Philip (Phil) England

  Mental Health Update - September 2024 I'm wondering if the ammount of physical activity in ones life can affect your mental state? Here's two days from my Fibro blog: Saturday 14th September:  Pain at about 6 out of 10 this morning. Off to Radio Tircoed for about 4pm to train a few people up on Myriad system, then do my show. Felt totally drained when I got home. Pain at about 8 out of 10. May have over done today. You know, going to do something while good to be busy, it totally can floor you mentally and physically. Sunday 15th September:  Off up to Radio Tircoed today, pain first thing at about 6 out of 10, didn't sleep too well last night, but must get to Tircoed for about noon. Done a bit more training then covered for Karl between 1pm and 4pm, the emails didn't want to be opened this afternoon on the main studio computer, lucky one in the production room was letting them be opened!. Not a bad show, but by the time I got home felt drained and my pain was at about

Leaking Taps Well Caredig are here to fix dripping tap, they don't change washers any more, they change the taps! What a wasteful world we live in. I said to the chap why not change just the washer? seems a waste not to, so he went to see if he had just a washer and he would Job done, and the taps were changed

 SA RADIO LIVE is coming! From 30th September 2024 at 7am, Swansea's TRULLY local radio station will be SA RADIO LIVE. The station will feature ex-Swansea Sound and The Wave presenters, along with some of the current Radio Tircoed presentation team. Join Shaun Tilley for Breakfast and Steve Dewitt mid-mornings from 30th September.  Other voices from the past include Griff Harries, Siany, Leighton Jones, Mark Powell, Matthew Morrissey, James Lewis, Smithy, Mike Menner, Chris Harper, Karl Burtonshaw and more! You can also continue to hear Dave Hixson, Dave O'Rourke, Serious Jones, Mike Lewis and others currently on Radio Tircoed. I will also continue to host In The Groove on a Saturday Night, in a new time slot of 10pm until 1am. I will also be cropping up at other times of the week as I fill in for those who need time off from their shows! There have been some test transmissions for SA RADIO LIVE which you can listen again - just follow these links TEST 1 https://philipphilengla

  Here is an update on my mental health 1 ( July 2024 ) During the pndemic my mental health took a massive hit. My anxiety was through the roof. I went to a big festival, first really big one since 2019. I managed it but had a lot of time either alone or with close friends at camp. I couldnt do more than 15 mins in a crowd without feeling overwelmed and having to escape them. I avoided the enclosed areas of the festival where crowds were, didn't feel like I would be safe in them. In my mind, if I can't see a way out of a crowd then I don't want to be in it. I was on antidepressents, but was not keeen on them, still am not. I am using a little cbd oil, but this is expensive, but it is helping. Depression is still in my life, but i'm on the fringes of it, since I have started back at Radio Tircoed, I have focus on something I enjoy. Tuesday 24th September:   I'm having to ask my self has my mind been on tasks fully, and have to say, no it hasn't. Dad isn't wel

  Rhumatology department at Neath Port Talbot Hospital refered me to the Fibromyalgia Clinic. I had a phone call from the clinic yesterday, and thought I would do a blog to show how my life an Fibro co-exist. I can tell you I have reminders on my phone and bits of paper pinned to the wall. Forgetting what I got up to do is the norm for me, as is forgetting words. Here we go then with the first night time report and the start of the day. Thursday 1st August: A night of interupted sleep, was too hot in the flat to sleep, the downside of a lack of sleep is a body that won't function as it should, so lets see how the day pans out. Pain this morning is at about a 5 out of 10, I took all my dose of Gabapentin yesterday. The day continued, and when I went to bed the pain had risen to about 6 out of 10. Friday 2nd August: In the early hours of this morning woke up to fibro tingling, but because I took all my doseage of Gabapentin, it didn't turn in to much. When I got out of bed my p

I really enjoyed Nozstock 2024, it was the last one, saw so many friends, made new friends and promoted SA Radio Live on stage as well as my own radio show In The Groove. Doing festivals in a camper sure is a bit of luxury, with my bad back it sure saves having to crawl around on the floor, and having somewhere that is dry from any passing rain shower sure is nice!. Knowing you can close the door and pull the black out curtains, chill and make a cup of tea.... heaven!, and being able to keep the milk chilled.... ohhhhh yes!. The one issue that caused the most stress happened 10 minutes before I dropped off the camper van. I had turned into the wrong road, it was a narrow road, I reversed round a corner and it looked like all was fine, I was about to put the camper into first gear to move off when a woman in a Ford reversed into the side of the campervan door. How did the woman driver not see the van? did she not check her mirrors? did she not check over her shoulder? As any