A delicious coffee outside Ola Tir a Môr, about 100yds from the house. Perfect.
Niall Brannigan
@niallb1.bsky.social
I write about London recording studios, the people who worked there and the music they made: willyoumeetmeonclareisland.wordpress.com Spurs; Woking FC; Red Sox; Big Big Train; Danny Camp, Frost*; live for live music.
Chapter 37 of my diary is up, in which we discover just what ‘maintenance’ means. njbrannigan-zvxuy.wordpress.com/2026/09/05/d...
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Chapter 37 “Cake By The Ocean” Monday 24th August Chemotherapy Maintenance Day One. A nice lazy morning; shave, shower, lotions and creams, coffee and toast in the garden. We set off for the hospit…
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Chapter 36 of my diary is up. Home from the hospital and the power of good friends . njbrannigan-zvxuy.wordpress.com/2026/08/23/d...
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Chapter 36 “Thank You For Being A Friend.” Saturday 9th August The first full day out of hospital and, feck, it felt so good. Just not having people coming in for obs, drugs, blood tests, to stick …
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A lovely chat on the phone with my famous brother, today. We were comparing war wounds and battle scars. It was so good to catch up.
Chapter 35 of my diary is up. Might I suggest that you don’t read it while you’re having a meal. njbrannigan-zvxuy.wordpress.com/2026/08/08/d...
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Chapter 35 “Take Me Home.” This chapter contains some difficult details, especially if you’re squeamish about toilet-stuff. You have been warned. Sunday 26th July We arrived at A&E and Janet ex…
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12 days, 4 cannulas, litres of infusions and a thousand needles later, I’m home. It feels so good.
Pls help my amazing wife if you can: I’m taking on the Walk 30 Miles in September Challenge to help raise money for Cancer Research UK. Please show your support and help fund life-saving research by donating to my page. fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/janets-...
Janet's Giving Page
Thanks for visiting my fundraising page. I’m taking on the Walk 30 Miles in September Challenge to help raise money for Cancer Research UK. Please show your support and help fund life-saving research ...
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Please help my amazing wife if you can:Thanks for visiting my page. I’m taking on the Walk 30 Miles in September Challenge to help raise money for Cancer Research UK. Please show your support and help fund life-saving research by donating to my page. fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/janets-...
Janet's Giving Page
Thanks for visiting my fundraising page. I’m taking on the Walk 30 Miles in September Challenge to help raise money for Cancer Research UK. Please show your support and help fund life-saving research ...
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Chapter 34 of my diary is up, in which life goes from the sublime to the ridiculous. njbrannigan-zvxuy.wordpress.com/2026/07/31/d...
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Chapter 34 “Never Before.” Monday 13th July My car is booked in for a service and poor Janet has the sorry task of taking it to the Nissan Dealer in Reading and waiting for the work to be done. The…
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Chapter 33 is up. The Lump goes on holiday. njbrannigan-zvxuy.wordpress.com/2026/07/13/d...
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Chapter 33 “Johnny’s Garden.” Monday 29th June. Another Monday, another day of ‘will they finish the garden today, or not?’ They had messaged to say they’ll be here at 9.30, with …
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Chapter 32 of my diary is up. A celebration strangled before it could start. njbrannigan-zvxuy.wordpress.com/2026/06/28/d...
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Chapter 32 “Open Arms.” Italian Saturday from Puglia, on the 13th June, meant a beautiful fillet of Red Mullet with fennel, potatoes, tomatoes, capers and parsley. It’s a wonderful dish; so f…
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Chapter 31 is up…and downs 🙏 njbrannigan-zvxuy.wordpress.com/2026/06/13/d...
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Chapter 31 “Be Good to Yourself” Monday 1st June Work on the garden begins today but I’d love to just go away and come back with it all done. Oh, well; as I said to a tour-guide in Boston whe…
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We’re really enjoying the Tom Hanks World War II series. It highlights how much of our recent history we didn’t get taught at school; bearing in mind that I was born just 11 years after the war ended. Highly recommended.
