Category Archives: Fall From Height

I know a thing or two about mental health. It’s often the witness of a horrific incident who suffers from PTSD. The person I was with that day in 1996 has suffered from it but I was diagnosed with it too because of my vivid recollection. Depression was something I lived with for around 5Continue reading “Mental Health Awareness Week 2021”

One of the things which happened after my accident was obviously the investigation. A size was taken of the balustrade of 870mm by one of the senior investigators (of which there were several people investigating) but it was taken from the top railing to the top of the plinth on which it sat. The plinthContinue reading “Balustrade Detail”

The main contractor representative I was with on the day of my accident, Maurice, attended a safety speaker engagement I did at Hampden previously and we were chatting over a coffee afterwards. Maurice told me that he was questioned by the Police about whether we had been arguing beforehand. He was also questioned about myContinue reading “The immediate aftermath of my fall from height”

As the weekend comes to a close, I was reminded of last year’s September Weekend getaway with the family with these photos showing up on my timeline again. We took a trip to Oban, Mull of Kintyre and Iona. Seeing Iona Abbey and in particular Reilig Odhràin was a short-term goal of mine. Even inContinue reading “September Weekend Balustrades”