| WELCOME |
| This particular issue of Lapidus Journal has been edited from the depths of the French countryside, via my recently arrived internet service. The only downside is that, although I am now back on English soil, my laptop still speaks in French. My thanks go to all the contributors with whom I liaised throughout the Summer and early Autumn. They had to compete for my attention with the distractions of bats ‘dropping in’ without a moment’s notice, stray cattle mooing through my kitchen window, and Armageddon-style thunderstorms which are apt to melt telephone and internet cables. Nevertheless, I hope this has lent the journal a little je ne sais quoi. |
| In fact, this issue might claim an international flavour. Catherine Zollman, a Bristol GP, invites us to share her experience of a ground-breaking fellowship at the University of Arizona. Closer to home, Julia Bush writes about the vital life-story work she is doing with the elderly in Somerset. By contrast, Lapidus Cornwall member Moira Andrew introduces us to the rewarding initiatives she has undertaken with children in Treliske hospital. In Walking to the Green Heart, Roy Bayfield examines how his walking around Britain, and his linked writing activities, were affected but not curtailed by heart surgery. Leah Thorn’s challenging but rewarding residency within a women’s prison is the subject of an article by former Chair, Sheelagh Gallagher. Sheelagh attended the launch of the resulting book, release, on behalf of Lapidus. |
| Lastly, having attended the third Medicine Unboxed Conference – ‘Medicine and Values’ – which was trailed in the Summer issue, I am pleased to share this exciting and inspiring day with our members. (If you’ve noticed that your editor seems to have a higher-than-usual profile in this issue, I can only apologise and blame it on my inability to pass up an attractive invitation.) |
| In the Review section, I review release, the book resulting from Leah Thorn’s residency. And Claire Williamson and Beverly Frydman review other recent publications to tempt you: one by Gillie Bolton, the other by Rose Flint. |
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