I had a brilliant meeting with Ed Bazalgette for the forthcoming charity book I am writing for Bowel Cancer UK in memory of my mother who died in 2016. Ed, not only directs television programmes such as Dr Who, but also is the guitarist with The Vapors, best remembered for their 1980 hit single 'Turning Japanese'. We spent an hour chatting all things music and television and it was fascinating getting an insight into his work. The book is hopefully going to be published next spring, and this meeting took a while to come together, but well worth the wait.
Bowel cancer is the second highest cancer killer in UK - 16,000 people die every year. However, if detected early at stage 1 it can be successfully treated in over 90% of cases. If diagnosed at the late stage 4 phase only 7% of patients will live for 5 years or more. At the moment only 15% of people are diagnosed at stage 1, so it is vital to improve early detection rates to save more lives.
Please take a look at my ETSY online store, where I have a whole load of items raising money for the charity.
