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Cancer, Heart Disease, Mental Health, and Health in general, with the medicine of laughter along the way Cancer and Heart Disease are far too common these days in both Men and Women and with these illnesses, Mental Health can play a major part in a patient's recovery. Nothing prepares us for that dreaded diagnosis of Cancer, a sudden Heart Attack, or Cardiac arrest without warning. Filling in the blanks. Martin & Patrick discuss our personal experiences, the treatment, the support, family, a ...
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Send us a Text Message. Today the boys (Martin & Patrick) have professional footballer Steve Wignall as a guest and he openly discusses his professional football career. He also touches upon his recent struggle with memory loss and the possibility of having CTE (Chronic traumatic encephalopathy). CTE is a brain condition thought to be linked to rep…
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Send us a Text Message. My Wish Charity In today's episode, Martin and Patrick return to their second home at the West Suffolk Hospital to visit the offices of My Wish Charity and meet up with Sue Smith (Head of fundraising) and her colleague Tanya Fifield (Fundraising Officer). The charity was entered on the Central Register of Charities on the 15…
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Send us a Text Message. Well today is a very special day as we welcome our second celebrity guest World Champion Snooker Player Cliff Thorburn Patrick and Martin have a great informal chat to Cliff who now lives back in Canada. Clifford Charles Devlin Thorburn (born 16 January 1948) is a Canadian retired professional Snooker player, Nicknamed "The …
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Send us a Text Message. Last week's Podcast (The Drug Dealer) received the most comments to date and it wasn't about the title, the feedback about the medication and its side effects were amazing and we will be looking at Patrick's drugs and side effects in a future episode. Today we are pleased to commence our Summer guest list with our first gues…
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Send us a Text Message. Episode 29 We start the week with Martin and Patrick's date night and a trip to the Theatre to see UK Comedy Legend and TV personality Jimmy Tarbuck (Tarby), how did that go? John Alfred Tinniswood is the oldest living man today at 111 years born the year the Titanic sank, we find out what his tips are on a long and healthy …
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Send us a Text Message. Episode 26 It's been over 6 months now since the first released episode of "Who's Tom & Dick" where has that time gone. Today Episode 27 represents the start of our second half of the year. We look back at Easter and how we celebrate this with our family, a difficult time of the year for Patrick in particular given his love …
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Send us a Text Message. Martin & Patrick discuss; It's Easter (Good Friday) and chocolate is in the air (or is it) as we buy Easter Eggs across the world, how do you eat your "Cadbury's Cream Eggs" (other brands are available). It's a hard time of the year for Patrick as his Easter Egg count has come down considerably since discovering his Heart Di…
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Send us a Text Message. Martin & Patrick Chat, Martin is currently battling with Stage 4 Lung cancer and is on a very new trial drug called Lorlatinib (details will be posted in our blog). Following Martin's recent CT (Computed Tomography) Scan completed two weeks ago are in, we discuss the findings and Martins's reaction to the results. We discuss…
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Send us a Text Message. Martin & Patrick Chat, Today I'ts all about Patrick. We have listened to Martin tell us all about his Cancer in recent episodes but Martin thought that "St Patrick's Day" is tomorrow (March 16th, 2024) there is not a better time to talk to Patrick. Patrick openly and honestly talks today about the timeline of his two heart a…
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Send us a Text Message. Martin & Patrick Chat What makes up a Normal day? Listen to Martin as he tells us what a normal day consists of as he continues with his Stage four lung cancer from the alarm clock to bedtime with his wife Lynnie. The photo shoot, Patrick and Martin tell us all about the Photoshoot with Cancer Research UK as they Launch "Run…
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Send us a Text Message. Following the recent success of "More than Mate's, Martin and Patrick have a good old chinwag and catch up on the past couple of weeks. The recent Star in the Chair Joe Pasquale, our first celebrity, and how was it interviewing the legend of comedy in Martin's Kitchen our very own Studio? Martin tells us the update on his he…
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Send us a Text Message. Well, Martin has been dreaming of this moment for a very long time, ever since we started the Podcast Martin aimed to interview a Celebrity. Today is the day Joe came into our Kitchen answered a few questions and provided us with some funny anecdotes, stories, and look into his hectic life in the bright lights of Show busine…
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Send us a Text Message. We are taking a break from guests this week as Martin and Patrick take a breather. It's time for a little "mates taking" this we as Martin and Patrick take us through their lives meeting up for show business for the first time. The journey is quite a long one trying to keep down normal jobs whilst on the cusp of breaking int…
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Send us a Text Message. This week Martin and Patrick have kindly been invited into the home of Karen Turner who suffers from Multiple Sclerosis. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a condition that can affect the brain and spinal cord, causing a wide range of potential symptoms, including problems with vision, arm or leg movement, sensation, or balance. It'…
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Send us a Text Message. This week Martin & Patrick took a little break from the interview routine and decided to have a general chat amongst themselves. An update on health matters and what test results have occurred or are planned, combined with a discussion on Martin's new exciting purchase and of course the big move.. An update on the Royal Fami…
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Send us a Text Message. Macmillan Cancer Support In this Podcast, Martin and Patrick are delighted to talk with John-Paul Holt (JP) who is a Macmillan Cancer Care Navigator. Paul is based at the Macmillan Centre at the West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds located in Suffolk UK. We are so lucky to have JP on our Podcast today given his heavy and…