I've felt quite unwell this past 2 weeks, since Chemo 5.1. A distant headache, a constant feeling that dizziness is just a sudden movement away, and the bastard, never-ending nausea that is the centre of my life. So a bit of normal shit; coffee with @jaybee2801, is so precious.
Chapter 30 of my diary is up. It has a postscript from Janet which I am proud to publish. njbrannigan-zvxuy.wordpress.com/2026/05/31/d...
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Chapter 30 “Pink Rabbits” – The National Friday 22nd May Bloods, today. “Sharp scratch,” ‘Woah, that’s nearly coming out the other side.’ Of course I didn’t say that. At lea…
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Chapter 29 is up. Thanks again for all of the kind messages 🙏 njbrannigan-zvxuy.wordpress.com/2026/05/20/d...
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Chapter 29 “Blue Suede Shoes” Tuesday 5th May Today was Janet’s turn. Today was the day we would have arrived back at Heathrow after nearly three months in New Zealand and Australia. Janet had the …
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We went to the Hand & Flowers for a drink with Janet’s sister and her husband, yesterday. It was so great to see them, (it’s been 5 months,) and our friends at The Hand. It was good getting dressed up a bit too; that hasn’t happened since January. A tiny bit of normal life.
Chapter 28 of my diary. A troubling time. njbrannigan-zvxuy.wordpress.com/2026/05/05/d...
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Chapter 28 “Lost Verses” Friday 24th April Bloods 9am. I was sitting outside the department at 8.10am, in and out by 8.15, home by 8.35. Result. It was a Polish nurse this time and the test was com…
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Chapter 27 of my cancer diary is up. njbrannigan-zvxuy.wordpress.com/2026/04/23/d...
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Chapter 27 “Rocket Man” Saturday 11th April 2026 A late-night for both of us watching the Artemis II crew come home, but it was well worth it. The capsule splashed down at the exact time and place …
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My guardian angel, waiting for the sun to set on Borth beach. I love this photo.
Well that was good! Our meeting with Dr. Booth and Rachel, following Saturday’s scan, was nothing but good news. The scan showed no new issues and the physical exam showed no new lumps, 'in all the right places.' So, the treatment is working. That’s all I need to know.
Chapter 26 of my cancer diary is up 🙏 njbrannigan-zvxuy.wordpress.com/2026/04/10/d...
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Chapter 26 ‘Hmm, tell me about your childhood.’ “Hyperactive!” Easter weekend was a feast of amazing food. Janet will tell you that she loves planning a menu for a weekend so, when it’s…
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Chapter 25 of my diary is up. Chemo Days 3.1/3.2🙏 njbrannigan-zvxuy.wordpress.com/2026/04/02/d...
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Chapter 25 “Ticket to the Moon” Friday 27th March 2026 Bloods Day! A 9am appointment at Bracknell, sitting waiting at 8.25. Rightly, they saw the 8.30 and 8.40 people before me but the usual little…
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Chapter 24 of my cancer is up. 🙏 njbrannigan-zvxuy.wordpress.com/2026/03/25/d...
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Chapter 24 “My Brother Jake” Wednesday 18th March 2026 A Day to Treasure. As soon as Janet saw Wednesday’s weather forecast, at the weekend, she decided that we were going on a picnic. Being The Gr…
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Chapter 23 of my cancer diary is up 🙏 njbrannigan-zvxuy.wordpress.com/2026/03/16/d...
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Chapter 23 “Have You Heard the News Today?” Would you like some good news? Of course you would. Blood test this morning at Bracknell so we did the usual, ‘get in early while it’s quiet,’…
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Chapter 22 of my cancer diary is up. njbrannigan-zvxuy.wordpress.com/2026/03/12/d...
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Chapter 22 “The Pie” My wonderful sister-in-law, Jacqui, took the ‘cottage pie as chemo pie’ theme and ran with it as only she can. She sent us a photo of her own version, which made us…
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