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I Want What I Want! Or I should be in Advertising

By On April 19, 2012 · 5 Comments · In health, mutterings, work

There is a magazine published for the staff where I work. That would be a women’s and newborns hospital if you’re interested.

I was asked to provide an article on Hand Hygiene compliance of which I did not want to do. The PR dude asked if I wanted to do an ad instead. Yeah, sure! [...]

There is a magazine published for the staff where I work. That would be a women’s and newborns hospital if you’re interested.

I was asked to provide an article on Hand Hygiene compliance of which I did not want to do. The PR dude asked if I wanted to do an ad instead. Yeah, sure! How hard is googling an image and adding a slogan?

I was done in minutes. I want this picture with the slogan Hand Hygiene or Hands Off!

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I send to the PR dude who promptly emails me advising me that they are not sure about severed baby hands, but here is an alternative image.

Mal Bruce Photographer. 02/06/2010.

BORING! BORING! BORING!

I promptly reply that I want something attention grabbing like baby hands.

PR dude replies with happy to include something attention grabbing but not the severed baby hands, they are inappropriate and not suitable.

At this point I’m seriously considering leaving a severed doll’s head on PR dude’s desk!

When I want what I want, I shall have!

I phone my Director, whilst flicking off an email with my severed baby hands photo. She thinks I’m a genius and loves my severed hands and slogan. She escalates my case to the CEO, who also loves my marketing skills. They undertake a poll of the executive poll and give me the go ahead to run my ad!

Sucked in PR dude!!!!

Not to be completely defeated, PR dude wants photographer approval and higher resolution.

Within an hour, I’d sourced the photograph to a Creative Commons Licence and found the resolution requested. Never underestimate a staff member with awesome social media networking skills!

If you’re interested these are soaps available here Imaginary Animal

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And yes, I am seriously considering purchasing some to leave on PR dudes desk!

 

Believe in the Impossible

By On January 17, 2012 · 5 Comments · In health, mutterings, precious moments

My bestie who fractured her spine before Christmas stood up. Obviously this was with help. She was told that if she could/did stand again it would be at least 6 months. Well Jodie is magic (in Boo’s words) because yesterday she stood 5 weeks and 3 days after the accident

 

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My bestie who fractured her spine before Christmas stood up. Obviously this was with help. She was told that if she could/did stand again it would be at least 6 months. Well Jodie is magic (in Boo’s words) because yesterday she stood 5 weeks and 3 days after the accident Smile

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Another bestie, who is a breast cancer survivor. She was given a 20% chance of being alive a year after she was diagnosed. Two and a bit years on, she’s just given birth to her first child, Charlie.

 

Moral of the story… Never lose hope, and believe in the impossible!

 

Always Wear Your Bike Helmet

By On December 8, 2011 · 12 Comments · In health, injury

One of my best friend’s was seriously injured last week while riding her bike. She was hit by a car from behind.

She has a fractured spine, and has had some plastic surgery work on her leg. It will still be a couple of weeks, until the swelling in her spine goes down enough to [...]

One of my best friend’s was seriously injured last week while riding her bike. She was hit by a car from behind.

She has a fractured spine, and has had some plastic surgery work on her leg. It will still be a couple of weeks, until the swelling in her spine goes down enough to know whether she will walk again.

This is my girlfriend who lives in Kuala Lumpur. I feel helpless sitting here a few hundred dollars and a 5 hour flight away. I’ve looked at the airfares… and right at this moment they’re out of my ballpark Sad smile

She lay on the roadside for 40 minutes in agony. The first ambulance that arrived had no spinal board or neck brace to move her, and NO DRUGS!

This is someone who earns her living as a personal trainer and running her own gym. She runs marathons and trains several hours a day. This is someone, who even if they walk again, will struggle with being less active.

She’s strong and she’ll fight to get back to her former self, but it will be a hard battle and a long fight.

She’s alive and that’s all that matters for now.

Her message to all of you is  bike helmets save lives

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Illness is Looming

By On November 22, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In health, whine

Maybe all this falling asleep early was a warning that I was coming down with something?

I’ve got an earache and swallowing issues…

It can go two ways from here

I’ll wake up in the morning and be well I’ll wake up sweating profusely during the night, drooling from the inability to swallow and I’ll [...]

Maybe all this falling asleep early was a warning that I was coming down with something?

I’ve got an earache and swallowing issues…

It can go two ways from here

  1. I’ll wake up in the morning and be well
  2. I’ll wake up sweating profusely during the night, drooling from the inability to swallow and I’ll know for sure I have tonsillitis.

How do I know these things? My tonsils have plagued me throughout my adult life. Because it will go either way, I usually wait it out.

The problem is that if my tonsils decide to gunk up they gunk up fast and furious. This means that for a couple of days swallowing is not a comfortable option until the antibiotics kick in. Even on super-dooper pain relief, drooling is the better option to swallowing.

So I’m off to bed and hoping that I wake up well… I’ve got a day off and don’t want to waste it wallowing in my death bed!

 
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