Jun 18But better isn’t enoughIt’s been a month since I had a fall at home. In the grand scheme of things, the fall was innocuous. My right foot didn’t land appropriately as I took a step out of my bathroom, causing my weak right knee to give way. I very quickly fell to both…Mental Health6 min readMental Health6 min read
May 19The terror of plateauIt’s been over thirteen months since I broke my back. You could describe my recovery to date as a linear process: Immediately post-accident: Life saved but total loss of sensation and mobility below hips 1 to 3 months post-accident: Flickers of sensation and mobility returned 4 months post-accident: I stood…Mental Health5 min readMental Health5 min read
Feb 22Panic comes before a fallOn April 15th 2022 I woke up in Llandudno, North Wales, at around 7am. After finishing work the day before, I’d driven over for a short Easter weekend holiday with Sammy (my wife). An adventure holiday, I kept calling it. …Mental Health10 min readMental Health10 min read
Feb 8What do we really mean when we talk about mental health?I’ll be honest, I’ve never truly understood ‘mental health’. That’s not to say I’m unaware of what mental health (MH) is, or at least what people generally mean when they refer to it. Anxiety, stress, depression, loneliness are pretty common symptoms people flag — I understand the meaning of each…Mental Health7 min readMental Health7 min read
Jan 5The Next Step: 10 Goals for 2023After breaking my back last year, I’m hoping to get my life back on track in 2023. I’m very fortunate that my recovery has improved a lot in the past two months. I’ve progressed from relying solely on the wheelchair to move, to using a zimmer frame to get around…Spinal Cord Injury7 min readSpinal Cord Injury7 min read
Jun 21, 2022System reboot: An open letter to the North East tech sectorHi everyone. I’m so, so grateful for all the well wishes and messages that Sammy and I have received since the accident. …Support6 min readSupport6 min read
Apr 9, 2021NE Tech Hidden Gems: Part 2Following last month’s inaugural North East Tech Hidden Gems article, the Newcastle Tech Digest will continue to regularly feature many of the region’s unsung technology players to complement the companies more accustomed to hitting the headlines. Here’s another three you should know about. The Algorithm People Who? The Algorithm People develops software which…2 min read2 min read
Mar 19, 2021North East tech hidden gemsThere’s a lot to be excited about when it comes to the North East tech scene. From Zerolight’s cloud tech revolutionising how cars are bought to Atom being the UK’s first bank built for mobile, there are plenty of regional tech success stories to take pride in. Technology is exhilarating…Tech4 min readTech4 min read
Dec 18, 2020Which North East tech companies raised money in 2020?Raising money can be tricky enough in a healthy economy, never mind in a year disrupted by a pandemic. Yet many North East tech companies have proved it possible, with a number of exciting deals completed throughout 2020. …Tech9 min readTech9 min read
Jun 26, 2020Why North East tech matters to me: Jamie HardestyWhy North East tech matters to me: Jamie Hardesty Today is the first time I’m sending out the Newcastle Tech Digest, a weekly collation of the latest technology-related news and features from around the North East. One thing I’m hoping to do with the Digest is look at how it…North East England7 min readNorth East England7 min read
