Who's Tom & Dick

<p>Cancer, Heart Disease, Mental Health, and Health in general, a positive Mental attitude and some laughter is a medicine thats Free!<br><br>Cancer and Heart Disease are far too common these days in both Men and Women and with these illnesses, Mental Health can play a major part in a patient's recovery.<br><br>Nothing prepares us for that dreaded diagnosis of Cancer,  a sudden Heart Attack, or Cardiac arrest without warning.<br><br>Filling in the blanks.<br><br>Martin & Patrick discuss their personal experiences, the treatment, the support, family, and friends, not to mention mental health, what resources are available, both medical and financial, and what outside support one can tap into.<br><br>Discussions around everyday life, news, sports, hobbies arts and crafts may also feature as we discuss distractions from the challenges faced every day.  <br><br>From time to time special guests and Celebrity guests are invited into the studio to discuss matters relating to their life and health experience, including healthcare professionals who can inject some alternative insight into a complex subjects.<br><br>Remember, our Podcasts are light-hearted, funny, interesting, and informative and should prove interesting and hopefully addictive as we grow our listeners and contributors worldwide.<br><br><br><br><br><br></p>

Not so much a Mini Challenge

Send us a textSeason II - Episode 18A very special guest today, we welcome a friend of Patrick going back 12 years to their meeting in the Racing Scene.Patrick met todays guest during his racing carer back in the day Pete Diamant a fellow competitor in the popular Mini Challenge national race series.Pete was diagnosed in April 2021 with Stage 4 Renal (Kidney) cancer and started IppiNivo Immunotherapy some six weeks later.Some later complications whilst receiving this treatment required ...

11-22
56:11

Matt Lucas

Send us a textSeason 2 - Episode 17This week our celebrity guests continues with the Legendary Matt Lucas of stage, Screen and Film fame.Matthew Richard Lucas is an English actor and comedian. He is best known for his work with David Walliams on the BBC sketch comedy series Little Britain and Come Fly with Me. Lucas first came to prominence on the comedy panel show Shooting Stars, in which he portrayed scorekeeper George Dawes from 1995 to 2009 keeping the scores whilst playing the drums and ...

11-15
39:27

Spaced out.

Send us a textSeries II Episode 16After the last few weeks of exceptional guests, the boys felt it was time to have a chat and update each other on all things health.Patrick has a new diagnosis following some visits to a specialist Ear nose and throat consultant and the results of an MRI scan, to see what it all reveals.Martin to has been for a scan and finds his Magnesium levels are way down, so he has some extra treatment on top of his Chemo this week.Martin's also been on his induction tra...

11-08
30:54

Being Frank about Kellie

Send us a textSeason 2 - Episode 15The boy's love to cover different stories and this one certainly is just that.Gender Reassignment.We are so lucky this week to be discussing this subject with the one and only Kellie Maloney.Kellie Maloney is an English boxing manager and promoter, and television personality. Kellie managed Lennox Lewis, who won the undisputed heavyweight championship of the world, between 1989 and 2001. This made Maloney the first Briton to manage a British heavyweight cham...

11-01
42:31

FAST

Send us a textSeason 2 - Episode 14This weeks episode is all about Stroke's a subject we have yet to cover.What is a stroke, In medicine, a loss of blood flow to part of the brain, which damages brain tissue. Strokes can be caused by blood clots and broken blood vessels in the brain but in todays case it was a Subarachnoid hemorrhage that was the cause. Today's special guest Lesley Atherton tells us her story and her road to recovery in remarkable time purely to her grit and determinati...

10-25
42:30

Watch It

Send us a textSeason 2 - Episode 13Well we can hardly believe it ourselves but we launch episode 13 of season two today.This week Martin and Patrick just have a chance to natter and martins been doing a little research on Smart watches, fit watches and wearables used for monitoring your health.A number of devices are ion the market which can measure steps, pulse, blood pressure, heart rate and even oxygen levels and ECG but just how accurate are they, should they be trusted and can the cause ...

10-18
35:42

From a very dark place

Send us a textEpisode 12 Season 2Another amazing guest joins the boy's and what a story he has to tell.Life in the Armed forcesSuicideComplex GreifAdjustment DisorderComplex PTSDTrevor Bygate, 48, joins Martin and Patrick for an informal chat about his time in the Armed Forces and how he received the devastating news that his Daughter Chloe had taken her own life in 2014 when she was just 19.It led to him being medically discharged with complex post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and ...

10-11
51:32

Jeff's Story

Send us a textEpisode 11Sorry this episode was delayed by seven days due to our special last week where Martin updated us on his Cancer and his new battle.Today the boys interview a very special guest in Jeff Boland.Jeff once an active firefighter on the front line helping people and saving lives found the pressures very hard at times and found an outlet in a lite drink with colleagues after a busy and sometimes stressful shouts.Before long the drink had taken control and Jeff became an Alcoh...

10-04
38:54

Ho Ho Ho Update

Send us a textEpisode 10 of Season 2This episode replaces the episode that was due out today featuring our Guest Jeff Boland who has suffered from Alcoholism, Kidney replacement and triple bypass surgery.This episode will now be broadcast on Friday 4th October 2024Today's episode follows Martin's recent visit to the hospital for is 3 month (quarterly) check up, the results are not quite what Martin expected.Please have a listen as Martin updates us fully and what the near future holds for Mar...

