Starting point: the why’s and wherefores

I doubt many people who know me will ever find this site so I’ll start off by describing my home situation, and my physical condition as they are currently.

So… I’m male, 75, and a Welsh ex-pat who migrated to Australia, to New South Wales (to be more specific). I’ve been married for 40+ years but my wife and I are having a bit of a break so I’m living ‘at home’, with my 23-year-old daughter. There are two dogs, and two cats living here as well.

Physically I’m a bit of a mess. I’m 160 kilos, and very unfit. I have pains in my back, my shoulders and my hips… in fact, my left hip has bursitis so I’m keeping the pain pretty much at bay with Nuromal, tho it still hurts. I’ve got a couple of stents and various other issues that really aren’t too important in the context of this post. I take an assortment of medications supped to help keep me alive. Nice of them. 🙂

Mentally, I’ve been diagnosed with Bipolar (Type B), ADHD, and High-Functioning Asperger’s Syndrome. I’m stressed and depressed constantly and, as above, take medication to combat the worst of it.

That’s more or less me I think. Not sure what else I could add that would be useful to understand where I am and why I’m attempting to go where I want to be.


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