A CANCER survivor says he would be dead if he hadn t been diagnosed a few days before lockdown after two chances were missed. Greenock man Mark Humphreys, 47, had been to his GP three times with a sore throat and was given antibiotics and sprays before a practice nurse at Regent Medical Practice finally raised the alarm. Within an hour he found out he had throat cancer. Mark, of Wellington Street, had been off work after breaking his hand and his wife persuaded him to go back to the doctor for a final time on March 12 last year. Mark says this saved his life.
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WORKING for the NHS in the middle of a global pandemic has been a huge challenge for consultant haematologist Kenny Douglas. His escape, he says, has been singing. Kenny is a member of Bearsden Choir, which has kept going throughout 2020 against the odds with an online programme of weekly rehearsals and regular ‘inspire’ sessions featuring former members and guest speakers. The choir is preparing for its first ever virtual performance later this month, of two famous choruses from Mendelssohn’s Elijah. “It’s not been an easy year, to state the obvious,” says Kenny, who is based at the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre.
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Before and after: Neil, left, sporting his luscious long locks and, right, after getting the chop.
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