The Patriot Nurse

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It really has been ages since I last wrote a proper blog post. Ok, there’s been stuff about Wakefield and … More

A press release from the British Medical Journal in response to Andrew Wakefield’s latest publicity stunt – oops! – I … More

Yesterday my boy had his first annual review at school, even though he’s only been there since September. We discussed … More

This week I had it in mind to discuss the truly tragic news that an autistic boy, Michael Raven, aged … More

I have joined the ranks of Jenny McCarthy and Polly Tommey (ick). No, I don’t believe vaccines cause autism nor … More

…no, I’m not going to stop blogging. Sorry. I hope to have time later on to write a proper post … More

This post is for Autistics Speaking Day 2011 Pwdin, my three and a half year old autistic son, loves Mammy, … More

Half term is officially over. Aidan is back at the college where he works and all my teacher friends are … More

Thanks everyone for the positive response to The Fail on Sunday. The shares and retweets are greatly appreciated. Big thank … More

Thanks Chris McKee for pointing me in the direction of this piece in one of the Mail on Sunday’s pull-outs. … More

It has been such a long, mad week that it feels like I last posted months ago! Pwdin’s tummy bug … More

Rugby is a big deal in our house. It has to be – I live there. The Rugby Union World … More

My Little Pwdin is just back from school. Unlike millions of others I’m rather fond of Mondays. It’s the day … More

My Little Pwdin is in school and I’m full of coffee and snot debating whether or not to go back … More

Aric Sigman is riding Susan Greenfield’s coat-tails again! BBC Won’t Take its Own Medicine You can read more of my … More

Been thinking that Monday might be a better day to post a few musings rather than closer to the weekend … More

Yes, I’m writing this on an Monday! My little Pwdin has crashed early and is tucked up in bed. How … More