09-27
38:04

Ho Ho Ho

Send us a textEpisode 9 - Series (Season 2)After three weeks of wonderful guests Martin & Patrick are on there own for a catch up.Martin still doing well on his new Cancer treatment heads back for his 3 monthly check up and CT Scan.Its also good news as for the first time in nearly two and a half years Martin applies for a new Job, can you guess what it is yet all will be revealed.A new feature this week is guest Ian Trushell who is currently battling Stage 4 Bowel Cancer which has spread...

09-20
32:38

The Lost Roller

Send us a textThe Lost Roller Today is Legend Music day and the boy's have yet again another very special guest, Nobby Clark from "The Bay City Rollers" fameOriginal lead singer and founder member of The Bay City RollersReal name: Gordon Fraser Clark, born Edinburgh 10th September 1950.His early success in the 1960’s and early 1970’s as lead singer and founder member of The Bay City Rollers, saw him performing lead vocals on the band’s early hits: Keep on dancing; We can make music; Manana; R...

09-13
39:58

Robin Cancer Trust

Send us a textThe Robin Cancer TrustWe have been very spoilt recently with some wonderful guests and we continue again today as we speak to founder and CEO Toby Freeman of "The Robin Cancer Trust"Since 2012, The Robin Cancer Trust have reached tens of millions of people online, engaged with hundred of thousands of people in the community, and delivered life-saving educational talks to over 100,000 young adults in schools, colleges & businesses across the region.​The Robin Cancer Trust was...

09-06
43:54

Mediums & Psychics

Send us a textSomething a little different this week.The Boy's are very excited to follow up a recent Podcast where a brief discussion on the near death experiences took place covering issues such as reincarnation, ghosts, spirits, the afterlife.Today we welcome a very exciting guest TJ Higgs, a renowned medium, psychic, author, mentor and public speaker for over 25 years.So interesting is the subject matter today our episode this week has been extended to give us a chance to understand this ...

08-30
53:26

Making my Grass Greener

Send us a textEpisode 5 Season II And this week its our special guest Scotland International Professional Rugby league and Rugby Union player Harvey (Harv) Burnett. Harvey was Diagnosed with Cancer in his early 20's just as he was reaching the peak of his professional career in sport, a devastating blow at such an early age Harvey tells us openly how the diagnosis immediately impacted on his health, life and exciting career.Harvey started as a junior for the Elmbridge Eagles, and was in ...

08-23
42:27

Some like it Hot

Send us a textSeason II Episode 4This week the boys are back at the local Pub (Bar) to record a casual Podcast and catch up generally on the summer months.Martin brings us all up to date on his recent travels and an encounter with the local wildlife, while trying to enjoy a day at the seaside.We have an update on Martins Cancer and his new challenge with weight loss and an update on the findings of his recent Diabetes examination, and new drugs suggested.The UK is going through a bit of a hea...

08-16
35:10

Norm for Norman

Send us a textAlready into Episode 3 of Season 2.We are pleased today to have our Guest Norman Hume, martin and Patrick have Known and worked with Norman for 30 years, Martin's childhood Dentists assistant was Norman's wife Anne.Norman has finally (after the second attempt) agreed to come onto the podcast and tell us about his very rare illness diagnosed as a young boy and the complaints he suffers with today.Norm has a rare illness called Charcot-Marie-Tooth DiseaseNorman also has some addit...

08-09
27:48

It's only Tarby

Send us a textEpisode 2 of Season 2 and the boys are already hot on the trail of celebrities.This week Martin and Patrick are overwhelmed to be interviewing one of this Countries (UK) Mega-Star's Mr Jimmy Tarbuck OBE (Tarby).Jimmy's first television show was "It's Tarbuck " on ITV in 1964, though he had been introduced on Sunday Night at the London Palladium in October 1963 by Sir Bruce Forsyth. He then replaced Forsyth as the last original host of the show from 1965 until it was axed in 1967...

08-02
38:24

Is there anybody there

Send us a textSeries / Season IIWell we can hardly believe it, we are kicking off Season 2 (Series 2) with a bang.Martin and Patrick get together for a chat and a discussion all around;The after lifeGhostsSpirtsOuija boardsMediumsPsychicsReincarnationA very interesting discussion (Both serious and humorous) around the part Mediums and Psychics can play after someone has lost someone close.Afterlife is there such a thing? reincarnation does it really exist?There are so many sceptics (Patrick i...

07-26
37:58

A New Hope

Send us a textThis is the Final episode in this series (Series 1), and yes we have completed 42 episodes since our very first back in September 2023.We finish on a real high as Martin tells us all about his recent Cancer tests (Martin has Stage 4 Lung Cancer), including the 4 weekly MRI scan recently completed.It was nearly 12 Months that Martin laid in Hospital with things looking very beak.Looking back we revisit Martins Highs and lows from the point of diagnosis to his update and results t...

07-12
34:54

40 Are you sure?

Send us a textToday is Episode 41Yes we cannot believe it ourselves 40 episodes completed, today we look back on some of the popular episodes that stand out for Martin and Patrick.From Episode 1 "The beginning" released on 29th September 2023, Martin and Patrick have had some extremely interesting guests, interesting subjects and a lot of fun along the way.Heading towards the end of Series 1, the boys feel blessed that the podcast has been so successful both here in the UK and across th...

07-05
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