been so hot the last couple of days that I was told one point a part on the roof of the hospital reached 40 degrees centigrade. Britain is not... Continue Reading →
Neck Appreciation Post III – The Sternocleidomastoid
I'm enjoying these neck appreciation posts and I hope that you are too! For this week I thought it would be nice to show you one of my favourite named parts of the body there is - the sternocleidomastoid muscle. This muscle is pretty big and you will all have felt or seen it, even... Continue Reading →
Adventuring Begins Again
Not entirely sure where to start with a weekly update, in comparison to last week this one was fairly uneventful all in all. I wanted to get out my Neck Appreciation Post by mid week but I only got a chance to finish it yesterday which meant it posted today also because I like to... Continue Reading →
Neck Appreciation Post Part II – The Thyroid
I’m fairly certain we’ve all heard of the thyroid gland. People have over active thyroids and under active thyroids, and we sort of all know that’s bad. Most people know that the thyroid is in the neck too, but do you know what it actually does, or what goes wrong when it causes problems? Let... Continue Reading →
Good Things Can Happen in Threes Too
The last week has been an eventful one, and that is putting it mildly. With slowly coming out of quarantine comes a lot of things all suddenly starting to happen or being planned which is both exciting and absolutely overwhelming. Last update I gave clues that my practical assessment was pending, what I didn’t say... Continue Reading →
Neck Appreciation Post Part I – The Carotids
There’s something I’ve developed in my time of assisting with post mortem examinations that I’ve never really spoke about until now. I think the neck is just really cool. On the outside you might think it’s just there to hold your head up but inside it’s a wonder of everything contained in this small space... Continue Reading →