“Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with golden lacquer. It teaches us to embrace damage and flaws.” — ManGill. For most of my adult life I have helped repair the sick. Many had their lives suddenly shattered and altered forever. It was a job at which I was quite good. Recently, the… Read more

“A sister is both your mirror and your opposite…” Elizabeth Fischel In 1971 the New Zealand High Commissioner was hosted for lunch by the Lord Major of Adelaide. Somewhere over the meal and probably after a few wines, an idea was hatched. Why not make Adelaide and Christchurch, reasonably comparable cities in many ways, sisters.… Read more

“The lung is a sort of cushion for the heart….“ Niccolo Massa, 1559 Recent events at the Vatican have sparked a lot of interest in thoracic surgery. Many on the internet and within the media, are discussing lobectomy. Which raises the question, do they even know what a lung lobe is? Each of our lungs… Read more