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Send us a Text Message. Martin & Patrick are back for another podcast of Fun and information. We have an update on Martins's broken toe and when the Oncologists can resume the treatment of Martins's Stage 4 lung Cancer, we discuss his new drug and the next important scan of his lungs. Covid has been running amock here in the UK, Patrick tells us ab…
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Send us a Text Message. We are well into the swing of the new year 2024. As we catch up on several questions we have received over the Christmas Holidays Martin & Patrick try to provide the answers and information requested. We look back at the Ejection Fraction and discuss what is a normally expected heart rate for those with a low EF rate and dis…
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Send us a Text Message. Welcome to our listeners as we release our first Podcast of 2024 and we wish you all a happy New Year. To open the new year, we have this 50-minute SPECIAL Episode (16) where we welcome onboard Dr Daniel Patterson from the West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, United Kingdom. Dr. Patterson is an oncologist and a…
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Send us a Text Message. The Last Episode for this calendar year 2023. Christmas is over and we are heading quickly towards the new year 2024, but how did our Christmas go with our Families, was it a normal Christmas, with food, laughter, and merriness? Patrick's recent trip to the Doctor and the ECG results didn't turn out as expected and Patrick t…
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Send us a Text Message. Our last Podcast before Christmas A real light-hearted start to the Podcast this week as we discuss Christmas preparations, family, and favorite Christmas television. Our guest this week is Shirley Willsher, Shirley has had two major health events in her life, the first being Arteriovenous malformation (AVM's) and a few year…
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Send us a Text Message. Welcome to the second Christmas Episode of "Whos Tom & Dick" We discuss our preparations for Christmas living with Cancer and Heart Disease and how we cope with our illness during this festive period. Martin Explores "Make a Wish", a UK charity making dreams come true for children with critical conditions, but did you know t…
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Send us a Text Message. Today we begin the silly season with our first ever episode in the Month of December. Our new Christmas Intro to the podcast is followed by a little chit-chat, Martin had an assignment last week to find out the official name of his rare Stage 4 Lung Cancer. Martin goes on to tell us all about the new revolutionary drug that …
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Send us a Text Message. This is probably our hardest interview to date We invite into the studio our wives Lynnie and Wendy to discuss how they have dealt with our illness. From the onset of a heart attack, Wendy describes how she took charge and got Patrick to the hospital herself rather than waiting for the emergency services. She describes how s…
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Send us a Text Message. It's a bright and cheerful Podcast today. Martin is full of beans today as he describes his recent visit to the hospital and discusses the results from a recent scan on his Stage 4 Lung Cancer. It is always a fearful time for any patient to visit the Oncologist to receive results but this time there is some good news. Martin…
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Send us a Text Message. Martin and Patrick are back for our 8th Podcast in the series. In this Podcast, we discuss a Heart attack as it happens and follow the story through from hospital admission, transport, monitoring, and surgery through to recovery. An update on Public Defibrillators. Other Topics include the Air Ambulance and its service, we h…
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Send us a Text Message. It's Friday and Martin and Patrick are back with Episode 7 No guests today but an interesting podcast covering Cancer and Heart disease. How was Martin's 63rd Birthday and how did he celebrate? Patrick's annual check-up with the Nurse, Patrick visits his local health center and has a heart disease check-up, He has suffered 2…
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Send us a Text Message. In this week's podcast, "Tyre'd but not out" we are very pleased to have a very special guest Keith Ambrose. Kieth is a local (to us) very successful businessman, owner of the company "Treadfirst" with a number of outlets across East Anglia in the United Kingdom. There are over 200 different types of Cancer worldwide and tod…
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Send us a Text Message. Another week has passed, and Martin & Patrick have been away, listen to how they prepare and enjoy their trip whilst dealing with Cancer and Heart Disease. It's that time of year when nasty bugs are flying around and our immune systems need a little help, time to have your Flu and COVID jabs, we discuss these. Preparing for …
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Send us a Text Message. Today we are pleased to welcome onto our 4th Podcast our very first guest Andy Read. Andy 63, a local man from Sudbury, Suffolk here in the UK and a long friend of our host Martin suffered a Cardiac Arrest back in 2018. Andy discusses his experience, treatment, and some of the additional complications he endured during the w…
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Send us a Text Message. Cancer and Heart Disease Friday 13th Brings our third Podcast "Unlucky" and we are excited about how well our downloads are gaining momentum. We discuss all things Cancer and Heart disease The Cancer Bell, is it a good thing or not? Only Patients who are clear of Cancer get to ring this bell, how does it feel if you know you…
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Send us a Text Message. Our Second Podcast Heart disease, cancer, and life after. Illness is normal, we all experience it, and we all live with it. This podcast is a safe place for open conversation, friendly support, and laughs along the way. 🙃 So let’s talk, learn, and inform. Everybody’s welcome, patient, family, and friends. Check out our new w…
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Send us a Text Message. It's Here Our First Podcast, Launch Day We introduce ourselves today and discuss openly our own Health Conditions. Martin Weavers - Currently bravely battling Stage 4 Lung Cancer Patrick Mortimer - Living with Heart Disease following 2 Heart Attacks and 5 Sents later. The show is our first attempt at a Podcast so may contain…
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