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Health · 16 Jul 2026

Life Update July 2026

This blog is a bit of a failed experiment. It’s hard to get any traction when updates are so infrequent. However, it is useful when I want to post something long-form, and it’s ideal for a post like this. Having said…

Health · 1 Jul 2025

Progress and Celebrations

This is just a quick update to start the month. We have a double celebration on 3rd July. This year we celebrate our 33rd wedding anniversary. We got married on my birthday - the best present ever - so we’ll also be…

Health · 3 Jun 2025

Life During Wartime

Unfortunately, we live in interesting times. The war between Israel and Palestine continues, as does the war between Russia and Ukraine. India and Pakistan, both armed with nuclear arsenal, are sabre rattling. Meanwhile,…

Health · 8 Mar 2025

Progress

We made some progress this week with my cataract diagnosis, so I thought I’d provide an update here. To recap the story so far: In my twenties, I had a cataract removed from my left eye. Because of my age, they decided…

Health · 30 Sept 2024

I and Eye

If this was a novel, it might start with the line “Matt finally got the diagnosis he was waiting for, after waiting for thirty-five years.” At least, for the first draft. That’s how long it has been since I had a…