Wowsers what a week.

Starting with heroines. Our local GP who was on the train crash was awarded for bravery on the Pride in Britain awards. She and my friend Mel who was also in the carriage with Eli, were interviewed, photographed, filmed and so much more. Thoroughly well deserved. Eli the GP had in fact told me about this top secret news a few weeks ago. ‘I’m not sure I deserve it ‘ she said. She so does as Mel testified. Both Eli and Mel were injured and still they did so much.

The next heroics are the teams behind introducing phage to the uk. Phage is an old medicine developed ( I think) about the time of antibiotics but for various reasons antibiotics took precedence.

Fast forward to today and there is a strong movement to have a go at using this for resistant infections in the UK.

You will recall through Jerome’s suggestion I in fact sourced it myself from a clinic in Georgia. A complicated but successful process albeit expensive and short lived. ( to Phage or Not to Phage )

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Bacteriophages are naturally occurring living organisms that are viruses specifically targeting bacteria.

Somehow or other I was asked to join a meeting in Bristol hosted by the UK Health Safety Alert team. Who knew such a thing existed? I digress.

The initial focus will be on conditions where antimicrobial resistance and unmet clinical need are significant concerns, including – hurrah, urinary tract infections (UTIs), cystic fibrosis respiratory infections, and diabetic foot ulcers. Findings from the pilot ( of 20 patients) will inform future service development and wider implementation.

I so hope they can get this off the ground. The meeting was lively and the anticipation of a magical new medicine was so welcomed. I of course offered to be a participant. Dunno how that will work.

A case in point is BFG’s baby son. Horrific medicalness for him this week which was a scary few hospital episodes of steroids and inhalers due what seems to be an extreme reaction to penicillin.

Meanwhile you will not be surprised to know more dental work /infections /gentamicin instils have kept me going this week. I actually broke a tooth on the train to Bristol- sipping water…nothing else. For goodness sake. It feels relentless but I hold onto the thought that a new treatment may just be around the corner.

Saw this on my way from Temple Meads! Maybe he imbibed phages from the water below!

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