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Thanks for your support during Movember! Here's the result...

Posted on December 5, 2010

Hi folks,

Thanks heaps to everyone who supported me during Movember.

Here's the final visual mo growth result:

With your generous support I raised $425 for awareness of men's health and to support sufferers of prostate cancer and depression, two of the leading illnesses affecting men. My team raised a total of $851 dollars, which is an awesome result.

If you've been waiting to see the final result before making a donation, it's not too late to donate via credit card by visiting my mospace page and clicking Donate To Me.

Now the only question is: should I keep it? Vote here:

Should I keep the Mo?

No way, fungus face! (84%, 16 Votes)
Hell yeah, it’s sexy! (16%, 3 Votes)

Total Voters: 19

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Thanks again,
Graham

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Please Sponsor Me and Support Men’s Health In Movember

Posted on November 12, 2010

Hi folks,

I'm growing a mo' to raise funds and support awareness of depression, prostate cancer and general men's health during Movember. You've probably seen the funky ads on TV with the stylish guys and the great moustache's. Here's your chance to participate by sponsoring me! I started out like this on Day 1:

And here's the progress so far on Day 12:

Well, I seem to be getting there. It's been a rough week this week; two days wiped out with headaches, and to add insult to injury I broke a string on my strat. But you can help cheer me up by supporting my mo-growing efforts by donating on my Movember Mospace page. Donations of $2 or more are tax-deductible so donate now!

Thanks in advance for your support,
Graham

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I’m Not Crazy, I’m Just A Little Unwell by Leigh Hatcher

Posted on December 22, 2008

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I'm Not Crazy, I'm Just a Little Unwell: My Journey Through Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (Paperback)

By (author) Leigh Hatcher

Leigh Hatcher's autobiographical book focuses heavily on his experience of the much-maligned Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Hatcher's account of the physical pain, exhaustion and suffering involved left me with little doubt that this mystery illness simply hasn't been linked to its physical cause yet by medical science. Hatcher speaks forcefully about the damage done by well meaning people who thought what he was going through was "all in the mind". In doing so, he does much to raise awareness of the physical nature of CFS; but unfortunately rebuttal will do little to de-stigmatise mental illness, which is every bit as real to those who suffer from it. To Hatcher, the suggestion that his illness could be psychological in nature was hugely destructive and stigmatising. We are still far from

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Cry of the Damaged Man by Tony Moore

Posted on December 22, 2008

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Cry of the Damaged Man: a Personal Journey of Recovery Pb (Paperback)

By (author) Tony Moore

This relatively short, easy to read book describes the author's physical, psychological and emotional recovery from a near fatal traffic accident while on his routine drive to work. I got the feeling that Tony Moore has only just scratched the surface of describing the tumultuous emotions which came to the surface when his previous busy life was halted and replaced with one where initially survival took precedence over everything else. And later on with the enforced suspension of his career he had the time to start dealing with emotional, personal and spiritual issues which many of us manage to push to the back burner in our business. The book seemed somewhat fragmented and a little detached to me, which perhaps reflects his state of mind during the period described. One of the most interesting